Albert von Seckendorff

Albert Evan Edwin Reinhold Freiherr von Seckendorff (born March 11, 1849 in Ebersdorf ; † June 28, 1921 at Brand Castle , near Marktredwitz ) was a German vice admiral , diplomat and court marshal of Prince Heinrich of Prussia .

Life

His wife was Julia Freifrau von Seckendorff .

In 1890 Otto von Bismarck instructed the German Vice Consul in Tianjin , Seckendorff, to work together with the envoy for “a suitable influence” in favor of the AG Vulcan Stettin . Seckendorf had Li Hongzhang tell him about the decision-making process at the Chinese court of the Qing dynasty and spoke to Viceroy Liu Kungyi Nanyang for the Vulcan Stettin group .

Between his stay in Shantou and Tianjin , Seckendorff acquired Brand Castle in 1890 from Johanna von Voß, née Freiin von Beust. and had it remodeled in the following years.

On May 7, 1888, Seckendorff was initially entrusted with the management of the court marshal of Prince Heinrich of Prussia. He was finally appointed court marshal on November 13, 1888. He was to hold this position until November 5, 1918, until the end of the monarchy in Germany. In early 1902, Seckendorff accompanied Heinrich von Prussia (1862–1929) on a state visit to the USA . In 1912 he was chargé d'affaires of the consulate of the German Empire in Tangier / Morocco. In 1913 and 1915 von Seckendorff received audiences with Sun Yat-sen on diplomatic missions .

From 1913 to 1914 Albert von Seckendorff was deputy envoy in Beijing .
On October 6, 1913, Yuan Shikai was elected Provisional President of the Republic of China (1912-1949) in the third ballot with 759 votes corresponding to the required three-quarters majority of the members of the Nanjing Provisional Senate present .

On October 1, 1913, Seckendorff recognized the government of the Republic of China (1912-1949) by the government of Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg by a note agreed with the powers that be .

From July 31, 1914 to January 24, 1918 he was simultaneously made available to the Commander-in-Chief of the Baltic Sea Forces.

Awards

Grand Cross of the Red Eagle Order with oak leaves

Order of the crown, 1st class, with diamonds

Star of the Commander of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd class

Right knight of the Order of St. John

Prussian service award cross

Prussian rescue medal on ribbon

Grand Cross of the House Order of Albrecht the Bear

Grand Cross of the Order of the Zähringer Lion

Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of St. Michael

Grand Cross of the Order of Henry the Lion with Swords

Commander II class of the Hessian Order of Ludwig

Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Philip the Magnanimous

Commander of the House Order of the Wendish Crown

Grand Cross of the Order of the Griffin

Honorary Commander of the Oldenburg House and Merit Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig

Grand Cross of the Order of Albrecht

Commander II class of the Frederick Order

Grand Cross Knight of the Royal Victorian Order in 1904

literature

Dermot Bradley (eds.), Hans H. Hildebrand, Ernest Henriot: Germany's Admirals 1849-1945. The military careers of naval, engineering, medical, weapons and administrative officers with admiral rank. Volume 3: P-Z. Biblio Publishing House. Osnabrück 1990, ISBN 3-7648-2482-4 .

Individual evidence

↑ Chunxiao Jing, With Barbarians Against Barbarians. The Chinese self-strengthening movement and the German arms business in the late 19th century.
↑ ^a ^b Person and family Albert Freiherr von Seckendorff ( Memento from December 11, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
^ The New York Times , January 18, 1902, KAISER'S YACHT SAILS TO-DAY .; Names of More Officers Who Will Accompany Prince Henry - Latter to Bring Invitation to Yachtsmen . PLANS FOR PRINCE HENRY
↑ 覲見使節名單如下 ( Memento from 7 July 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
^ Andreas Steen, German-Chinese Relations 1911–1927: From Colonialism to "Equal Rights", books.google.de p. 64.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r Ranking list of the Imperial German Navy. Ed .: Marinekabinett . ES Mittler & Sohn . Berlin 1918, p. 5.

predecessor	Office	successor
	German Vice Consul in Shantou 1883–1886
	German and Spanish consul in Tianjin 1890–1897	Rudolf Eiswaldt
Werner von Bergen	Envoy of the German Reich in Caracas 1908	from Rhomberg
Friedrich Rosen	Envoy of the German Reich in Tangier in 1912	Otto Günther von Wesendonck

personal data
SURNAME	Seckendorff, Albert von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Seckendorff, Albert Evan Edwin Reinhold Freiherr von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German Vice Admiral, Diplomat and Court Marshal Prince Heinrichs of Prussia
DATE OF BIRTH	March 11, 1849
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ebersdorf
DATE OF DEATH	June 28, 1921
Place of death	Brand Castle , Marktredwitz

[Chunxiao-1] Chunxiao Jing, With Barbarians Against Barbarians. The Chinese self-strengthening movement and the German arms business in the late 19th century.

[rvonh-2] Person and family Albert Freiherr von Seckendorff ( Memento from December 11, 2015 in the Internet Archive )

[nyt19020102-3] The New York Times , January 18, 1902, KAISER'S YACHT SAILS TO-DAY .; Names of More Officers Who Will Accompany Prince Henry - Latter to Bring Invitation to Yachtsmen . PLANS FOR PRINCE HENRY

[4] 覲見使節名單如下 ( Memento from 7 July 2012 in the web archive archive.today )

[5] Andreas Steen, German-Chinese Relations 1911–1927: From Colonialism to "Equal Rights", books.google.de p. 64.

[RanglisteM1918-6] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r Ranking list of the Imperial German Navy. Ed .: Marinekabinett . ES Mittler & Sohn . Berlin 1918, p. 5.