Ministry of Wessenberg

Johann Philipp von Wessenberg, portrait by Wendelin Moosbrugger

The Ministry of Wessenberg of the Austrian Empire, chaired by Prime Minister Johann Philipp Freiherr von Wessenberg-Ampringen , held office during the Revolution of 1848 from July 18 to November 21, 1848.

history

His predecessor was the brief acting Prime Minister Anton von Doblhoff-Dier . After his resignation on July 18, the liberal-minded Johann von Wessenberg came into office as Prime Minister. When Imperial Austrian troops were supposed to march from Vienna against the rebellious Hungary on October 6, 1848 , the Vienna October Uprising took place . Minister of War von Latour, who had ordered the troops to march, was lynched by the angry crowd . After the rebels succeeded in conquering the Imperial Armory in Renngasse, Emperor Ferdinand , the imperial military and the government of Vienna left. Imperial troops under Prince Windisch-Graetz brought the capital Vienna back under their control by October 31. On November 21, 1848 Felix zu Schwarzenberg was appointed Prime Minister.

Members of the Council of Ministers

• Johann von Wessenberg (1773-1858), Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Theodor Baillet de Latour (1780–1848), Minister of War until his murder on October 6, 1848 in Vienna
• Philipp von Krauss (1792–1861), Minister of Finance
• Alexander von Bach (1813–1893), Minister of Justice
• Anton von Doblhoff-Dier (1800–1872), Minister for Education
• Theodor von Hornbostel (1815–1888), Minister of Commerce
• Ernst von Schwarzer , Minister for Public Works

literature

• Constantin von Wurzbach : Wessenberg-Ampringen, Johann Philipp Freiherr . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 55th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1887, pp. 161–168 ( digitized version ).
• Alfred von Arneth : Johann Freiherr von Wessenberg. A 19th century Austrian statesman . 2 volumes, W. Braumüller, Vienna 1898.
• Alfred Ritter von Arneth :  Wessenberg, Johann Freiherr von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 42, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1897, pp. 157-173.