Hermann zu Dohna-Kotzenau

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Count Wilhelm zu Dohna-Kotzenau

Count Hermann Burggraf von Dohna-Schlodien, Count zu Dohna-Kotzenau (born November 10, 1809 in Kotzenau , Lower Silesia , † October 13, 1872 in Wiesbaden ) was a large German landowner in the Kingdom of Prussia. As a National Liberal , he was a member of the Reichstag before and after the establishment of the German Empire .

family

The father was Wilhelm August Gottlob Burgrave of Dohna-Schlodien (1769-1837). The mother was Henriette Friederike Auguste geb. Countess of Reichenbach-Goschütz from a princely family (1785–1839). He himself married Countess Marie von Nostiz (1813–1888) in 1835 . He had eight children with her:

  • Wilhelm Karl Hannibal Vincenz (born January 10, 1841 - † October 27, 1925) ⚭ September 3, 1869 Wilhelmine von Bagevitz (* April 10, 1846 - † January 2, 1937)
  • Fabian Hermann Albrecht (born September 15, 1847 - † November 19, 1880)
  • Wilhelmine Friederike Marie Hermine Charlotte Jettina (* November 16, 1836 - January 30, 1884) ⚭ June 12, 1855 Count Hermann von Schmettow (* March 10, 1822 - January 14, 1871)
  • Freda Marie Hermine (March 5, 1842 - June 11, 1903) ⚭ October 3, 1861 Count Eugen Leo Oskar von Schlieffen (February 8, 1834 - September 9, 1904), son of Karl von Schlieffen
  • Valerie (March 12, 1844 - December 25, 1876) ⚭ September 10, 1862 Count Eduard Karl Wilhelm von Schlieffen (November 19, 1829 - April 27, 1907), son of Karl von Schlieffen
  • Freda Marie (* September 21, 1845; † September 29, 1894) ⚭ December 5, 1865 Count Aurel Hugo von Rittberg (* January 3, 1827; † August 4, 1902)
  • Leontine Adelaide Friederike (born September 29, 1849 - † March 16, 1922) ⚭ July 24, 1870 Erich von Itzenplitz (* October 29, 1845 - † January 15, 1922)
  • Dorothea Natalie Auguste Adelaide, (April 20, 1851 - November 6, 1901) ⚭ January 30, 1872 Hans von Krosigk (April 20, 1844 - October 30, 1928)

Life

He attended grammar school in Großglogau and then studied law at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg and the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Berlin . After the inheritance of the paternal property, he devoted himself to their management. These included the lords of Kleinkotzenau and Großkotzenau and the Sebnitzer manors .

In addition, he participated intensively in political and parliamentary life in Prussia. In the reaction era he openly acknowledged his liberal stance. He was a member of the Prussian House of Representatives . From 1866 to 1867 he represented the constituency of Lüben-Glogau and in 1871/72 the city of Breslau . Since 1867 he belonged to the Reichstag of the North German Confederation and then to the German Reichstag . He was a member of the National Liberal Party. He was particularly committed to the interests of workers. To this end, he wrote various writings. That is why he was known in the population as the "red count".

Fonts

  • The free workers in the Prussian state . Leipzig 1847 digitized
  • On the German constitutional question. Schneider, Berlin 1848
  • The income of the worker from the point of view of economics. Schneider, Berlin 1856

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bernhard Mann (arrangement) with the assistance of Martin Doerry , Cornelia Rauh , Thomas Kühne: Biographisches Handbuch für das Prussische Abrafenhaus 1867–1918 (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 3). Droste, Düsseldorf 1988, ISBN 3-7700-5146-7 , p. 110.
  2. ↑ Bernd Haunfelder , Klaus Erich Pollmann : Reichstag of the North German Confederation 1867-1870. Historical photographs and biographical handbook (= photo documents on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 2). Droste, Düsseldorf 1989, ISBN 3-7700-5151-3 , photo p. 105, short biography p. 394.
  3. ^ 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. 78.

literature

  • Georg Friedrich Felix Eberty:  Dohna-Schlodien, Hermann Graf von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 303.
  • Karl Gustav Heinrich Berner: Silesian compatriots. Schimmelwitz, Leipzig 1901
  • Hermann Kalkoff (Ed.): National Liberal Parliamentarians 1867–1917 of the Reichstag and the individual state parliaments. Publication distribution center of the National Liberal Party of Germany, Berlin 1917
  • Lothar Graf zu Dohna:  Dohna. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1959, ISBN 3-428-00185-0 , pp. 43-46 ( digitized version ). (Hermann von Dohna-Schlodien on p. 45 in this family article)
  • Bernhard Mann (arrangement) with the collaboration of Martin Doerry , Cornelia Rauh , Thomas Kühne: Biographisches Handbuch für das Prussische Abrafenhaus 1867–1918 (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 3). Droste, Düsseldorf 1988, ISBN 3-7700-5146-7 .
  • Bernd Haunfelder , Klaus Erich Pollmann : Reichstag of the North German Confederation 1867–1870. Historical photographs and biographical handbook (= photo documents on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 2). Droste, Düsseldorf 1989, ISBN 3-7700-5151-3 (with picture).
  • Bernd Haunfelder : Biographical manual for the Prussian House of Representatives 1849–1867 (= manuals on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 5). Droste, Düsseldorf 1994, ISBN 3-7700-5181-5 .

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personal data
SURNAME Dohna-Kotzenau, Hermann zu
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dohna-Schlodien, Wilhelm Hermann Albrecht von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German landowners and politicians (NLP), MdR
DATE OF BIRTH November 10, 1809
PLACE OF BIRTH Kotzenau
DATE OF DEATH October 13, 1872
Place of death Wiesbaden