Makes sense now that it is explained. Who were the princes of Calenberg, if anyone knows? I have been trying to find out for years whose writ ran in the area without much success. The region in which they lived was sometimes referred to as Amt Lauenstein as well and there is castle or schloss by that name not too far away. What was the relationship between Calenberg and Amt Lauenstein (again, if anybody knows)? Thanks. Al in Music City ----- Original Message ----- From: "Katharina Hines" <hines747@msn.com> To: <NIEDERSACHSEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 2:41 PM Subject: [NIEDERSACHSEN] Re: principality > Al wrote > Where can I find out something > about this principality (in English) and while I am at it, what exactly is > a > principality? I have used this word myself and haven't a clue as to what > it > means. > Principality : > is a territory ruled by a prince. > In this time in Europe are 3 principalities > Andorra, Lichtenstein and Monaco. > > > Katharina Hines > > > > > ==== NIEDERSACHSEN Mailing List ==== > NOTICE -- To answer messages from the MESSAGE BOARD you > must click on the link in the message. This will take > you to the MESSAGE BOARD and you can click POST REPLY > to answer. Your reply will be sent back to the list for > all to benefit. > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >