Georg Friedrich von Guaita

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Georg Friedrich von Guaita
Georg Friedrich von Guaita, 1834 portrait by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller

Georg Johann Friedrich von Guaita , ennobled in 1813 (* July 2, 1772 in Frankfurt am Main ; † March 30, 1851 ibid) was a Frankfurt mayor and senator. In 1822 he became Senior Mayor for the first time , elected head of state of the Free City of Frankfurt for one year . Guaita was the first Catholic to be elected to this office since the Reformation . He was re-elected six times by 1839.

life and work

The Guaita family came from the Menaggio area on Lake Como and had been trading bitter oranges in Frankfurt since 1660 . In the 18th century, the Guaitas gained citizenship.

Georg Friedrich Guaita was the son of the secret finance councilor Johann Baptist Guaita (1731–1783) and Maria Elisabeth Guaita born. Belli (1737-1806). He was married to Meline Brentano (1788–1861), a sister of Clemens and Bettine Brentano . His prosperity enabled him to run a prestigious house, in which numerous respected artists, including Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , frequented due to the relatives of his wife .

When the Free Imperial City of Frankfurt fell to the Prince-Primate Carl Theodor von Dalberg after the end of the Holy Roman Empire , that also meant the end of the patrician rule that had existed since the Middle Ages. For the few Frankfurt Catholics, it brought full civil equality.

Guaita was appointed to the city's Senate in 1807, where he became the spokesman for the Catholics. In 1812 Dalberg, now Grand Duke of Frankfurt , appointed him Prefectural Councilor . In 1813 he was raised to the nobility.

At the end of 1813, Frankfurt am Main regained its independence. Guaita was elected aldermen in 1817 and elected senior mayor of the Free City of Frankfurt for the first time in 1822 . He was re-elected in 1824, 1826, 1831, 1833, 1837 and 1839. The office of senior mayor was reassigned annually, although direct re-election was not permitted. The frequency with which Guaita was elected to this highest office of state therefore shows the high standing that Guaita enjoyed in the Senate.

children

  1. Franz Georg Carl von Guaita (1810–1868), co-owner and director of the Frankfurt Theater
  2. Leberecht von Guaita (1814–1875) married to Mathilde von Guaita , born as Mathilde Thérèse Amalie Mumm (1815–1890)
  3. Marie von Guaita (1815-1859) married businessman Anton Berna, their son Georg Berna , widow since 1836, painted by Philpp Veit, 2nd marriage to Louis Brentano, their daughter Marie (1841-1919). In 1862 she married the historian Karl Friedrich Stumpf (1829–1882) and took the name Stumpf-Brentano. The family lost their fortune in the 20th century due to war bonds and inflation. Finally, the villa and the 13 hectare park were sold to the city of Frankfurt in 1926.
  4. Antonie von Guaita (1816–1881), married to Jacob Georg von Hertling (1805–1851), whose son Georg von Hertling (1843–1919) became German Chancellor.
  5. Sophie von Guaita (May 15, 1824 -?), Married in 1850 to the lawyer and politician Johann Hermann Detmold (1807–1856)

tomb

Grave in the main cemetery

Guaita died on March 30, 1851 in Frankfurt am Main. He is buried in the family grave (Gewann C No. 8-9) in the main cemetery.

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SURNAME Guaita, Georg Friedrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Guaita, Georg Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Frankfurt Mayor
DATE OF BIRTH July 2, 1772
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt am Main
DATE OF DEATH March 30, 1851
Place of death Frankfurt am Main