Posted on 12/10/2011 12:36:57 PM PST by marshmallow
Last I checked Catholics were also targetted in the Holocaust. Yes, he’s very much a holocaust survivor.
Even if you want to argue that non-Jews murdered in Nazi camps are Holocaust victims (I think that dilutes the term “holocaust” to the point of meaninglessness), the fact remains that distinguished royal prisoners held at Dachau were not put down for murder, and were exempt from the murderous discipline and work routines that systematically drained the life out of so many Catholic priests, communists, homosexuals, Protestant clergy, and other dissidents.
Well, here’s the lineage:
1. Charles I King of England
a) Charles II King of England
b) James II and VII King of England
I. James Francis Edward Stuart (James III and VIII)
A. Charles Edward Stuart {Charles III)
B. Henry Benedict Stuart (Henry IX)
II. Mary of England [Mary II Queen of England]
III. Anne of England [Anne Queen of England]
c) Henry Stuart Duke of Gloucester *died*
d) Mary Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
I. William Prince of Orange [William III of England]
e) Elizabeth Stuart Princess of England *died*
f) Anne Stuart Princess of England *died*
g) Henrietta Stuart Duchess of Orleans
I. Marie Louise of Orleans Queen of Spain *died*
II. Anne Marie of Orleans Queen of Sardinia
A. Victor Amadeus Prince of Peidmont *died*
B. Charles Emmanuel III King of Sardinia
1. Victor III of Savoy
e) Charles Emmanuel IV (Charles IV of England)
f) Victor Emmanuel I (Victor I of England)
I. Maria Beatrice of Savoy (Mary III)
A. Francis V Duke of Modena (Francis I)
B. Archduke Ferdinand of Austria *died*
1. Maria Theresia of Austria (Mary IV)
e)Rupprecht Crown Prince of Bavaria
I. Albrecht Duke of Bavaria
A. Franz Duke of Bavaria
B. Max Duke in Bavaria
1. Sophie Princess of Liechtenstein
e) Prince Joseph Wenzel.
The interesting thing is that if you skip Maria Theresia, you end up with the Carlist, (Don Carlos), who is also the claimant to the French and Spanish thrones.
You are aware the Nazi regime hated the monarchy?
The Nazis sure seemed to like King Edward, and apparently the feeling was mutual.
Considering as he abdicated, one can perhaps see why. He didn’t care much for his heritage or his responsibilities so he fit in perfect with the Nazis.
I thought I had made that clear. But top-tier members of the nobility received special handling, even in the camps. The Nazis didn’t want to pay the political price that would have come with liquidating them, and highly influential and promient aristocrats continued to live and work on the “outside” throughout most of the war.
Better that they were sent to the camps rather than collaborating, as Edward did. Makes all the difference in my mind.
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