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*'''1517:''' Protestant Reformation. The first significant non-Catholic religions begin in Germany. | *'''1517:''' Protestant Reformation. The first significant non-Catholic religions begin in Germany. | ||
*'''1524:''' Protestant church records begin in | *'''1524:''' Protestant church records begin in Nuremberg (Nürnberg) | ||
*'''1563:''' Council of Trent. Catholic priests are ordered to start keeping baptism and marriage records. | *'''1563:''' Council of Trent. Catholic priests are ordered to start keeping baptism and marriage records. | ||
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*'''1795:''' Third Partition of Poland: Prussia annexes most of the rest of today's Poland, including Warsaw, Bialystok and parts of Lithuania. | *'''1795:''' Third Partition of Poland: Prussia annexes most of the rest of today's Poland, including Warsaw, Bialystok and parts of Lithuania. | ||
*'''1795:''' Napoleon begins to conquer most of Europe. Civil registration introduced in the parts of Germany held by France. | *'''1795:''' Napoleon begins to conquer most of Europe. Civil registration introduced in the parts of Germany held by France. Jews treated as citizens, encouraged to adopt fixed surnames. | ||
*'''1806:''' Europe reorganized under Napoleonic design. "Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation" no longer exists, replaced by Austrian (later Austro-Hungarian) Empire and various kingdoms and principalities across Germany. Prussia is defeated; loses almost all territories earlier acquired from partitions. | *'''1806:''' Europe reorganized under Napoleonic design. "Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation" no longer exists, replaced by Austrian (later Austro-Hungarian) Empire and various kingdoms and principalities across Germany. Prussia is defeated; loses almost all territories earlier acquired from partitions. | ||
*'''1812:''' Emancipation of Prussian Jews. | *'''1812:''' Emancipation of Prussian Jews. Surname adoption mandatory. Jewish vital records kept by local governments.<br> | ||
*'''1814:''' Napoleon weakens. German states begin to reorganize under the leadership of Prussia. | *'''1814:''' Napoleon weakens. German states begin to reorganize under the leadership of Prussia. | ||
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After Word War II Germany lost the [http://www.zum.de/whkmla/histatlas/germany/194956.gif following territories]. | After Word War II Germany lost the [http://www.zum.de/whkmla/histatlas/germany/194956.gif following territories]. | ||
== Finding histories in the Family | == Finding histories in the Family History Library Catalog == | ||
The FamilySearch Library has many published national, regional, provincial, and local histories for Germany. You can find histories in the FamilySearch Catalog under: | The FamilySearch Library has many published national, regional, provincial, and local histories for Germany. You can find histories in the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
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== Calendar Changes == | == Calendar Changes == | ||
The Gregorian calendar is the calendar in common use in the world today. It is a correction of the Julian calendar that had been in use since 46 B.C. Leap years were miscalculated in the Julian calendar, so | The Gregorian calendar is the calendar in common use in the world today. It is a correction of the Julian calendar that had been in use since 46 B.C. Leap years were miscalculated in the Julian calendar, so that by 1582 the calendar was ten days behind the solar year. | ||
In 1582 Germany was a collection of small principalities, duchies, city-states, and feudal estates. The new calendar was officially adopted by the Catholic dioceses and states in Germany between 1582 and 1585, but many Protestant states did not accept the new calendar until the 1600s. As a result, there were two different dating systems used in various areas of Germany throughout this time period. In some cases, Catholic and Protestant congregations in the same city may have used different calendars at the same time. | In 1582 Germany was a collection of small principalities, duchies, city-states, and feudal estates. The new calendar was officially adopted by the Catholic dioceses and states in Germany between 1582 and 1585, but many Protestant states did not accept the new calendar until the 1600s. As a result, there were two different dating systems used in various areas of Germany throughout this time period. In some cases, Catholic and Protestant congregations in the same city may have used different calendars at the same time. | ||
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