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Which of these is true about the second wife of fictional British Royal Navy officer Horatio Hornblower?

  1. She is the sister of Marie Antoinette, infamous for excesses, and executed early in the French Revolution.
  2. She is the sister of Anglo-Irish statesman Arthur Wellesley, the future victor at Waterloo and Duke of Wellington.
  3. She is the widow of Horatio Nelson, hero of the Nile and Trafalgar.
  4. She is the illegitimate daughter of Benjamin Franklin.

Answer

The correct answer is B) She is the sister of Anglo-Irish statesman Arthur Wellesley, the future victor at Waterloo and Duke of Wellington..

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