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Made Up Name
There has been lots of attention directed to the Royal House of Windsor. The reason is the pregnancy of The Duchess of Cambridge, known to most as Kate. A commoner that had the good fortune to garner the attention of Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge and one of two sons, of the late Diana, The Royal Princess, before being divorced from the dad of William and subsequently dying in a tragic accident. As with Diana, the mother of William. The Duchess is quite popular with the subjects of the Queen mother. She is affectionately referred to as Kate. The former Kate Middleton carries the surname of Windsor. Now that she is one of the Royal Family. Her offspring will also carry the family name of Windsor. As in the Duke of Windsor. A name that is really a "made up name".
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The new surname name was suggested to take the place of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. In 1917, during the on going First World War. The German sounding surname was not considered good P.R. because of it's German connotation. Especially since the adversary of Great Britain was Germany. It also did not help that the Kaiser or Monarch of Germany was a blood relative of the King of England, George the V. Indeed the Czar of Russia was also a cousin of both monarchs. It was and still is not uncommon for the same blood to flow in the veins of various houses of European royalty. The surname of Windsor was then suggested by the King's private secretary, Lord Stamfordham. So the Royal Family from that day forward carries the name of Windsor as their surname.
There have been more than one economic depressions in the history of the United States. The very first was the depression that lasted from 1807 - 1814. The war between Great Britain and the French was an ongoing effort of both countries for power in Europe In an effort to stay above the fray and not get involved in foreign entanglements. Something the young country was not prepared to do. Neither financially or militarily. President Jefferson placed an embargo on goods sold or traded to either country. This in an effort to stay out of the war zone of the two conflicting countries. The theory being that the United States could make up for the loss of trade by expanding it's own domestic markets. However the ability to do that was not pragmatic in the short run. It would take time and in the mean time the economy would suffer. A result of the trade embargo was a recession and a closing of industries that here to fore produced manufactured goods that would ordinarily provide for foreign markets. Despite Jefferson's attempts to stay clear of the conflict. In the end the United States had no choice but to enter into the conflict and the War of 1812 was upon us. The war was primarily a war fought over the impresment of seaman. Sailing on American vessels and violation of national sovereignty perpetrated on the high seas. Although the outcome of the war was not conclusive the economy recovered in 1814.
