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==Political History== | ==Political History== | ||
When Denmark ruled over the two duchies, Schleswig and Holstein, the political fusion was a Personalunion (relationship between separate, sovereign states). Schleswig and Holstein were often parceled between royal lines ( | When Denmark ruled over the two duchies, Schleswig and Holstein, the political fusion was a Personalunion (relationship between separate, sovereign states). Schleswig and Holstein were often parceled between royal lines (http://www.genealogy.sh.de/history/e/history.htm) However, each ruler would implement the laws and agreements of the Personalunion. They all would adhere to the same person as their head of state, the King of Denmark. The duchies were administered by the “Deutsche Kanzlei” in Kopenhagen. | ||
==Language== | ==Language== | ||