Heinrich Langwerth from Simmern
Heinrich Freiherr Langwerth von Simmern (born November 15, 1833 in Hanover , † August 5, 1914 in Wichtringhausen ) was a German politician of the Welf Party (DHP).
origin
He came from the old Rhenish noble family of Langwerth von Simmern . His grandfather was Brigadier General Ernst Eberhard Cuno Langwerth von Simmern . His parents were landowners and major of the King's German Legion Adolf Langwerth von Simmern (1797–1846) and his wife Isabelle Sophie von Bülow-Bothkamp (1810–1892).
Life
He studied at the University of Heidelberg and was a member of the Corps Vandalia Heidelberg . Through the Prussian annexation of Hanover following the battle of Langensalza in 1866, he came to politics from a romantic perspective and became involved in the German-Hanover Party, which he represented as a member of the Reichstag from 1880 to 1890 . He was an advocate of the Greater German solution and, through his writings, is considered to be one of the intellectual pioneers of German federalism. In addition, Heinrich Langwerth von Simmern represented the idea of corporatism at all levels , which is currently alive today in the ideas of self-government .
The ambassador Ernst Langwerth von Simmern was his son.
Fonts
- For Austria. 1866.
- The "Hanoverian Particularism". 1867.
- From 1806 to 1866, on the prehistory of the new German Empire. 1872.
- Austria and the Empire in the Struggle with the French Revolution, From 1790–97. 2 volumes, 1880.
- The German-Hanoverian party and the principle of right. 1882.
- The German-Hanoverian Party and the Brunswick Question. 1885.
- From the portfolio of a deceased friend (Friedrich von Klinggräff). B. Behrs Verlag, Berlin 1891/93.
- From my life - experienced and imagined. 2 volumes, 1898.
- From war and peace. 1906.
- Family history of the barons Langwerth von Simmern. 1909.
literature
- Edgar Kalthoff: Heinrich Langwerth von Simmern. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 13, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1982, ISBN 3-428-00194-X , p. 615 ( digitized version ).
- Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of baronial houses 1876. Sixth and twentieth year, p. 402 f. ( digital.ub.uni-duesseldorf.de )
Web links
- Literature by and about Heinrich Langwerth von Simmern in the catalog of the German National Library
- Baron Langwerth von Simmern, Heinrich in the database of members of the Reichstag
- Biography of Heinrich Freiherr Langwerth-Simmern . In: Heinrich Best : database of the members of the Reichstag of the Empire 1867/71 to 1918 (Biorab - Kaiserreich)
Individual evidence
- ^ Fritz Specht, Paul Schwabe: The Reichstag elections from 1867 to 1903. Statistics of the Reichstag elections together with the programs of the parties and a list of the elected representatives. 2nd Edition. Carl Heymann Verlag, Berlin 1904, p. 120.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Langwerth von Simmern, Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Langwerth von Simmern, Heinrich Freiherr (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (DHP), MdR |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1833 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 5, 1914 |
| Place of death | Wichtringhausen |