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The Emperor’s New Code

Ute Brandenburg
Sep 3, 2025
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Welcome
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Introduction
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Europe in 1812
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Civil Registration
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Birth Records
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Marriage Records
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Death Records
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Locating Civil Registration Records
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Ordering Records
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Announcements / prizes
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Questions / answers
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About this webinar

Napoleon’s occupation imposed civil registration, the Civil Code, and the Revolutionary Calendar on the German population. This lecture examines the unique genealogical records of this turbulent time in German history.

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Valid through: September 30, 2025

About the speaker

About the speaker

Ute Brandenburg
Ute Brandenburg is a professional genealogist in Iowa City, Iowa. Born in the US and raised and educated in Germany, she is not only equally fluent in German and English, but intimately familiar with German history and culture, as well as regional
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    Carolin Catling
    1 day ago

    Great information!!

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    Gerald Lammers
    1 day ago

    I loved the comparison of actual civil and church records – it made it clear how much difference there could be between the two.

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    Nancy Grayson
    1 day ago

    thank you for this free webinar which was great! I really appreciated the JEWISH EXAMPLE! I’m going to look into becoming a member. I do Jewish genealogical research so I want to learn more!!!

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    Rosalyn Dowling
    1 day ago

    Amazing presentation! A lot of great information as well as Ute’s handout! Thank you!

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    Eli Malowicki
    1 day ago

    A great overview of Germany’s civil records

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    nan goodwin
    1 day ago

    very interesting. I am new enough to genealogy that I know little but my people come from East Prussia. I just assumed the church records were the place to start and expected gothic germanic writing.

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    GWEN BROGDON
    1 day ago

    Wonderful presentation! Clear and precise.

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    Patricia Schmidt
    1 day ago

    Easy to follow. I am a linguist but not German – but I think I can do this now.

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