The area where Germany would be was called the Holy Roman Empire till 1806 when the Confedration of the Rhine was formed. Why not call them Holy Romans.
2007-01-14 14:32:09 · 9 answers · asked by Fisher 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Read the whole question before you answer. Even thought I know it now.
I know the Hessians are Germans! I am one.
I get that a German can be from Germania. Got it.
2007-01-14 18:40:02 · update #1
They spoke the GERMAN LANGUAGE. They were still Germanic people tied together by a common language and culture despite the political boundries.
The full name was The Holy Roman Empire of German Nation
2007-01-14 14:36:32 · answer #1 · answered by WhatAmI? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Holy Roman Empire shrank significantly in the 15th century and began calling itself the Heiliges Roemisches Reich Deutscher Nation (the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation). So they would certainly have been referred to as Germans at that time (to distinguish from citizens of the former Holy Roman Empire who now belonged to France, for example).
2007-01-14 17:03:09 · answer #2 · answered by GoFish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term Hessian refers to the inhabitants of the German state of Hesse. In American English, it most commonly refers to 18th century German regiments in service to the British Empire.
During the American Revolutionary War, Landgraf Frederick II of Hesse-Kassel (a principality in northern Hesse) and other German leaders hired out thousands of conscripted subjects as auxiliaries to Great Britain to fight against the American revolutionaries. About 30,000 of these mercenaries were hired, and they came to be called Hessians, because 16,992 of the total 30,067 men came from Hesse-Kassel. Some were direct subjects of King George III; he ruled them as the Elector of Hanover. Other soldiers were sent by Count William of Hesse-Hanau; Duke Charles I of Brunswick-Lüneburg; Prince Frederick of Waldeck; Karl Alexander; Charles Alexander of Ansbach; and Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Zerbst.
By the way- even Julius Ceasar used the term Germanic referring to the German tribes, many years before modern Germany was created.
2007-01-14 14:44:35 · answer #3 · answered by Yoav D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The revolution used to be named after the nation that used to be situated from the revolution. So no, it will have to no longer be referred to as the British Revolution. But in many instances it may be known as the colonial revolution is dependent upon the dialog and who you're speakme to, there were colonial revolutions from different international locations as good.
2016-09-07 21:50:38 · answer #4 · answered by arruda 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Germans were a generic term for folks from northeastern europe. Hessians were mercs. King George the ruler of britain at the time was German, he could not even speak english. The english and germans are very closely related, especially the royal houses.
2007-01-14 14:47:32 · answer #5 · answered by Dane 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
They were from the area known as Hesse.
Despite the name of the larger German state undergoing changes, the individual region names were cemented already.
2007-01-14 14:38:06 · answer #6 · answered by parrotsandgrog 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They didn't use the term "Holy Romans" then. They did use the term German.
2007-01-14 14:35:11 · answer #7 · answered by sudonym x 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because germany was formed of small separate states until unification in 1871 and Hesse was one of them
2007-01-14 17:19:38 · answer #8 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Becuase Germany had been considered a region for hundreds of years...
2007-01-14 14:52:29 · answer #9 · answered by Christina H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋