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>>Many critics have expressed anger that the Hohenzollerns are now trying to get these treasures back, depleting public collections. well, it's theirs after al
by onetimemanytime 7y ago
>>Many critics have expressed anger that the Hohenzollerns are now trying to get these treasures back, depleting public collections.
well, it's theirs after all.
- frostburg 7y agoBy the same logic it was taken from them by right of conquest, as their ancestors did to others.
- onetimemanytime 7y agoAt some point the state recognizes property, even if it was seized or granted, say, 450 years ago. After that you cannot take it without compensation.
- pkaye 7y agoWhat about the British crown jewels which originated form India?
- selimthegrim 7y agoIIRC Pakistan had claimed them too
- est31 7y agoIt's one of the basic principles of most ownership law that after a certain time if you don't complain about people violating your rights as an owner for long enough, you lose them. This is the case for trademarks for example, or for real estate in many places (New York is an example). These concepts of usucaption/adverse possession go back to roman ages.
- Pulcinella 7y agoIt is not theirs and never was. There is no such thing as a “legitimate king.”
- ummonk 7y agoAnd I'd argue that historically, the nobility were stewards of the state. Since they no longer fulfill that function, the property should remain with the state.
- PhasmaFelis 7y agoNot that I have much sympathy for those folks, but what does their (il)legitimacy as nobility have to do with their right to own property and possessions? There are solid arguments against their claims, but this isn't one of them.
- zokier 7y agoAccording to the article the property in question was legitimized as private property by German state after abdication. So after 1926 the formerly royal family were just rich normal citizens, and the legitimacy of their former royalty should not matter.
- hn23 7y agoIf it was, they should have cared about it earlier. Right after the borders opened...Now, after lots of stuff was reconstructed and supported with tax money, they come back....