Ministry of Kolowrat

The Kolowrat Ministry of the Austrian Empire, chaired by Prime Minister Franz Anton von Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky , was in office from March 20 to April 19, 1848.

history

As a result of the March Revolution in 1848, State Chancellor Prince Metternich , who was hated by the people for his rigidly conservative attitude, had to resign. A Council of Ministers of the Austrian Empire was formed, with Count Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky appointed as its head. He was the first constitutional Prime Minister in the Austrian Empire . He only held this office from March 20 to April 19, 1848. He was succeeded as Prime Minister Karl Ludwig von Ficquelmont , who, however, as a member of Metternich's party and a proven friend of Russia , was forced to resign by demonstrations at the beginning of May.

Members of the Council of Ministers

• Franz Anton von Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky (1778–1861), Prime Minister
• Karl Ludwig von Ficquelmont (1777–1857), Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Philipp von Krauss (1792–1861), Minister of Finance from April 2, 1848
• Karl Friedrich von Kübeck (1780–1855), Minister of Finance until April 2, 1848
• Franz von Pillersdorf (1786–1862), Minister of the Interior
• Franz Seraph von Sommaruga (1780–1860), Minister of Culture
• Ludwig Graf Taaffe , Minister of Justice

• Peter von Zanini , Minister of War

literature

• Count Kolowrat . In: Illustrirte Zeitung . No. 15 . J. J. Weber, Leipzig October 7, 1843, p. 226-227 ( books.google.de ).
• Constantin von Wurzbach : Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky, Franz Anton Graf . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 12th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1864, pp. 392–396 ( digitized version ).
• Franz Freiherr von Sommaruga:  Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky, Franz Graf . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, pp. 488-491.