Question

The Prussian king refused the crown of a united German when it was offered to him because:

A: he felt that such a move would be illegal
B: he felt only God could given a king authority and not a group of commoners
C: he was never offered the crown of a united Germany
D: he wanted to share the throne of Germany with the king of Austria

Answer 1

He refused the crown, purportedly saying that he would not accept "a crown from the gutter". His refusal was due to his Romantic aspiration to re-establish the medieval German Reich comprising smaller, semi-sovereign monarchies under the limited authority of a Habsburg emperor. Therefore the King would only accept the imperial crown after being elected by German princes to do so, as per the old empire's ancient customs.

Answer 2

*reportedly

Answer 3

So it is A then?

Answer 4

I think so. However, he really didn't want the crown because he wanted to keep tradition mainly.

Answer 5

A seems like the closest.