Talk:Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein
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[edit] Mistake?
Why call Prince Christian "German" when the article clearly states, that he was Danish?
- Because the Augustenburgs weren't really Danish? john k 20:14, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
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- He was undisputably of Danish descent. His father was Danish, as was his mother, who was descended from a noble Danish family. Schleswig and Holstein was the subject of several Prusso-Danish wars, which Denmark lost, so Christian's family's Danish territories were annexed by Prussia (Schleswig-Holstein became German, basically). Christian served in the Prussian army, and his family was, to all intents and purposes, controlled by Prussia. Formal annexation meant that the formerly Danish prince (by descent) was now a German (by right of conquest). PeterSymonds | talk 11:57, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
