The society represented a significant effort to establish a new Germany on Texas soil through organized mass emigration. In Germany, the society was referred to as Mainzer Adelsverein after the city of Mainz, where it was officially registered. They gathered at the castle of the German Duke of Nassau, the future Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, who was named Protector of the Society. The Adelsverein was organized on April 20, 1842, by 21 German noblemen at Biebrich on the Rhine. History The Adelsverein's Karte des Staates Texas, 1851
The Mainzer Adelsverein at Biebrich am Rhein ( Verein zum Schutze Deutscher Einwanderer in Texas, "Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas"), better known as the Mainzer Adelsverein ( German pronunciation:, "Nobility Society of Mainz"), organized on April 20, 1842, was a colonial attempt to establish a new German settlement within the borders of Texas. Germany colony in Texas Logo of Verein zum Schutze Deutscher Einwanderer in Texas