Hominidae wrote: ↑

Fri May 24, 2024 2:48 pm

Free guess: John Joseph of Austria

No

Wattsthematter wrote: ↑

Fri May 24, 2024 1:29 pm

Not sure if this is a wasted question or not, as I'm not 100% confident on where native speakers would most likely be born between 1570-1727, but...

Born in Spain in the 17th century?

No

DarthPorg36 wrote: ↑

Fri May 24, 2024 1:02 pm

cdngooner wrote: ↑

Fri May 24, 2024 12:44 pm

Was this person ever a pope, a doge of Venice, or a captain regent of San Marino?

Were any of those people native speakers of Spanish?

did miss that one but there is a chance I suppose

No, but native Spanish speakers did become Pope

DiplomacyandWarfare wrote: ↑

Fri May 24, 2024 12:04 pm

Point of order:
What does the QM consider "Northern Europe" or "Western Europe"?

My consideration is irrelevant. See the original question:

Hominidae wrote: ↑

Thu May 23, 2024 7:58 pm

Born in Northern Europe, Western Europe, or South America as currently defined in the UN Geoscheme?

Hominidae wrote: ↑

Fri May 24, 2024 10:55 am

Was this person ever in the Americas?

I can't readily find information on this on-line to confirm, but no

Clarifying question; The leader of the UK today would not be Rishi Sunak but King Charles III (is that correct as the way you answered the "leader" questions)? I am not the QM or the person who asked the question, but I would consider Sunak to be the leader, or conceivably both of them. I did not e...

DreamTrawler wrote: ↑

Fri May 24, 2024 9:18 am

Born 1727 or later?

No

FlaviusAetius wrote: ↑

Fri May 24, 2024 8:52 am

Clarifying question;
The leader of the UK today would not be Rishi Sunak but King Charles III (is that correct as the way you answered the "leader" questions)?

No, I did not limit my answer to heads of state

Dousing wrote: ↑

Fri May 24, 2024 5:35 am

Were they a famous explorer/conquistador?

No

Hominidae wrote: ↑

Fri May 24, 2024 2:09 am

Was this person a monarch?

No

Spartaculous wrote: ↑

Fri May 24, 2024 12:34 am

¿Nació esta persona antes de 1570?

No

Hominidae wrote: ↑

Thu May 23, 2024 11:10 pm

Native speaker of Spanish?

Yes

DreamTrawler wrote: ↑

Thu May 23, 2024 10:59 pm

Served as leader of a country/polity (including the Pope as leader of the papal states)?

I'll say yes.

han-shahanshah wrote: ↑

Thu May 23, 2024 9:40 pm

Native speaker of Spanish, Italian, or Greek?

Yes

DreamTrawler wrote: ↑

Thu May 23, 2024 8:42 pm

Known for politics/military/government/religion?

Yes

wintergreen wrote: ↑

Thu May 23, 2024 8:08 pm

Born after 1250 AD?

Yes

Hominidae wrote: ↑

Thu May 23, 2024 7:58 pm

Born in Northern Europe, Western Europe, or South America as currently defined in the UN Geoscheme?

No

Wattsthematter wrote: ↑

Thu May 23, 2024 6:47 pm

Primarily famous for their contribution to the arts or for an invention?

No

Born in Africa, Asia, or North America? If yes: Born in US? No conditional questions this round... so OP will answer it even if the prior question is no, fyi. (Of course, another rule change is no right to scratch questions - but I imagine OP will use their discretion to allow a scratch in this cas...

Dousing wrote: ↑

Thu May 23, 2024 6:02 pm

Born in Africa, Asia, or North America?

No!