Tradition und Leben e.V. (TuL), = "Tradition and Life", is a Monarchist organisation in Germany. It was registered January 1959 at Cologne. Prior to that, a constitutional assembly took place in Autumn of 1958. Tradition und Leben is determined to become the rallying-point of all German royalists and supports all German former ruling houses. Monarchism is the advocacy of the establishment, preservation, or restoration of a monarchy. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Cologne skyline at night with river Rhine in the foreground and famous Cologne Cathedral on the right. ... Jump to: navigation, search Autumn (often referred to as fall in North America) is one of the four temperate seasons, the transition from summer into winter. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The noun or adjective, Royalist, can have several shades of meaning. ...

But the roots of the organisation go far back. Short after World War II Monarchists got together with the motto "Letters for "Tradition und Leben". They followed partly the tradition of monarchical organisations and persons from the Weimar time (1919-1933), and partly the older movement for truly German traditions, the Völkisch movement of the 19th and early 20th century. Jump to: navigation, search World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ... Jump to: navigation, search The period of German history from 1919 to 1933 is known as the Weimar Republic (IPA , German Weimarer Republik). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The hard-to-translate word völkisch has connotations of folksy, folkloric, and populist. ...

This links Tradition und Leben e.V. with the oldest organisation of its kind and the most important in Germany.

The aim of Tradition und Leben is summed up by the motto: "We crown democracy!" indicating the desire for a modern, democratic kingdom. Members of Tradition und Leben believe that Germany should become a democratic parliamentary monarchy. On the anniversary of his death in June, the organization's representatives are among thosde who lay a wreath at ex-Kaiser William II's mausoleum at Huis Doorn, his residence-in-exile in the Netherlands. Modern can simply mean something that is up-to-date, trendy, new, or from the present time. ... Jump to: navigation, search Democracy is a form of government in which policy is decided by the preference of the majority in a decision-making process, usually elections or referenda, open to all or most citizens. ... A constitutional monarchy is a form of government established under a constitutional system which acknowledges a hereditary or elected monarch as head of state. ... William II can refer to: Emperor Wilhelm (William) II of Germany King William II of England King William II of the Netherlands Prince William II of Orange Count William II of Holland William II of Aquitaine William II of Württemberg William II of Sicily William II Villehardouin William II Longespee... A mausoleum is a large and impressive tomb, usually constructed for a deceased leader. ... The bust of William II at Huis Doorn Huis Doorn (Doorn House) is a small manor house that lies outside Doorn, a small town near Utrecht, the Netherlands. ...

Tradition und Leben supports hereditary monarchy as the best guarantee for the performance of duty and exercise of responsibility for the environment for the following generation. Among other principles espoused by the organization: A hereditary monarchy is the most common style of monarchy and is the form that is used by almost all of the worlds existing monarchies. ...

• The principle of the division of the head of state, parliament and the executive will be adhered to.

• Germany shall remain a federal state with monarchies and republics having equal rights under it. Dynasties should return to the throne in those German states where the people wish. The interests of the Länder and the state are to be represented in a system of two houses.

• Monarchy shall guarantee the feeling of solidarity in state and Land and strengthen the European idea.

• The monarch shall represent the interests of the people and promote public welfare.

• Monarchy shall support integration within Europe and play its part in peace and public welfare.

• The aim of creating a modern and democratic kingdom shall be reached by peaceable means. Tradition und Leben guarantees this approach.

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External links

• www.Tradition-und-Leben.de website (German & English)

• Harold Schmautz, TuL: "Working for the Impossible: Is A New German Monarchy Thinkable?"

• Yahoo Groups Monarchie der Zukunft