Indeed. Though it‘s not like the House of Hannover has much room to throw stones. I mean, Georges I to IV were notorious for hating each other‘s guts as fathers and sons. Though other than George III, none actively tried to kill his offspring, and Farmer George was clinically mad at the time.
BTW, in recent months one of the current Hohenzollern made headlines here in Germany, in typical Hohenzollern fashion.
Prince: So I‘m thinking. Maybe it‘s time for the German state to pay my family some money and/or restore some property to us?
Germans: WTF?
Prince: You did it for the House of Wittelsbach. The Wittelsbacher Ausgleichfond was founded after WWI and is still ongoing.
Germans: A) The Wittelsbach dynasty didn‘t lead us into WWI. That was your ancestor Willy.. B) The Wittelsbach family didn‘t afterwards get chummy with Hitler, despite living in the same province, but wisely kept their distance. Whereas your ancestor Son-of-Willy was all public fawning over AH because for some deluded reason, he thought HItler would restore the monarchy, and even showed up on propaganda occasions like the Day of Potsdam. C) The Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfond is something the state of Bavaria pays, not the Federal Republic.
Prince: Son-of-Willy was much misunderstood. He was really anti Hitler.
Germans: WTF? There are films, photographs and documents.
Prince: ...he hung out with a friend of Stauffenberg‘s that one time. Now, maybe gimme a castle or two?
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Date: 2019-08-20 08:06 am (UTC)BTW, in recent months one of the current Hohenzollern made headlines here in Germany, in typical Hohenzollern fashion.
Prince: So I‘m thinking. Maybe it‘s time for the German state to pay my family some money and/or restore some property to us?
Germans: WTF?
Prince: You did it for the House of Wittelsbach. The Wittelsbacher Ausgleichfond was founded after WWI and is still ongoing.
Germans: A) The Wittelsbach dynasty didn‘t lead us into WWI. That was your ancestor Willy.. B) The Wittelsbach family didn‘t afterwards get chummy with Hitler, despite living in the same province, but wisely kept their distance. Whereas your ancestor Son-of-Willy was all public fawning over AH because for some deluded reason, he thought HItler would restore the monarchy, and even showed up on propaganda occasions like the Day of Potsdam. C) The Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfond is something the state of Bavaria pays, not the Federal Republic.
Prince: Son-of-Willy was much misunderstood. He was really anti Hitler.
Germans: WTF? There are films, photographs and documents.
Prince: ...he hung out with a friend of Stauffenberg‘s that one time. Now, maybe gimme a castle or two?