List of Prussian ministers of justice
List of Prussian ministers of justice .
Modern ministerial administration began in Prussia under Friedrich Wilhelm I. From around 1723, his five ministers were each responsible for specific areas and each province. At the same time, three ministers were given the function of minister of justice; They could only make important decisions collectively ( collegial principle ). The main tasks were nominations for judges, training of lawyers, administration of the judicial system (buildings and personnel), registries (especially the land registers) and advising the king. This system was maintained until 1737, later reactivated temporarily.
The systematic elaboration of statutes began under Frederick II . This task was entrusted to a newly created Grand Chancellor (also known as Senior Justice Minister and Chief de Justice ) in 1747 . At times there was also ongoing administration by other Justice Ministers; especially under the Grand Chancellor Jarriges, who worked with four other ministers. Typical responsibilities of these other Ministers of Justice were the management of the criminal department, the military justice or the administration of justice as well as the supervision of the provincial justice. From 1762 until the 19th century, the “spiritual affairs” (churches and education) were also the responsibility of the ministers of justice ( Zedlitz , Wöllner , Massow ).
With the reforms of 1808/18 , an independent Ministry of Justice was established, which was split into one in 1817
- Minister of Justice Administration
- Minister for the Revision of Legislation
From 1848 the organization corresponded to the practice we are familiar with today.
What is confusing is that provinces also had a minister of justice. In addition to the Justice Ministers of the State of Prussia, there was also a Justice Minister of the Province of Prussia (which later became “ East Prussia ”, even more confusing: for historical reasons it was referred to as “the Kingdom”). The provincial justice ministers held the title Chancellor at times . As far as there are articles about them, they are also listed here for better classification .
Collegial principle from 1723 to 1737
| Surname | Taking office | Resignation | image |
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| Christoph von Katsch * 1665; † 1729 |
Sole Minister and Grand Chancellor from 1737 to 1817
| Surname | Taking office | Resignation | Title, tasks | image |
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| Samuel of Cocceji | 1737 | 1739 | sole Minister of Justice |
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| Samuel of Cocceji | 1741 | 1746 | sole Minister of Justice | |
| Samuel of Cocceji | 1747 | 1755 | Grand Chancellor | |
| Levin Friedrich Christoph August von Bismarck | December 20, 1746 | 1764 | ||
| Philipp Joseph von Jariges | 1755 | November 9, 1770 | Grand Chancellor | |
| Ernst Friedemann von Münchhausen | 1763 | 1764 | Minister of State and Justice | |
| Carl Joseph Maximilian von Fürst and Kupferberg | 1763 | 1770 | Head of the judiciary in several provinces | |
| Carl Joseph Maximilian von Fürst and Kupferberg | 1770 | 1770 | Grand Chancellor | |
| Karl Abraham von Zedlitz | 1770 | 1789 | Criminal Department | |
| Karl Abraham von Zedlitz | 1771 | 1788 | also spiritual matters | |
| Wolfgang Ferdinand von Dörnberg | 1771 | 1793 | Minister of Justice of the French Colony and Spiritual Affairs | |
| Ernst Friedemann von Münchhausen | 1771 | Judicial administration | ||
| Johann Heinrich von Carmer | 1780 | 1794 | Grand Chancellor | |
| Eberhard Friedrich von der Reck | December 30, 1784 | 1807 | ||
| Johann Christoph von Wöllner | 1788 | March 11, 1798 | Spiritual Affairs | |
| Heinrich Julius von Goldbeck | December 11, 1789 | January 7, 1795 | ||
| Heinrich Julius von Goldbeck | January 7, 1795 | Grand Chancellor | ||
| Albrecht Heinrich von Arnim on Kröchlendorff and Woddow | 1798 | 1802 | ||
| Julius Eberhard Wilhelm Ernst von Massow | April 2, 1798 | Spiritual Affairs | ||
| Carl Friedrich von Beyme | November 25, 1808 | June 4, 1810 | Grand Chancellor | |
| Friedrich Leopold von Kircheisen | 1810 | 1817 | Reform time |
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Two departments from 1817 to 1848
| Surname | Taking office | Resignation | Department | image |
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| Friedrich Leopold von Kircheisen | 1817 | 1825 | Judicial administration |
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| Carl Friedrich von Beyme | 1817 | December 31, 1819 | Revision of the law | |
| Heinrich von Danckelmann | April 23, 1825 | December 19, 1830 | Judicial administration | |
| Heinrich Gottlob von Mühler | February 9, 1832 | September 30, 1844 | Judicial administration | |
| Karl Albert Christoph Heinrich von Kamptz | February 9, 1832 | 1842 | Revision of the law | |
| Friedrich Carl von Savigny | February 28, 1842 | March 30, 1848 | Revision of the law | |
| Alexander von Uhden | October 1, 1844 | March 20, 1848 | Judicial administration |
Present cut from 1848 to 1945
| Surname | Taking office | Resignation | image |
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| Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Bornemann | March 20, 1848 | June 20, 1848 |
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| Karl Anton Maercker (Maerker) | June 25, 1848 | September 21, 1848 | |
| Gustav Wilhelm Kisker | September 25, 1848 | November 11, 1848 | |
| Wilhelm Rintelen | November 11, 1848 | April 10, 1849 | |
| Ludwig Simons | April 10, 1849 | December 14, 1860 | |
| August von Bernuth | December 17, 1860 | March 17, 1862 | |
| Leopold zur Lippe-Biesterfeld-Weißenfeld | December 1862 | December 2, 1867 | |
| Gerhard Adolph Wilhelm Leonhardt | December 5, 1867 | October 29, 1879 | |
| Heinrich von Friedberg | October 29, 1879 | January 16, 1889 | |
| Hermann von Schelling | January 31, 1889 | November 13, 1894 | |
| Karl Heinrich Schönstedt | November 13, 1894 | November 20, 1905 | |
| Max von Beseler | November 20, 1905 | August 6, 1917 | |
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Peter Spahn from November 14, 1918 together with Kurt Rosenfeld |
August 6, 1917 | November 27, 1918 | |
| Kurt Rosenfeld | November 14, 1918 | January 1919 | |
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Wolfgang Heine together with Kurt Rosenfeld until January 1919 |
November 27, 1918 | March 30, 1919 | |
| Hugo am Zehnhoff | March 25, 1919 | March 5, 1927 | |
| Hermann Schmidt | March 5, 1927 | July 20, 1932 | |
| Heinrich Hölscher , Reich Commissioner | 1932 | 1933 | |
| Hanns Kerrl | April 11, 1933 | 1934 | |
| Franz Gürtner | 1934 | 1935 |
Provincial Minister (Chancellor)
| Surname | Taking office | Resignation | province | image |
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| Friedrich Alexander von Korff | 1766 | Prussia |
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| Karl (Carl) Friedrich Ludwig Albrecht (Albert) Count Finck von Finckenstein | 1785 | Prussia | ||
| Karl (Carl) Wilhelm von Schrötter (Schröter) | Prussia | |||
| Karl Gustav von Goßler | 1869 | 1885 | Prussia | |
| Samuel of Cocceji | 1741 | 1743 | Silesia | |
| Georg Dietloff von Arnim | 1743 | 1748 | Silesia | |
| Adolph Albrecht von Danckelman | March 24, 1780 | 1795 | Silesia | |
| Johann Heinrich von Carmer | 1768 | 1780 | Silesia |
Remarks
- Different times are sometimes mentioned in the literature. This is because they refer to provisional assumption of office, appointment by the king and prime minister, formal inauguration; the same applies to a request for dismissal, approval of farewell and transfer of office / appointment of a successor. This can lead to gaps or overlaps, especially in turbulent times and if the predecessor is ill.
- Other first names were sometimes used during his lifetime, as it later became naturalized in literature. Therefore the full name is given.
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- Prussian State Ministry : Protocols (Acta Borussica)
- Division of the Ministry of Justice . In Magnus Friedrich von Bassewitz : The Kurmark Brandenburg: its condition and its administration immediately before the outbreak of the French war in October 1806 . Leipzig 1847. p. 44 f. ( Text archive - Internet Archive )