Beethoven's father was a Moor?

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Beethoven's father was a Moor?

I keep hearing about this, is it true?

2007-02-03 05:10:28 · 3 answers · asked by soljagurl317 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

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That is interesting to hear. Here is his biography that I found.

http://www.raptusassociation.org/beet-biopages.html

In fact the Moors were long gone before Beethoven was even born. Their last stronghold in Spain surrendered on January 2, 1492.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moors#History

2007-02-03 05:26:03 · answer #1 · answered by kepjr100 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋

His father was Jan Van Beethoven, born in March 1740 at Bonn
Died December 18th 1792. His portrait doesn't look Moorish.
The website listed below doesn't mention any Moorish ancestors.

2007-02-03 13:21:37 · answer #2 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Not that I know of.

2007-02-03 13:13:40 · answer #3 · answered by SuzyBelle04 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋