Christian II (archbishop of Mainz) Christian II (archbishop of Mainz) Christian II ("c".1185 – 21 November 1253), also called Christian von Weisenau and Christian von Bolanden, was the archbishop of Mainz from 1249 to 1251. He belonged a respected local family of Weißenau, descended from the "ministeriales" of Bolanden and related to the lords of Eppstein. His parents' names are unknown, but his grandparents were Dudo and Gisela and his brothers were Dudo and Embricho. Christian first emerges as the provost of the collegiate church of Saint Victor in Mainz, and then progressively as cantor, dean and provost of the cathedral chapter of Mainz. After
Aboriginal title in the United States While—under "Ex parte Young"—tribes may obtain some prospective, equitable relief in suits nominally against state officials (generally, for treaty rights), the Supreme Court in "Idaho v. Coeur d'Alene Tribe" (1997) held that state sovereign immunity barred not only quiet title suits but also suits against state officials which would constitute the equivalent of quiet title. Although "Coeur d'Alene" involved sovereign title to a lake bed, this precedent has been applied to bar even suits against states in their capacity as ordinary property owners. There are at least two Congressional statutes which may have contemplated authorizing aboriginal title suits against states: