Josef von Humbracht

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Josef von Humbracht (born February 24, 1859 in Rudolstadt , † February 5, 1932 in Münster ) was a German diplomat.

Life and family environment

Josef von Humbracht came from an old Frankfurt patrician family who had already acquired Frankfurt citizenship in 1366 and had belonged to the aristocratic inheritance of the House of Alten-Limburg since 1427 . His parents were the Prussian officer and chamberlain from Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt , Arnold von Humbracht and Hedwig Baroness von Ketelhodt. He was married to Konstanze Freifrau von Hövel, widowed Freifrau von Locquenghien, on October 18, 1910.

Education and professional career

Josef von Humbracht attended grammar school in Rudolstadt, where he also passed the Abitur in 1878. He then studied law at the universities of Leipzig , Freiburg and Berlin and passed the 1st state examination in law in 1883, became a Prussian chamberlain in 1886 and passed the assessor examination in 1889. From May 12, 1889 until 1892, he was in the service of the Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt as head of the court .

In 1892 he joined the diplomatic service of the German Empire as an attaché . He went through various stations in preparation for the diplomatic final examination, e. B. the legal and human resources departments and temporary employment at the legation in Belgrade . After passing the exam, he was appointed Secretary of the Legation in 1894 . At the end of 1894 to 1896 he was assigned to the Prussian legation to the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg , and from 1897 to 1902 he worked in the protocol department at the headquarters in Berlin. During this activity he was appointed Prussian chamberlain. From 1898 he was councilor of the legation . In 1902 he was transferred to the German Embassy in Madrid as 1st Secretary , where he remained until 1905. From 1905 he was Minister-Resident in Havana , where he received the title of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in 1907, until finally, also in 1907, he was appointed German delegate to the International Finance Delegation in Athens . From 1911 he was then Prussian. Envoy in Oldenburg , at the same time for the Duchy of Braunschweig and the principalities of Lippe . He was appointed to the Real Secret Council in 1917 with the title of Excellency . In the wake of the revolutionary events, he was given temporary retirement in March 1919 and final retirement from 1929.

literature

  • Hans Körner: Frankfurt patrician. Ernst Vögel-Verlag, Munich 1971.
  • Biographical Handbook of the Foreign Service. Ferdinand Schöningh-Verlag, 2005, ISBN 3-506-71841-X .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hans Körner: Frankfurt patricians. Verlag Ernst Vögel, Munich, 1871, p. 67.
  2. ↑ a b Biographical Handbook of the Foreign Service 1871-1945. Vol. 2, Ferdinand Schöningh-Verlag, 2005, p. 395f.
personal data
SURNAME Humbracht, Josef von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH February 24, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Rudolstadt
DATE OF DEATH February 5, 1932
Place of death Muenster