Susan, while it's true that Germany didn't became 'Germany' until 1871, the german people have always been 'German' regardless whether they came from Prussia, Mecklenburg, Bavaria or Baden-Württemberg. Ursula Susan Clark wrote: > Betty, > > Germany wasn't united as a country until 1871. Up until then, it was > divided into duchies of various sizes (Saxony, Hesse-Darmstadt, Bavaria) > plus the kingdom of Prussia (perhaps others were considered kingdoms, but I > don't think so). Otto von Bismarck, advisor to the Prussian king, > engineered the unification of Germany in 1871, but I think it was a while

----- Original Message ----- From: "Ursula B. Adamson" <ubatrans@klondyke.net> To: <germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 6:33 PM Subject: Re: [G-P-L] Prussia Susan, while it's true that Germany didn't became 'Germany' until 1871, the german people have always been 'German' regardless whether they came from Prussia, Mecklenburg, Bavaria or Baden-Württemberg. Ursula Susan Clark wrote: > Betty, > > Germany wasn't united as a country until 1871. Up until then, it was > divided into duchies of various sizes (Saxony, Hesse-Darmstadt, Bavaria) > plus the kingdom of Prussia (perhaps others were considered kingdoms, but > I > don't think so). Otto von Bismarck, advisor to the Prussian king, > engineered the unification of Germany in 1871, but I think it was a while ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.7/437 - Release Date: 9/4/2006