Friedrich von Blittersdorf

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Friedrich Landolin Karl Freiherr von Blittersdorf, 1845.
Grave of Friedrich von Blittersdorf in the Frankfurt main cemetery

Friedrich Landolin Karl Freiherr von Blittersdorf - also Blittersdorff - (born February 14, 1792 in Mahlberg , † April 16, 1861 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a Baden civil servant.

origin

His parents were Wilhelm von Blittersdorf (1748–1798) and his wife, Baron Franziska von Vischpach (1758–1835). His father was a margrave of Baden's court advisor and bailiff Mahlberg.

Life

Blittersdorf attended high school in Karlsruhe and studied law at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg . In 1809 he joined the Upper Rhine region . He moved to the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg . Between 1813 and 1848 he held various positions in the Baden civil service. In 1818 he became envoy of Baden in Saint Petersburg , in 1821 he was envoy to the Bundestag in the Free City of Frankfurt . In 1835 Blittersdorf became Foreign Minister of Baden. From October 1839 to November 1844 he headed government affairs as Minister of State. Especially after the death of Ludwig Georg von Winter , Blittersdorf gained a strong influence on all of Baden politics. He pushed through an anti-liberal change of direction in the Grand Duchy of Baden that was contrary to previous customs . He wanted to turn back Baden's pioneering role in constitutional issues and democratic principles. To this end, he advocated expanding the competencies of the German Confederation in order to strengthen the monarchical principle against liberal and democratic aspirations. In addition, he tried to improve the position of power of the First Chamber of Baden against the elected Second Chamber and to prevent the civil servants from supporting liberal positions. The period from 1835 to 1843 is therefore considered to be the Blittersdorf era , the last time before the March Revolution of 1848/49 an attempt was made to shape the basic lines of Baden politics in a more conservative manner. Due to the resulting disputes with the Second Chamber and the more liberal-minded civil servants - here the dispute over the civil servants' right to vacation to exercise elected positions in the Second Chamber in 1841 stands out - Blittersdorf increasingly lost political support, so that in 1843 he lost his previous position Position at the German Confederation, which he held until 1848. When the Baden Revolution broke out, Blittersdorf resigned.

family

Friedrich von Blittersdorf married Maximiliane Euphrosine Kunigunde Brentano (1802–1861) in 1824 , a daughter of Antonie Brentano and the Frankfurt banker and merchant Franz Brentano . She was an excellent pianist and, like her mother, was one of Ludwig van Beethoven's closest friends between 1810 and 1812 . The composer dedicated his piano trio in B flat major, WoO 39 , to her in 1812 and the piano sonata in E major, Op. 109, in 1820 .

Blittersdorf spent his twilight years in Frankfurt am Main. His grave is located in the main cemetery ( list of cultural monuments at the main cemetery in Frankfurt (Gewann C – D) grave site adM 106). Until June 24, 2008, Blittersdorffplatz (today François-Mitterrand-Platz ) in Frankfurt's station district, which he had given the city, was named after him. He had four children with his wife:

  • Antonie (born December 19, 1825 in Frankfurt am Main, † December 5, 1895 ibid)
  • Ludovica (born August 7, 1827 in Frankfurt am Main, † September 21, 1918 in Ramholz near Schlüchtern) ⚭ Frankfurt am Main January 24, 1865 Adalbert von Rauch , Prussian first lieutenant a. D., kuk Colonel a. D., heir of his aunt Ulrike von Levetzow on Třebívlice (German Trieblitz , Trziblitz , also Triblitz ) in Bohemia
  • Ludwig (born November 8, 1829 in Frankfurt am Main, † July 30, 1909 in Salzburg), KK Legation Councilor a. D. ⚭ Prague 25 January 1869 with Gabriele von Deym Countess von Stritec (* Prague 19 December 1845, † Frankfurt am Main 9 April 1875), daughter of Friedrich Deym Count von Stritec, KK Chamberlain and Rittmeister, and his wife Caroline , née de Longueval Countess of Buquoy
  • Hildegarde (born January 7, 1846 in Frankfurt am Main, † May 1, 1926 in Vienna), star cross-order lady ⚭ Frankfurt am Main January 25, 1865 with Zdenko Graf Strachwitz von Groß-Zauche and Camminetz , † March 1, 1921 in Schönwörth at Kufstein, KK Kämmerer and Rittmeister a. D. in Salzburg

Honors

Works

  • Some of the portfolio of Baron von Blittersdorff: former Grand Duke. Baden State Minister and Bundestag Envoy , Mainz 1849 Digitized

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kösener Corps lists 1910 119 /103
  2. ^ Official Journal of the City of Frankfurt am Main, No. 26/2008
  3. ↑ Court and State Handbook of the Grand Duchy of Baden 1834, p. 52.
  4. ↑ Court and State Handbook of the Grand Duchy of Baden 1847, p. 36.
personal data
SURNAME Blittersdorf, Friedrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blittersdorff, Friedrich Landolin Karl Freiherr von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Baden official
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1792
PLACE OF BIRTH Mahlberg
DATE OF DEATH April 16, 1861
Place of death Frankfurt am Main