Karl Friedrich Wilhelm von Weise

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Karl Friedrich Wilhelm von Weise (born May 15, 1779 in Sondershausen ; † March 6, 1851 in Thierbach bei Meineweh ) was a German civil servant and politician.

Life

Karl Friedrich Wilhelm von Weise was the son of Ludwig Wilhelm Adolf von Weise , Chancellor and Schwarzburgisch-Sondershausen Chamber President. He was the oldest of twelve children, three of his siblings died in childhood, of his other siblings only his sisters are known by name, both of whom married the MP August Blumröder :

  • Albertine Viktoria Friederike von Weise (1781–1832);
  • Sophie Christiane Caroline von Weise (1786-1851).

He received scientific training from private tutors and from 1796 attended the University of Göttingen to study law and camera studies . After three years he finished his studies and returned to Sondershausen. There is a change of government had now occurred, because on 14 October 1794, Prince Christian Günther died and his eldest son Günther Friedrich Karl had taken its place. His father, Ludwig Wilhelm Adolf von Weise, was the official actuary at the time .

After Karl Friedrich Wilhelm von Weise worked as a lawyer for some time, he got a job as an assessor at the Princely Chamber. Some time later he became court and chamber councilor , vice-president and later president of the chamber. In this function he received frequent criticism from the population when it came to the administration of the princely chamber property; a task that he carried out to the satisfaction of his prince.

He took 1814/15 at the Congress of Vienna negotiations , together with his father, in part, as well as in the negotiations with Prussia , which had concluded on June 15, 1816 State Treaty consequence, making the former between black-Sondershausen and Saxony Rezessverhältnisse were eliminated . In this contract, Prussia waived the sovereignty and feudal rights that had led to disputes between the Electorate of Saxony and Schwarzenburg-Sondershausen in the past , against the assignment of the Bodungen office , and left the Ebeleben office with the exclave of Bothenheilingen and the noble court places Großfurra and Bendeleben .

He also led the negotiations with Prussia because of the foundation of the Thuringian customs union and its affiliation with Prussia from 1832 to 1833; his diplomatic skills and prudence were later emphasized by the General Customs Director Brand.

When the prince's son, Günther Friedrich Carl II, took over the government in 1835 , Karl Friedrich Wilhelm von Weise resigned and retired to private life; for this he lived on the estate of his brother, the head stable master von Weise in Thierbach near Naumburg . It was only after his resignation that it was recognized that he had strictly adhered to princely law and could not have acted otherwise. Under his chairmanship, the Dominialgüter had improved and the farms leased to the farmers were meanwhile model farms.

Karl Friedrich Wilhelm von Weise was unmarried throughout his life.

Awards

Due to the negotiations with Prussia, he was awarded the 3rd Class Red Eagle Order .

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personal data
SURNAME Way, Karl Friedrich Wilhelm von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Way, Carl Friedrich Wilhelm von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German civil servant and politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 15, 1779
PLACE OF BIRTH Sondershausen
DATE OF DEATH March 6, 1851
Place of death Thierbach near Meineweh