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|name = Hubert Schmetz |
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|office = [[Mayors of Moresnet|5th]] Mayor of Neutral Moresnet |
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|term_start = 20 June 1885 |
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|term_end = 15 March 1915 |
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|predecessor = [[Oskar Anton Bilharz]] |
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|successor = [[Wilhelm Kyll]] |
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|birth_name = Hubert Schmetz |
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|birth_date = 1862 |
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|death_date = 1930 |
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==Life== |
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Schmetz became mayor of Neutral Moresnet on 20 June 1885, succeeding [[Oskar Anton Bilharz]] to become the territory's fifth mayor. As mayor, Bilharz served as the territory's head of state, alongside two commissioners, one each from the [[Kingdom of Prussia]] and [[Belgium]]. |
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During his term, [[German invasion of Belgium (1914)|Germany invaded Belgium]] on 4 August 1914, initially leaving Neutral Moresnet as "an oasis in a desert of destruction".<ref name="Musgrave1918">{{cite book |first=George Clarke |last=Musgrave |title=Under Four Flags for France |date=1918 |page=8 |chapter=The Belgian Prelude |chapter-url=https://archive.org/stream/underfourflagsfo00musgiala#page/8 |publisher=D. Appleton & Company |location=New York |hdl=2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t8qb9xr4b |lccn=18003816 |oclc=1157994 |ol=7209571M |quote=As a proof of German preparation, war had come automatically at 7 a.m., August 3 {{bracket|1914}}. At 23 o’clock (Belgian time) the outposts on the main roads holding Pepinster, Battice, Herve and smaller hamlets, were heavily engaged and finally forced back to the [[Fortified position of Liège|fortified lines of {{bracket|Liège}}]]. The pretty towns defended near the frontier were soon flaming ruins, the quaint neutral territory of Moresnet rising as an oasis in a desert of destruction.}}{{nbsp}}{{open access}}</ref> A total of 147 Neutral Moresnet citizens were killed, though it is unclear whether they were killed inside the territory or in fighting outside its borders. |
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As a result of the occupation, Schmetz was removed from his post on 15 March 1915 and Germany appointed [[Wilhelm Kyll]] to succeed him. Neutral Moresnet was formally annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia on 27 June 1915, although the annexation never received international recognition. |
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With a term of nearly 30 years, Schmetz was Neutral Moresnet's second-longest-serving mayor, having served more than a quarter of the territory's existence. |
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Latest revision as of 20:45, 20 June 2023
Hubert Schmetz | |
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| 5th Mayor of Neutral Moresnet | |
| In office 20 June 1885 – 15 March 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Oskar Anton Bilharz |
| Succeeded by | Wilhelm Kyll |
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| Born | Hubert Schmetz 1862 |
| Died | 1930 |
Hubert Schmetz (1862-1930) was Mayor of Neutral Moresnet, a small neutral territory, from 20 June 1885 until 15 March 1915.[1]
Life[edit]
Schmetz became mayor of Neutral Moresnet on 20 June 1885, succeeding Oskar Anton Bilharz to become the territory's fifth mayor. As mayor, Bilharz served as the territory's head of state, alongside two commissioners, one each from the Kingdom of Prussia and Belgium.
During his term, Germany invaded Belgium on 4 August 1914, initially leaving Neutral Moresnet as "an oasis in a desert of destruction".[2] A total of 147 Neutral Moresnet citizens were killed, though it is unclear whether they were killed inside the territory or in fighting outside its borders.
As a result of the occupation, Schmetz was removed from his post on 15 March 1915 and Germany appointed Wilhelm Kyll to succeed him. Neutral Moresnet was formally annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia on 27 June 1915, although the annexation never received international recognition.
With a term of nearly 30 years, Schmetz was Neutral Moresnet's second-longest-serving mayor, having served more than a quarter of the territory's existence.
References[edit]
- ^ "Belgium".
- ^ Musgrave, George Clarke (1918). "The Belgian Prelude". Under Four Flags for France. New York: D. Appleton & Company. p. 8. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t8qb9xr4b. LCCN 18003816. OCLC 1157994. OL 7209571M.
As a proof of German preparation, war had come automatically at 7 a.m., August 3 [1914]. At 23 o'clock (Belgian time) the outposts on the main roads holding Pepinster, Battice, Herve and smaller hamlets, were heavily engaged and finally forced back to the fortified lines of [Liège]. The pretty towns defended near the frontier were soon flaming ruins, the quaint neutral territory of Moresnet rising as an oasis in a desert of destruction.
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