Talk:Sophia Naturalization Act

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"However, Sophia was of German citizenship. This Act naturalized her and "the issue of her body" as British subjects."

Was there any such thing as a 'British subject' in 1705? The Act of Union had not yet been passed. JAJ 03:05, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

For that matter, was there such a thing as German citizenship at that time? I'd think it'd be Hanoverian, if anything... 209.6.230.71 17:00, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

No, indeed there was no such thing as German citizenship until as late as 1913, when it was grounded in legislation, albeit as a consequence of being a citizen of one of the Länder. Up until then "Germans" were citizens of Prussia, Bavaria, etc. (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Staatsangehörigkeit#Rechtspolitische_Geschichte_der_Deutschen_Staatsangehörigkeit) --Dub8lad1 19:32, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

There was, most likely, neither such thing as one Germany nor citizenship of the particular German states. In most countries citizenship was introduced around 1800 or later. If Britain had citizenship in 1705, they were quite early on it. However, I think the talk is about British subjects here, which is not quite the same concept as citizenship. --213.237.69.51 16:21, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

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Should this article, about a British law, really use American English spelling? Guettarda 01:57, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

It seems to be the spelling used in the Act itself. Kurando | ^_^ 09:28, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Interesting. I suppose in the 1700s spellings hadn't standaridised. Thanks. Guettarda 13:38, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
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