Foreign Minister of Prussia
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This page lists Foreign Ministers of Prussia
. See also Foreign Minister of Germany
and Prime Minister of Prussia
. After the creation of the German Empire in 1871, the Imperial Chancellor
was normally also Foreign Minister of Prussia. However, during the chancellorship of Prince Hohenlohe (1894-1900), the position was held by the State Secretaries for Foreign Affairs
.
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
. See also Foreign Minister of Germany
Foreign Minister of Germany
The Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs is the head of the Federal Foreign Office and a member of the Cabinet of Germany. The current office holder is Guido Westerwelle...
and Prime Minister of Prussia
Prime Minister of Prussia
The office of Minister President or Prime Minister of Prussia existed in one form or another from 1702 until the dissolution of Prussia in 1947. When Prussia was an independent kingdom the Minister President or Prime Minister functioned as the King's Chief Minister and presided over the Prussian...
. After the creation of the German Empire in 1871, the Imperial Chancellor
Chancellor of Germany
The Chancellor of Germany is, under the German 1949 constitution, the head of government of Germany...
was normally also Foreign Minister of Prussia. However, during the chancellorship of Prince Hohenlohe (1894-1900), the position was held by the State Secretaries for Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister of Germany
The Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs is the head of the Federal Foreign Office and a member of the Cabinet of Germany. The current office holder is Guido Westerwelle...
.
Prussian Ministers of Foreign Affairs, 1768-1918
- Ewald Friedrich von Hertzberg 1768-1791
- Count August Friedrich Ferdinand von der GoltzAugust Friedrich Ferdinand von der GoltzAugust Friedrich Ferdinand Graf von der Goltz was Minister for Foreign Affairs of Prussia between 1808 and 1814, the first person to hold that title....
1808-1814 - Prince Karl August von HardenbergKarl August von HardenbergKarl August Fürst von Hardenberg was a Prussian statesman and Prime Minister of Prussia. While during his late career he acquiesced to reactionary policies, earlier in his career he implemented a variety of Liberal reforms...
1814-1818 - Count Christian Günther Bernstorff 1818-1832
- Friedrich AncillonFriedrich AncillonJohann Peter Friedrich Ancillon was a Prussian historian and statesman.Ancillon was born in Berlin, and was the great-grandson of French jurist and diplomat Charles Ancillon. After studying theology at Geneva University, he was appointed minister to the French community in Berlin...
1832-1837 - Baron Heinrich Wilhelm Werther 1837-1841
- Count Mortimer Maltzan 1841-1842
- Baron Heinrich von Bülow 1842-1845
- Baron Karl Ernst Wilhelm von Canitz und Dallwitz 1845-1848
- Count Adolf Heinrich Arnim-Boitzenburg 19 – 21 March 1848
- Baron Heinrich Alexander von Arnim 21 March – 20 June 1848
- Baron Alexander von Schleinitz 20 – 27 June 1848
- Rudolf von AuerswaldRudolf von AuerswaldRudolf Ludwig Cäsar von Auerswald was a German official who served as Prime Minister of Prussia during the Revolution of 1848....
27 June – 7 September 1848 - August Heinrich Hermann von DönhoffAugust Heinrich Hermann von DönhoffAugust Heinrich Hermann von Dönhoff was a Prussian diplomat....
7 September – 2 November 1848 - Count Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg 20 November – December 1848
- Franz August Eichmann December 1848 – 23 February 1849
- Count Heinrich Friedrich von Arnim-Heinrichsdorff 24 February – 3 May 1849
- Count Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg 3 May – July 1849
- Baron Alexander von Schleinitz 3July 1849 – 26 September 1850
- Joseph von RadowitzJoseph von RadowitzJoseph Maria Ernst Christian Wilhelm von Radowitz was a conservative Prussian statesman and general famous for his proposal to unify Germany under Prussian leadership by means of a negotiated agreement among the reigning German princes.-Early years:Radowitz was born to Roman Catholic nobility on ...
26 September – 2 November 1850 - Baron Otto Theodor von Manteuffel 2 November 1850 – 5 September 1858
- Baron Alexander von Schleinitz 5 September 1858 – 12 July 1861
- Count Albrecht von Bernstorff 10 October 1861 – 8 October 1862
- Prince Otto von BismarckOtto von BismarckOtto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg , simply known as Otto von Bismarck, was a Prussian-German statesman whose actions unified Germany, made it a major player in world affairs, and created a balance of power that kept Europe at peace after 1871.As Minister President of...
23 November 1862 – 20 March 1890 - Count Leo von CapriviLeo von CapriviGeorg Leo Graf von Caprivi de Caprera de Montecuccoli was a German major general and statesman, who succeeded Otto von Bismarck as Chancellor of Germany...
20 March 1890 – 29 October 1894 - Baron Adolf Hermann Marschall von Bieberstein 29 October 1894 – 19 October 1897
- Prince Bernhard von BülowBernhard von BülowBernhard Heinrich Karl Martin von Bülow , named in 1905 Prince von Bülow, was a German statesman who served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs for three years and then as Chancellor of the German Empire from 1900 to 1909.Bülow was described as possessing every quality except greatness...
19 October 1897 – 10 July 1909 - Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg 14 July 1909 – 13 July 1917
- Georg MichaelisGeorg MichaelisGeorg Michaelis became the first Chancellor of Germany with a non-noble background.-Biography :Michaelis, born in Haynau in the Prussian Province of Silesia, grew up in Frankfurt...
16 July – 2 December 1917 - Count Georg von Hertling 2 December 1917 - 3 October 1918
- Prince Maximilian of BadenPrince Maximilian of BadenMaximilian of Baden was a German prince and politician...
3 October - 9 November 1918