Church and State in Protestant Germany before 1918: With Special Reference to Prussia

In the castle of Coburg there is a singular emblematic fresco of the seventeenth century. It depicts the wedding procession of Duke John Casimir, which is led by knights, falconers, and musicians. Then, drawn by the nuptial car, defile two sets of attendants—four councillors for civil affairs and th...

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1. VerfasserIn: Drummond, Andrew Landale (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Cambridge University Press [1944]
In: Church history
Jahr: 1944, Band: 13, Seiten: 210-229
IxTheo Notationen:KAJ Kirchengeschichte 1914-; neueste Zeit
KBB Deutsches Sprachgebiet
weitere Schlagwörter:B Evangelische Kirche
B Deutschland
B Protestant Church
B Jahrhundert, 19
B church-state relations
B Verhältnis Staat-Kirche
B Germany
B century, 19th
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Zusammenfassung:In the castle of Coburg there is a singular emblematic fresco of the seventeenth century. It depicts the wedding procession of Duke John Casimir, which is led by knights, falconers, and musicians. Then, drawn by the nuptial car, defile two sets of attendants—four councillors for civil affairs and three for ecclesiastical. So the Duke sets forth for Cythera, the isle of Venus. Here is a graphic symbol of the twin bureaucracy at the service of every German prince.1 The principle of cujus regio, ejus religio inevitably made pleasure, convenience, and power the motive of administration, sacred as well as secular.
ISSN:0009-6407
Enthält:Enthalten in: Church history
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3160585