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Re:Last German kaiser's heirs fight for riches lost behind I... by Litmus2336 on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @07:14PM (#20882311)
I'm not exactly super sympathetic to monarchs though. I don't think it's unreasonable that, after the fall of the monarchy, they lose most of their assets.
Re:Last German kaiser's heirs fight for riches lost behind I... by zokier on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @08:49PM (#20882874)
The monarchy aspect is a red herring here. The properties in question were granted to the family long after the abdication. The soviet confiscation had little to do with the fall of monarcy in this case
Re:Last German kaiser's heirs fight for riches lost behind I... by Litmus2336 on Thursday September 05, 2019 @11:27AM (#20887672)
You're totally correct that the properties in the article were granted after abdication, but I'm not in favor of the large amount of property returned to them after WW1.

And in regards to Soviet confiscation in Czechoslovakia, I would argue that the Communist revolution in Europe is related to the fall of the Monarchy, and when Communists come to power it makes sense that they would seize the land of nobles (even those from other countries).

Re:Last German kaiser's heirs fight for riches lost behind I... by PostOnce on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @08:40PM (#20882835)
Win wars and wealth, lose wars and wealth.