Adalbert von Widmann (politician, 1868)

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Adalbert Viktor Widmann (born May 20, 1868 in Platsch , Margraviate of Moravia ; † after 1945 , until 1919 Baron von Widmann ) was an administrative officer, regional chief of Austrian Silesia and Austrian agriculture minister .

Life

Splash Castle

Widmann was a son of Adalbert Freiherr von Widmann , President of the Moravian Parliament from 1871 to 1884. After attending grammar school in Brno , he studied law at Charles University in Prague . In 1891 he entered the civil service at the Lieutenancy in Prague, moved to the Ministry of the Interior in 1903 and became a Section Councilor in 1906. His career was probably also promoted by his father's position. In 1909 he went to the Silesian state government in Opava as councilor and deputy state president .

From January 9 to November 3, 1911, Widmann was Minister of Agriculture in the Bienert and Gautsch governments . He then moved back to the administration of Austrian Silesia and served as the Silesian state president from March 1915 until the end of the monarchy in November 1918.

After the war, Widmann retired to his extensive estates in Plaveč / Platsch, where he stayed until 1945. His application for Czechoslovak citizenship was rejected and he had to leave the country. Nothing is known about his further life.

Widmann was described as very conscientious, but quiet and withdrawn, politically insignificant.

Schloss Platsch, Widmann's residence, was expropriated after 1945 and is still used today as a retirement home.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Elisabeth Lebensaft, Christoph Mentschl: Feudal lords - farmers - functionaries. Austria's agricultural elite in the 20th century. A biographical manual. (= Studies and research from the Lower Austrian Institute for Regional Studies. Volume 30) Lower Austrian Institute for Regional Studies, St. Pölten 2003, ISBN 3-85006-143-4 , p. 151f.
  2. ↑ a b Otto Dornik: Hundred Years of Agriculture Ministry. Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Österreichischer Agrarverlag, Vienna 1967, p. 81.
  3. ↑ a b Alois Czedik von Bründlsberg and Eysenberg : On the history of the kk Austrian ministries, 1861-1916. Based on the memories of Alois von Czedik. Volume 4: Period 1908-1916. K. Prochaska, Teschen / Vienna 1920, p. 150.
  4. ↑ Gertrude Enderle-Burcel , Rudolf Neck (ed.): Protocols of the Council of Ministers of the First Republic (1918-1938). Cabinet Dr. Rudolf Ramek. November 20, 1924 to October 20, 1926. Section IV, Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichische Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1991, ISBN 3-7046-0265-5 , p. 751.
  5. ↑ Widmann a Widmannové… ( Memento of the original from September 12, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Czech) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.widmann.cz
personal data
SURNAME Widmann, Adalbert von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Widmann, Adalbert Viktor Freiherr von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian civil servant and minister
DATE OF BIRTH May 20, 1868
PLACE OF BIRTH Splash
DATE OF DEATH after 1945