I am not sure if this is your question. When did Germany unite. In 1871 Germany united into 16 states as we recognize them today. In earlier days there were as many as 38 states. These were ruled by many factions. Bill Fehlinger _ NJ
well, I think Bobbi answered it. Yes, I knew about the earlier rulers. I have another question. If Germany did not exist before 1871, why are they called Germanic peoples thanks again > From: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:48:05 -0500 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [G-P-L] Modern German states > > I am not sure if this is your question. When did Germany unite. > > In 1871 Germany united into 16 states as we recognize them today. > In earlier days there were as many as 38 states. These were ruled by > many factions. > > Bill Fehlinger _ NJ > > For all the latest News, please visit our Homepage: http://www.germanyroots.com > > Please visit and participate in our new forum > http://www.germanyroots.com/phpBB3/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Hi Marge, Tribes are groups of people without "state" boundaries. Long ago Europe was over run by tribes among them were the Alemani, Angles, Burgundians, Franks, Goths, Jutes, Lombards, Suevi, Visigoths, Vandals, and others. They settled in different areas of Europe. Of the tribes that settled in the area that is Germany, although there were differences in language and customs, they were enough alike to be considered "Germanic." I hope this helps. Bobbi ----- Original Message ----- From: "HARRY MARJORIE DELLWO" To: "germany-passenger-lists" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 3:52 PM Subject: Re: [G-P-L] Modern German states > > well, I think Bobbi answered it. Yes, I knew about the earlier rulers. I > have another question. If Germany did not exist before 1871, why are they > called Germanic peoples > > thanks again >
Yes, it does. I have a really good book about Germanic history. But my head couldn't quite get around why they were called what they were. so Tribes were probably first, and then it evolved to Kingdoms and now the country of Germany has what we would call States which used to be Kingdoms. Does that sound right? > Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:04:19 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [G-P-L] Modern German states > > Hi Marge, > > Tribes are groups of people without "state" boundaries. Long ago Europe was > over run by tribes among them were the Alemani, Angles, Burgundians, > Franks, Goths, Jutes, Lombards, Suevi, Visigoths, Vandals, and others. > They settled in different areas of Europe. Of the tribes that settled in > the area that is Germany, although there were differences in language and > customs, they were enough alike to be considered "Germanic." > > I hope this helps. > > Bobbi > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "HARRY MARJORIE DELLWO" > To: "germany-passenger-lists" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 3:52 PM > Subject: Re: [G-P-L] Modern German states > > > > > > well, I think Bobbi answered it. Yes, I knew about the earlier rulers. I > > have another question. If Germany did not exist before 1871, why are they > > called Germanic peoples > > > > thanks again > > > > > For all the latest News, please visit our Homepage: http://www.germanyroots.com > > Please visit and participate in our new forum > http://www.germanyroots.com/phpBB3/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Yes, except they weren't just kingdoms. They were also Free Hanseatic Cities, Duchies, Grand Duchies & Principalities. Bobbi ----- Original Message ----- From: "HARRY MARJORIE DELLWO" To: "germany-passenger-lists" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 1:47 PM Subject: Re: [G-P-L] Modern German states Yes, it does. I have a really good book about Germanic history. But my head couldn't quite get around why they were called what they were. so Tribes were probably first, and then it evolved to Kingdoms and now the country of Germany has what we would call States which used to be Kingdoms. Does that sound right?