Posted by Janet on 23/1/2011, 15:41:54, in reply to "Re: Cecilienhof Castle"
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but surely compensation can be claimed?
If the state or its historical forerunner steals something, surely its new incarnation has a legal and moral responsibility to compensate the person it was stolen from.
I can't believe some ambitious young lawyer keen to make a name hasn't challenged this on behalf of an impoverished former royal house.
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: It has more to with the fact that it was
: taklen away between 1945-1949. According to
: the laws passed before the Unitiy in 1990
: place/propertytaken away during this time
: don't have to given back.
: And as many other Families (like the saxon
: Royals) the Hohenzollern had the bad luck
: that all/most of their property was in the
: east-part of Germany which was occupied by
: the Sowjets.
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: I'm sure a nice compensation package similar
: to that which King Michael of Romania
: recieved, would have been much appreciated.
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: Since Germany is bankrolling Europe these
: days, why not the Hohenzollerns!
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: I doubt it. The palace was the location for
: the Potsdam conference after WWII so has a
: new meaning to the Germans.
: It could however very well be a possible
: location for GF's weddingreception. All
: depends on the choices of the couple.
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: Is absolutely beautiful, did the Prince's
: grandfather or even the Prince himself try
: and claim compensation or even the palace
: itself from the post 1990 German government?
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