Talk:George Frideric Handel

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George Handle and the “See Also” section

In See Also, there is no mention of his famous oratorio, Messiah (part i, ii, or iii). Since it is pretty famous, can anyone put it in the section? 2407:7000:8E29:5600:0:0:0:1004 (talk) 01:04, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Handel's Messiah is mentioned in the lead and another 18 times in the article. Which article did you read? -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 02:42, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

George Handle Prussia-Britain/German-Britain Conflict

If he is from Prussia, which is in Germany, then why say Prussia? Yes, Prussians have a name which IS called Prussians but what is the point and difference if he still is German? If he is Baltic-Prussian or Old Prussian, then why not say German? It makes more sense. 2407:7000:8E29:5600:0:0:0:1004 (talk) 01:20, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

a) see above at #German?; b) the article calls him "German-British", never "Prussian". Which article did you read? -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 02:42, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Handel was from Saxony-Anhalt, not Brandenburg-Prussia. He was a Saxon (il caro sassone as the Italians dubbed him) not a Prussian. 2A02:C7C:4A91:AF00:DC52:3D26:1786:DADD (talk) 11:22, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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2A02:C7C:AEDC:8800:A92A:805:83E6:5A3F (talk) 19:48, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I was reading this article but I think the dates are not correct. Handel was born and married and Anna died. Anna died before Handel was born? Thank you.

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Anna was the first wife of Georg Händel, father of George Frideric Handel. George Frideric was born to Georg's second wife. I hope that clears up your confusion (I agree that the article is a bit confusing). Day Creature (talk) 21:58, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]