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...
| Published in: | Church history |
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
[1944]
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Church history
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBB German language area |
| Further subjects: | B
Protestant Church
B Jahrhundert, 19 B church-state relations B Verhältnis Staat-Kirche B Germany B century, 19th |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 0009-6407 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Church history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3160585 |