Jared, Of course, you are correct that he is "de jure" king of Bavaria. It was a lapse on my part. On the other hand, since Bavaria is juridically a republican...
the reall power is in the hands of a consortium of bankers and othe rich people.the politicians are corrupt front men who get changed every few years.it was...
"De jure" means legally, "de facto" means in reality. Thus HRH Franz is legally both Duke and King of Bavaria, but in reality he does not exercise either...
Whilst excellent news regarding this ludicrous imposter, it's to be hoped that the policy will soon be extended to other rogues with as little claim to the...
Bavaria uses the moniker 'Freistaat Bayern', which is reminiscent of 'Saorstát Éireann' - something which impells both Northern Irish Orangemen and militant...
Peadar & Sabine Laigh...
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Jul 3, 2006 8:32 pm
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That's a good point. Still, I think there are legal or quasi-legal procedures for the passing on of the old titles in Germany, if I'm not mistaken. But...
ardgowan
ardgowan@...
Jul 3, 2006 8:46 pm
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"De jure" is Latin for "of law" or "of right." "De facto" is Latin for "of fact." The terms are used to distinguish between what should be and what is, what...
ardgowan
ardgowan@...
Jul 3, 2006 8:58 pm
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Religion also came into play when the Hanovarians were invited to come rule England. The nation didn't want another Catholic monarch. I can't exactly blame...
First of all, I would like to thank the owner and members of this group, such as Maggie Smyth, ardgowan, RF Kavonagh, among many, many others for giving me, an...
Well, remember that the so-called glorious revolution adversely affected another nation which did want a Catholic monarch and drastically suffered the...
Peadar & Sabine Laigh...
plaigh@...
Jul 4, 2006 2:33 am
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Peadar, I would like to add that in Germany titles were converted to part of the family name. They are no titles but names since the revolution. In Bavaria the...
But, unfortunately, it did not end the discord! Far from the almost total toleration under King James VII&II (only Jews and Unitarians were excluded, I...
... I could be mistaken, but I think you will find some discussions in the list archive which deal with the possible Jacobite undertones to Lord of the Rings,...
In spite of the fact that yesterday, Saturday, July 8th, was the tenth anniversary of the death of King Albert, the Royal Family was out in force for the...
Since my last posting regarding the book "Royals and the Reich" I have now been able to see a copy. Although the greater part seems to be taken up in dealing...
Look here, James: http://www.battleoftheboyne.ie/ Jared Linn Olar ... Oculi omnium in te sperant, Domine, et tu das ills escam in tempore opportuno. "The eyes...
ardgowan
ardgowan@...
Jul 9, 2006 8:28 pm
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In a message dated 08/07/2006 23:00:23 GMT Daylight Time, dukeantioch@... writes: whats the battle of boyne? How strange such a question is to Irish...
claytons1320@...
Jul 9, 2006 8:51 pm
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... This work fills a real void and answers many questions - particularly about the Nazi involvement of the family of Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark....
To take two examples - Catholic Emancipation was only granted in 1829 and the Ecclesiastical Titles Act of the 1850s restricted the rights of the Catholic...
Peadar & Sabine Laigh...
plaigh@...
Jul 9, 2006 9:47 pm
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This is a very interesting question. But while there are good grounds for attributing Jacobitism to Tolkien, I never would have thought this of Lewis. But the...
Peadar & Sabine Laigh...
plaigh@...
Jul 9, 2006 9:48 pm
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... I can now confirm that the King Francis' elder sister the Princess of Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg was indeed present at the Württemberg wedding. She...
... Hello everyone, I’m a german journalist who works in London. Having ceaselessly covered the going ons of this place, and having done so for the last some...
In a message dated 09/07/2006 22:48:49 GMT Daylight Time, plaigh@... writes: the Ecclesiastical Titles Act of the 1850s restricted the rights of the...
claytons1320@...
Jul 9, 2006 11:10 pm
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... Technically, of course, the Prime Minister only provides advice. And technically the Crown only nominates. The process of appointing bishops in the Church...
Some of you may know that the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg celebrated their silver wedding anniversary just over a week ago. I have been combing...
... grounds for ... of Lewis. ... Lewis, to very large degree, has become all things to all people in the decades after his death. To read most American...
