Talk:Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden

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It seems to me he was a German prince. The members of the Schleswig-Holstein dynasty (

They were both Danish and German prince/nobleman. Schleswig was Danish and Holstein was German. The many Schleswig-Holstein dynasties had Danish and German connections. The Augustenborg branch were more Danish than German because most of Charles August's ancestors married Danish noblewomen.--

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I don't know of any cases where someone is called both royal and noble. The term nobleman to me is specific and normally means that someone is or was a member of some nation's house of nobles. Royals are royals, not noblemen, to me. Burke's consideres these members of the Oldenburg dynasty German, not Danish. I have found that I can go by their accurate accounts. SergeWoodzing (talk) 11:02, 6 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]