Constantin Franz Fürchtegott von Neurath

Constantin Franz Fürchtegott von Neurath (born July 28, 1777 in Darmstadt , † November 27, 1817 in Stuttgart ) was a German lawyer, Württemberg civil servant and Minister of Justice.

Life

Constantin Franz Fürchtegott von Neurath was the son of the Hessian lawyer Constantin von Neurath (* 1739, † 1816). Von Neurath was a close friend of the legal scholar and later Prussian Justice Minister Friedrich Carl von Savigny . With the death of his mother in 1792, Savigny became an orphan. The fathers von Neurath and von Savigny had been close friends. So Savigny lived from 1792 to 1795 under the tutelage and education of Neurath's father. Some letters between Savigny and Neurath, which are also relevant for legal history, testify to this friendship.

After studying law at the universities of Marburg and Göttingen , von Neurath's professional career began with the Prince of Nassau-Usingen , where he was promoted to government councilor. Then in 1804 Neurath was presented by the Upper Saxon Empire to a completed assessor position at the Imperial Court of Justice in Wetzlar, where his father also worked as an assessor. With the successful legal examination, von Neurath began a two-year activity as an assessor at the Court of Appeal. After the court was dissolved, he entered the service of the King of Württemberg in 1807 . King Friedrich appointed him as the Senate Director of the Higher Justice College. In 1809 he was entrusted with the cassation of the principalities of Hohenlohe and in 1811 he was promoted to the State Council. The new Württemberg King Wilhelm appointed him on November 10, 1817 as a secret council and minister of justice . Neurath died after only 17 days in office, only 40 years old.

family

On May 13, 1804, Constantin von Neurath married Charlotte von Erath zu Erathsberg (* 1789, † 1869) in Neunkirchen, who outlived her husband, who died early, by 47 years. The marriage resulted in four daughters and one son. The son Constantin (* 1807, † 1876) was later Minister of Württemberg and President of the Privy Council .

References and comments

↑ Kenichi Moriya: Savigny's thought in the right of possession , Vittorio Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main 2003, pages 116 to 124
↑ One of the four daughters was called Juliane (* 1813; † 1868), another daughter Marie († 1849), who died early, was the mother of Julius von Soden , who later became the colonial official and Württemberg Foreign Minister

literature

Karl Moersch: Things are strange in Württemberg. From extraordinary ideas and résumés , DRW-Verlag, Stuttgart 1998, p. 190 f.

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personal data
SURNAME	Neurath, Constantin Franz Fürchtegott from
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Neurath, Constantin von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German lawyer, Württemberg civil servant and minister
DATE OF BIRTH	July 28, 1777
PLACE OF BIRTH	Darmstadt
DATE OF DEATH	November 27, 1817
Place of death	Stuttgart

[1] Kenichi Moriya: Savigny's thought in the right of possession , Vittorio Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main 2003, pages 116 to 124

[2] One of the four daughters was called Juliane (* 1813; † 1868), another daughter Marie († 1849), who died early, was the mother of Julius von Soden , who later became the colonial official and Württemberg Foreign Minister