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500 years ago, German peasants revolted – but their faith that the Protestant Reformation stood for freedom was dashed by Martin Luther and the nobility
The German peasants were among the first to try to unlock the ... The rulers did just that. The nobility had been slow to react to the peasants’ initial incursions, but when they finally organized ...
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The Baz Family – German Nobility in Lebanon
Among the old photos and mementos, he tells of his family’s German origins. In the late 11th century, a noble forebear from Cologne travelled to the Levant with the crusaders, and initially settled in ...