Supreme state authorities in Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

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This article describes the highest state authorities, i.e. the executive in Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt .

Counts or princes

Until 1918, sovereigns were the counts or princes of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. These determined the policy. The higher authorities were subordinate to them.

chancellery

In 1574 the office in Rudolstadt was created as the highest state authority for the Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt suzerainty . The Chancellor was at the head of this state administration. Since the 17th century the office has been called the government . It was at the same time the highest administrative authority and the highest court. In the 17th century it consisted of the chancellor, two or three court councilors and clerks.

As early as 1572, the chancellery for the Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt subordinate rule was established in Frankenhausen . This lost importance over time and was dissolved in 1809. Thus the office in Rudolstadt was responsible for the whole principality.

Secret council college

The secret council was established in 1712. It was responsible for the "secret" issues, that is, the political issues that the prince only wanted to leave familiar employees with. At first these were mainly questions of foreign policy and questions of the Princely House. After the March Revolution , it was renamed Ministry on December 29, 1848 .

Administrative reform in 1850

With the administrative reform in 1850, the government and ministry were dissolved. The separation of the judiciary from the administration was implemented. The judicial function of the government was transferred to the newly formed district courts and the Eisenach appeal court (see Courts in the Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt ). The Ministry of Rudolstadt was now at the head of the administration .

It consisted of the following departments:

  • Department 1 (Outer and Princely House)
  • Department of the Interior
  • Department of Justice
  • Department for Churches and School Supplies
  • Department of Finance

In the reaction era , the separation of jurisdiction and administration was called into question again for reasons of cost. In 1858, the old government was re-established but abolished at the request of the state parliament in 1868.

In the Weimar Republic

Even after the November Revolution, the ministry remained the head of the administration. In addition to the civil servants, there were now four politicians who were elected by the state parliament on November 23, 1818. A social democrat was now at the head of the ministry. An elected member was added to the official members of the ministry. Hartmann was for the finance department, Otto for the interior, Bernhardt for the judiciary and Meißner for church and school matters. Since the elected members were active on a voluntary basis, the main responsibility remained with the civil servants. After the state parliament elections on March 16, 1919, the state parliament elected the new ministry on May 25, 1919.

When it was incorporated into Thuringia , the ministry became the Rudolstadt regional government in January 1923 .

people

Members of the Secret Council College

Chancellor and Consistorial President of Rudolstadt

  • Christian-Ulrich v. Ketelhodt 1701–1777 Chancellor in Rudolstadt

  • Carl-Gerd v. Ketelhodt 1738–1814 Chancellor in Rudolstadt, founder of a library

  • Friedrich-Wilhelm Freiherr von Ketelhodt 1766–1836 Chancellor in Rudolstadt, diplomat

Members of the entire ministry 1850–1858 and of the Rudolstadt ministry 1858–1868

Boards of the ministerial departments 1850-1858

President of the provincial administrative colleges 1858–1868

Minister of State and board members of the ministerial departments in Rudolstadt 1868 to 1922

Members of the entire ministry 1918–1920 and the regional government 1920–1922

Non-civil servants

Official members

literature

  • Ulrich Hess: History of the State Authorities in Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, 1994, ISBN 3-334-60503-5

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Law of April 26, 1850, concerning the organization of the Ministry
  2. ^ Ordinance on the organization of the highest state authorities of April 30, 1858