Eberhard zu Solms-Sonnenwalde

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Count Clemens Eberhard Theodor zu Solms-Sonnenwalde (born July 2, 1825 in Kotitz near Bautzen , † June 29, 1912 in Berlin ) was a Prussian, later a German diplomat.

family

Eberhard zu Solms-Sonnenwalde came from a branch of the Hessian aristocratic family Solms, who were wealthy in Brandenburg, with their headquarters in Sonnewalde and other goods in Hillmersdorf , Proßmarke and Pouch . The possession of the registrar of Sonnewalde granted a virile vote on the man's bench of the provincial parishes of the Kurmark Brandenburg and Niederlausitz as well as a hereditary seat in the Prussian manor house .

Eberhard was the son of Wilhelm zu Solms-Sonnenwalde (1787–1859) and Clementine Constantia Countess von Breßler (1790–1872).

Life

Eberhard Solms-Sonnenwalde attended from 1839 to 1843, the Knight Academy of Brandenburg , then entered the Gardes du Corps , where he in 1844 officer was, in 1856, he was attachiert at the Prussian embassy in Dresden, in 1858, he served as Secretary of Legation , Chargé in Vienna, in 1859 he was sent to Saint Petersburg , in 1861 he was promoted to first-class legation secretary in Vienna. In 1863 he was transferred to the Prussian embassy in Paris. On January 20, 1872 he married Odette Louise Lafitte (born June 20, 1840 in Paris), who had French citizenship , whereupon Wilhelm I temporarily dismissed him from the diplomatic service.

From 1872 to 1873 he followed Julius Alexander Aloys Saint Pierre as envoy of the German Empire in Rio de Janeiro . From 1873 to 1874 he was the Prussian envoy in Dresden . From 1878 to 1887 he was extraordinary envoy and Ministre plénipotentiaire of the German Empire to the Spanish King Alfonso XII. and negotiated in the conflict through the occupation of the Yap from the Karolineninselgruppe by troops of the German Reich. In the same position he signed the Madrid Protocol in 1885 , which on the one hand laid down the sovereign rights of Spain over the Sulu Archipelago and on the other hand guaranteed Germany free trade and shipping within the Sulu Archipelago and northern Borneo .

In 1889 Solms was Wilhelm II's ambassador to Maria Christina of Austria in Spain.

In 1892 Solms was Wilhelm II's ambassador to Umberto I of Italy . He negotiated with Antonio Starabba di Rudinì . At the end of 1893, Solms was replaced by Bernhard von Bülow as the ambassador of the German Reich in Italy. In 1899 his son dueled a count von der Schulenburg.

In mid-1900, Solms was the imperial commissioner for the voluntary medical service in China and thanked the American Hospital Ship Maine for the suppression of the Boxer Rebellion and offered medical facilities of the German Reich to the US armed forces.

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literature

  • Justhus Perthes (Hrsg.): Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Graeflichen Häuser , Gotha 1855, p. 771.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annuaire de la noblesse de France et des maisons souveraines de l'Europe, p. 311.
  2. ↑ Julius Alexander Aloys Saint Pierre (* April 6, 1813 Lingen (Ems) ; † October 2, 1871 Gütersloh ) Real Legation Councilor, language teacher a. Kreispostdirektor in Frankfurt / M., Emigrant, M .: NN, m. m .: Anna Wichmann from Arnsberg.
  3. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2011 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.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.brasil.diplo.de
  4. ^ Correo nacional. In: La Iberia. 14 octubre 1884, Al decir de La Iberia , el ministro plenipotenciario de Alemania, conde de Solms-Sonnewald, ha formulado enérgicas reclamaciones basadas en los perjuicios sufridos por el comercio de su país con motivo de la detención que hanesado en Iresún important artículos que resultan averiados por las lluvias, las fumigaciones y los desinfectantes; Spain's indignation. A Mob's Protest Against Germany - Discussing Bismarck's Intention. In: The New York Times . August 31, 1885.
  5. ↑ Not Disposed To Fight. Germany Offers To Settle With Spain Amicablby. In: The New York Times. September 8, 1885.
  6. ↑ Spain's Dispute With Germany. Settling The Trouble Amicably - Alfonso's Letter To William. In: The New York Times. September 10, 1885.
  7. ↑ Sabah LawNet: full text of the Madrid Protocol
  8. ^ The Geffcken-Morier Affair. In: The New York Times. January 19, 1889.
  9. ^ Emperors in Conference. Plan for a meeting of the Czar and Austria's Ruler. In: The New York Times. June 19, 1889.
  10. ↑ Condensed Cable Grams. In: The New York Times. December 28, 1893.
  11. ^ Fatal Duel Between German Officers. In: The New York Times. August 13, 1899.
  12. ↑ International Hospital Courtesies. In: The New York Times. August 26, 1900.
predecessor Office successor
Julius Alexander Aloys Saint Pierre German envoy in Rio de Janeiro
1872–1873 		Xaver Uebel
Friedrich von Eichmann Prussian envoy in Dresden
1873–1878 		Otto von Dönhoff
Paul von Hatzfeldt German envoy in Madrid
1878–1887 		Ferdinand Eduard von Stumm
Robert von Keudell German ambassador in Rome
1887–1893 		Bernhard von Bülow
personal data
SURNAME Solms-Sonnenwalde, Eberhard to
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Solms-Sonnenwalde, Clemens Eberhard Theodor Graf to
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH July 2, 1825
PLACE OF BIRTH Kotitz
DATE OF DEATH June 29, 1912
Place of death Berlin