tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3181589320170374720.post4504909150932599235..comments2024-03-27T00:37:16.355-07:00Comments on Orbis Catholicus Secundus: Germany's Beatae Mariae de Anima in RomeJohn Paul Sonnenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17248427382830782035noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3181589320170374720.post-36542595181898785812009-12-03T11:20:31.162-08:002009-12-03T11:20:31.162-08:00Dutch ~ "Deutsch"
Germany existed, Germ...Dutch ~ "Deutsch"<br /><br />Germany existed, Germany did not exist... it was divided into hundreds of Länder: bishoprics, kingdoms, duchies, counties, principalities, imperial towns, abbeys and so on. Some were tiny, of not more than a square mile, but still being as sovereign as Spain or France, each with their own measurements, currency, taxes... All that formed "Germany". Utrecht most definitely was part of the Holy Roman Empire of the German nation. Consequently, Adrian must be considered to be German--not in the era of national states, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3181589320170374720.post-61005447376728941862009-12-02T14:06:32.041-08:002009-12-02T14:06:32.041-08:00Well, yes, but the Low Countries belonged to the E...Well, yes, but the Low Countries belonged to the Empire until 1648. Surely it is not a coincidence that he is buried in the German national church? I guess in the 16th century you could still be Dutch and German at the same time.Gregornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3181589320170374720.post-5678299015826242442009-12-01T13:13:51.286-08:002009-12-01T13:13:51.286-08:00Ahem... Adrian VI was DUTCH!!Ahem... Adrian VI was DUTCH!!Erik Bootsmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03749834088028424348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3181589320170374720.post-19775875962146156732009-11-30T14:02:39.452-08:002009-11-30T14:02:39.452-08:00Es lebe unser heiliges Deutschland!Es lebe unser heiliges Deutschland!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com