Count Erich Kielmansegg
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Erich Graf von Kielmansegg (13 February 1847, Hanover
– 5 February 1923, Vienna
) was an Austria
n Minister-President and statesman.
(1880-95), carried through the union of Vienna
with the suburbs (Greater Vienna), was Minister of the Interior (1895), Prime Minister (June 19-September 29 1895), then again governor until 1911. He was, with the exception of the Chancellor Beust, the only Protestant minister of Austria up to that time.
Hanover
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– 5 February 1923, Vienna
Vienna
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) was an Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n Minister-President and statesman.
Biography
He emigrated to Austria in 1866, after the incorporation of Hanover in Prussia. In Austria, he entered the civil service in 1870. He became governor of Lower AustriaLower Austria
Lower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
(1880-95), carried through the union of Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
with the suburbs (Greater Vienna), was Minister of the Interior (1895), Prime Minister (June 19-September 29 1895), then again governor until 1911. He was, with the exception of the Chancellor Beust, the only Protestant minister of Austria up to that time.