Bohuslav von Widmann

Bohuslav Ritter (baron since 1881) von Widmann (born March 12, 1836 in Olomouc ; † June 9, 1911 in Vienna ) was an Austrian civil servant and politician.

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Bohuslav von Widmann attended the Theresian Academy and then pursued legal and political studies. In 1856 he entered the civil service at the Moravian Lieutenancy in Olomouc. In 1866 he became civil commissioner in the X Army Corps. In 1874 he became President of the Crown Land of Carniola , from 1877 to 1879 he was governor of Austria ob der Enns , in 1879 governor of Tyrol and the Crown Land of Vorarlberg .

Von Widmann died in Vienna on June 9, 1911.

Honors

• Kk Austrian war medal
• Golden Cross of Merit with the crown
• Commander's Cross Austrian-Imperial Leopold Order
• 1889: Honorary citizen of Innsbruck

literature

• Constantin von Wurzbach : Widmann, Bohuslaw Freiherr . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 55th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1887, pp. 244–246 ( digitized version ).

Web links

• Biography of Bohuslav von Widmann on the server of the federal state of Upper Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Reichspost, June 10, 1911.

predecessor	Office	successor
Lothar Metternich-Winneburg	Country President (Landeschef) of the Crown Land, Duchy of Carniola 1874–1877	Anton Schöppl from Sonnwalden
Otto von Wiedenfeld	Governor (Landeschef) of the Crown Land Archduchy of Austria ob der Enns 1877–1879	Felix Pino from Friedenthal
Johann von Vorhauser (2.)	Governor (Landeschef) des Kronlandes gft. County of Tyrol , with the state of Vorarlberg 1879–1880	Viktor von Puthon (in exercise)