Friedrich von Papen

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Friedrich von Papen-Koeningen (1839–1906)

Friedrich Franz Michael von Papen-Koeningen (born December 18, 1839 in Werl ; † July 12, 1906 there ) was a German nobleman, large landowner, officer and local politician.

Origin and family

Von Papen came from an old Catholic aristocratic family who, as heir salters in Werl, had the right to boil and sell salt. He was born in 1839 as the eldest son of Franz Joseph von Papen zu Koeningen (* 1810) and his wife Casperine von Papen zu Wilbring (* 1815).

On September 17, 1872, he married Anna Laura von Steffens-Drimborn (born April 26, 1852 in Neuss; † August 15, 1939 in Düsseldorf) a daughter of Rittmeister Albert von Steffens-Drimborn (1812–1890) and his wife Isabella , born Josten (1822-1902). The marriage produced five children: Among them the Prussian state forest master Hans von Papen (born September 26, 1873, † July 1, 1944 in Werl), who was the first born heir to his estates, and his third child Franz von Papen (1879–1969 ), who gained fame as a politician and diplomat and u. a. reached the office of Reich Chancellor (1932)

Live and act

Rider of the Westphalian Uhlan Regiment No. 5, Düsseldorf, 1889

As a young man, Papen joined the Westphalian Uhlan Regiment No. 5 in Düsseldorf . After that he was part of the Westphalian Hussar Regiment No. 8 in Paderborn , which he joined on December 3, 1864.

As a cavalryman, von Papen took part in the German-Danish War of 1864, the Prussian-Austrian War of 1866 and the Franco-German War of 1870/71. In 1864 he took part in the assault on the Düppeler Schanzen . In 1866 he fought in the battle of Königgrätz , in 1870 in the battles of Metz and Sedan . He also took part in the siege of Paris . Von Papen achieved greater fame with the painting Attaque des Leutnants von Papen-Köningen from the Westphalian Uhlan Regiment No. 5 against French 2nd Hussars near Bolchen in front of Metz by Ernst Roeber , which reproduces a scene from the Franco-German War: A skirmish in Before the Battle of Metz, when Papen led a 15-man cavalry unit as a lieutenant against twice the number of French horsemen. On January 18, 1871, von Papen witnessed the imperial proclamation in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles . In the same year, von Papen resigned from military service with the rank of colonel .

After 1871 Papen studied in Bonn , where he joined a corps and formed friendly ties with the German Crown Prince Wilhelm, who later became Wilhelm II . For Papen's son Franz, this contact later proved to be a crucial career aid when the Kaiser took his friendship with Friedrich von Papen as an opportunity in 1913 to entrust his son with the post of military attaché in Washington, DC , the first significant position in the career of Franz von Papen. After completing his studies, Papen dedicated himself to managing his property near Werl . In 1888, as Colonel of the Erbsälzer zu Werl, who still consisted of two families (von Papen and von Lilien), he established the Solbad Werl by a resolution of the Board of Directors. In addition, he held a number of honorary offices in the municipality, county and province. Among other things, he was deputy honorary mayor of the city of Werl for many years .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ History of the Westphalian Hussar Regiment No. 8 , 1882, p. 170.
  2. ^ Friedrich Schaarschmidt: On the history of Düsseldorf art in particular in the XIX. Century , 1902, p. 324.
  3. ↑ Hans Rein: Franz von Papen in the twilight of history. His last trial , 1879, p. 13.
  4. ↑ Christian Hungerhoff: Franz von Papen and the Röhm-Putsch , 2007, p. 78.
  5. ↑ Friedrich von Klocke : The patriciate problem and the Werler Erbsälzer , 1965, p. 78.
personal data
SURNAME Papen, Friedrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Papen-Koeningen, Friedrich Franz Michael von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German nobleman, landowner, officer and local politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 18, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH Werl
DATE OF DEATH July 12, 1906
Place of death Werl