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The Danish Royal Enclaves were the territory of the
Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenborg. Schleswig was a Danish fiefdom, while Holstein and Lauenborg were Holy Roman fiefdoms. All four areas belonged to the absolute monarch; but the government in Copenhagen was divided into the Danish Chancellery, which was responsible for the kingdom and finances, and the Schleswig-Holstein Chancellery, which was responsible for the duchies and foreign policy. The Kingdom and Duchies each had their own legislation and the official language was Danish in the Kingdom and German
in the Duchies.
Further reading
Alnor, Karl (1925). Die Ergebnisse der Volksabstimmungen vom 10. Februar und 14. März 1920 in der 1. und 2. schleswigschen Zone (in German). Flensborg.
