Beethovens Schicksal als „Migrant“ in Wien vor 200 Jahren: Vom Untertanen des Erzbischofs von Köln zum österreichischen Staatsbürger
Beethovens Fate as a „Migrant“ in Vienna 200 Years Ago − He Tacitly Changed his Status as a Subject of the Archbishop of Cologne to that of an Austrian Citizen

Summary/Abstract: Following his migration from Bonn to Vienna in November 1792, Beethoven's civil status had changed step by step: From being a subject of the Elector of Cologne living in the residence of the archbishop in Bonn, for the first he became a foreign (and soon a stateless) resident of Vienna, capital of the Archduchy of Austria (beneath the Enns-river). Finally, after the enforcement of the Austrian General Civil Code (ABGB) in January 1812, and a further decade later he became an Austrian citizen - in accordance with § 29 ABGB, because he lived in a German hereditary land of the Habsburg monarchy for ten years of uninterrupted residency. However, Beethoven can be considered an Austrian citizen at least since January 1st, 1822!

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