Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - what was his nationality at the time of his birth?

[Red Gold]

Now let's ask Mozart personally: "Hello, Wolfgang! Are you German, or not?"

Mozart [....] apparently felt a sense of national or ethnic pride in being German. The following passage, from a letter to his father Leopold, attests to this:

... I believe I am capable of bringing honor to any court—and if Germany, my beloved Fatherland, of which, as you know, I am proud, will not take me up—well, let France or England, in God's name become the richer by another talented German—

Nationality of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Wikipedia

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I think those who say: "Mozart was NOT German" - will have a problem now.

 

[hislegacy]

4 of 9 now say Austrian

But 6 of 9 say citizen of the Holy Roman Empire.

My parents fled Eastern Europe in WW2 - if you ask them their Nationality - they would proudly say American.

 

[Michie]

For fun:

 

[Red Gold]

My parents fled Eastern Europe in WW2 - if you ask them their Nationality - they would proudly say American.

I don't doubt it.

 

[Red Gold]

My parents fled Eastern Europe in WW2 - if you ask them their Nationality - they would proudly say American.

I have NO IDEA what this has to do with the Mozart topic.

 

[hislegacy]

I have NO IDEA what this has to do with the Mozart topic.

They did not identify as the nationality of the country they were born in. I imagine that could be why Mozart didn't self identify as Austrian, or Holy Roman Empire, which is what he was at birth.

 

[Red Gold]

4 of 9 now say Austrian

But 6 of 9 say citizen of the Holy Roman Empire.

My parents fled Eastern Europe in WW2 - if you ask them their Nationality - they would proudly say American.

mozart eas from salzburg

 

[hislegacy]

mozart eas from salzburg

Yes, I saw his home when I was in Austria.

 

[Red Gold]

Lol. I'm gonna go against the grain and say he was indeed an Austrian.

eell, he wasnt ….

 

[Red Gold]

10 voters now