Franz Bernhard von Bucholtz

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Franz Bernhard Joseph Bucholtz , from 1817 Ritter von Bucholtz , (also Buchholz, Buchholtz ; born June 10, 1790 in Münster , † February 4, 1838 in Vienna ) was a diplomat in Austrian service as well as a Catholic-Conservative journalist and historian.

Life

He came from an originally middle-class family of landowners from the Münsterland . was the son of Franz Kaspar Bucholtz. In his youth he was influenced by the circle around Amalie von Gallitzin ( familia sacra ). This was his godmother as well as the Minister Franz von Fürstenberg . He studied in Münster and Göttingen .

Bucholtz entered Austrian service in 1813. In Vienna he had contact with Freiherr von Stein . At times he hesitated whether he should switch to Prussian service, but remained in the Austrian civil service for religious reasons and because of his imperial patriotic sentiments. He worked for the Austrian Presidential Chancellery at the German Confederation , where he worked among other things for his friend Friedrich von Schlegel . During this time he had a certain importance as a liaison between the Catholic-oriented circles in Frankfurt am Main , Vienna and Munster. At the same time he continued his contacts from to the stone. For example, he suggested the establishment of a Catholic university in Prussia . Stein was largely responsible for Bucholtz being offered a professorship in Breslau in 1816 . He did not accept this offer and remained in the Austrian civil service.

He was raised to the Austrian knighthood in 1817. But he and his mother have used a title of nobility in the past. He returned to Vienna in 1818 as court secretary. Most recently he was a State Chancellery. In 1819 he traveled to Italy on business and to Paris in 1824 .

Especially during the Wars of Liberation , he also represented all-German views. As a publicist, however, he was primarily committed to the Austrian cause. He represented strictly Catholic and moderately conservative positions. In 1821 he took over the editing of the Vienna Yearbooks of Literature. From 1825 he devoted himself almost entirely to his historical studies. He had been concerned with historical topics since his youth. Since his Frankfurt years, he initially turned to history as a translator, collector and author. At first he devoted himself to medieval history . He published the text " Lambertus von Aschaffenburg. History of the Germans " about Lambert von Hersfeld " together with fragments from chronicles and an introduction to knowledge of the German Middle Ages and Empire. " (Frankfurt 1819) Later he turned to the early modern era . The focus of his interests was Emperor Ferdinand I. Between 1830 and 1838, his main work, History of the Government of Ferdinand the First , appeared in eight text volumes and one volume of documents . His scientific achievements remained limited, and his work was soon obsolete. From today's perspective, the work is an example of the thinking of conservative Catholicism of the Restoration era .

Fonts (selection)

  • Our people . o. O. 1814
  • Ideas for a Magna Charta for the internal relations of the German states. Frankfurt am Main, 1814
  • In memory of Friedrich von Schlegel, b. in Hanover March 10, 1772, d. Dresden January 12, 1829 . o. O. 1829.
  • History of the government of Ferdinand the First. From printed and unprinted sources. 8 volumes and a volume of documents. Vienna, 1830–1838

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SURNAME Bucholtz, Franz Bernhard von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bucholtz, Franz Bernhard Joseph; Buchholz, Franz Bernhard; Buchholtz, Franz Bernhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian diplomat, journalist and historian
DATE OF BIRTH June 10, 1790
PLACE OF BIRTH Muenster
DATE OF DEATH February 4, 1838
Place of death Vienna