Ministry of Buol-Schauenstein

Karl Ferdinand von Buol-Schauenstein, lithograph by Joseph Kriehuber 1854

The Ministry of Buol-Schauenstein of the Austrian Empire under the chairman of the Ministerial Conference Karl Ferdinand von Buol-Schauenstein held office from April 11, 1852 to August 21, 1859.

history

Buol-Schauenstein's predecessor was Prime Minister Felix Fürst zu Schwarzenberg , who died on April 5, 1852. After his death, the position of prime minister was not filled again. Karl Ferdinand von Buol-Schauenstein succeeded him as Chairman of the Ministerial Conference and Foreign Minister. The Minister of the Interior, Alexander von Bach, was the de facto head of government .

Buol-Schauenstein's undecided stance in the Crimean War had an unfavorable effect on Austro-Russian relations. In 1859 his ultimatum led to the unfortunate war with Piedmont-Sardinia . He resigned on August 21, 1859. His policy was considered to have failed.

Johann Bernhard Graf von Rechberg and Rothenlöwen ( Ministry of Rechberg ) succeeded him as Chairman of the Ministerial Conference and Foreign Minister .

Members of the Council of Ministers

Karl Ferdinand von Buol-Schauenstein (1797–1865), Chairman of the Ministerial Conference and Foreign Minister
Alexander von Bach (1813–1893), Minister of the Interior
Andreas von Baumgartner (1793–1865), Minister of Commerce and Finance until 1855
Karl Ludwig von Bruck (1798–1860), Minister of Finance from 1855
Anton Csorich von Monte Creto (1795–1864), Minister of War until 1853
Karl Ludwig von Grünne (1808–1884), Minister of War from 1853
Johann Franz Kempen (1793–1863), Minister of Police
Philipp von Krauss (1792–1861), Minister of Justice until 1857
Franz Seraphin von Nádasdy (1801–1883), Minister of Justice from 1857
Bernhard von Rechberg (1806–1899) served briefly in 1859 as Foreign Minister for Buol-Schauenstein
Franz Seraph von Stadion (1806–1853), Minister without Portfolio until 1853
Leo von Thun and Hohenstein (1811–1888), Minister for Culture and Education
Ferdinand von Thinnfeld (1793–1868), Minister for State Culture and Mining
Georg von Toggenburg (1810–1888), Minister of Commerce from 1855

literature

Constantin von Wurzbach : Buol-Schauenstein von Friedberg, Strasbourg and Ehrenfels, Karl Ferdinand Graf von . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 2nd part. Publishing house of the typographic-literary-artistic establishment (L. C. Zamarski, C. Dittmarsch & Comp.), Vienna 1857, pp. 204–207 ( digitized version ).
von Hoffinger : Buol-Schauenstein, Karl Graf . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 553 f.
Buol-Schauenstein . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 3, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 643.
Hellmuth Rößler: Buol-Schauenstein, Karl Graf. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 23 f. ( Digitized version ).
Buol-Schauenstein Karl Ferdinand Graf. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 127.

Individual evidence

↑ Die Neue Deutsche Biographie (Volume 3, 1957) judges his policy: “He failed because he was unable to get his inconsistent emperor through the correct knowledge of the threat to the Austrian existence from Prussia and Russia and did not make the necessary Italian sacrifices would have."

[1] Die Neue Deutsche Biographie (Volume 3, 1957) judges his policy: “He failed because he was unable to get his inconsistent emperor through the correct knowledge of the threat to the Austrian existence from Prussia and Russia and did not make the necessary Italian sacrifices would have."