Karl Egon von Reitzenstein

Karl Egon Freiherr von Reitzenstein (born April 10, 1873 in Pawlowitz , ( Polish: Pawłowice ) in Upper Silesia ; † November 18, 1924 at Pilgramsdorf Castle ( Polish: Pielgrzymowice ), a district of Pawlowitz) was a landowner, a German politician and later a German Minority politician in the Second Polish Republic .

Life

He was an active officer in the Prussian army and heir of the Pilgramsdorf manor for over 10 years.

From 1908 to 1918 he was a member of the Prussian House of Representatives , elected for the constituency of Pleß - Rybnik . He was supported in his election by the center and the Poles against conservative candidates.

From 1922 to 1924 he was a member of the Sejm in Warsaw and the Silesian Parliament ( Sejm Śląski ) in Katowice . He resigned from his mandate in Warsaw. In the Silesian Parliament he represented the German People's Federation for Polish Silesia , of which he was president. At the same time he was chairman of the German Club , the faction of the German minority in Poland . He also chaired the Association of German Landowners in Polish Silesia. Three attacks were directed against von Reitzenstein, one of which seriously damaged his castle.

literature

Fritz Wertheimer: From German parties and party leaders abroad , 1927, 1930, p. 108.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Baron Freiherr Karl von Reitzenstein †. In: Upper Silesia in Pictures. Gleiwitz, 1924, 42, p. 2
↑ ^a ^b Beata Dorota Lake Mountain: The German minority press in Poland 1918-1939 and its Polish and Jewish image . Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main 2010, ISBN 978-3-631-60048-1 , p. 43 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

personal data
SURNAME	Reitzenstein, Karl Egon from
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Reitzenstein, Karl Egon Freiherr von (full name); Pawłowice, Karl Egon from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German politician, chairman of the German People's Union for Polish Silesia, member of the Silesian Parliament and the Prussian House of Representatives
DATE OF BIRTH	April 10, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH	Pawlowitz , Upper Silesia
DATE OF DEATH	November 18, 1924
Place of death	Pilgramsdorf Castle , Pielgrzymowice (Pawłowice)

[OiB-1] Baron Freiherr Karl von Reitzenstein †. In: Upper Silesia in Pictures. Gleiwitz, 1924, 42, p. 2

[Lakeberg-2] Beata Dorota Lake Mountain: The German minority press in Poland 1918-1939 and its Polish and Jewish image . Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main 2010, ISBN 978-3-631-60048-1 , p. 43 ( limited preview in Google Book search).