Government (Waldeck-Pyrmont)
The government of the counties and principalities of Waldeck-Pyrmont was the executive of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 1654 to 1867.
In the HRR
In 1654 a velvet and country chancellery was formed in Korbach for both parts of the country . This consisted of a director and three councilors and was the upper administrative authority and, above all, the court. After the Eisenberger line died out, Count Christian Ludwig moved the velvet and country chancellery to Mengeringhausen in 1696. By ordinance of January 7, 1696, the tasks of the Velvet and Land Chancellery were described and separated from other state colleges. After that, it was primarily a dish. In addition, she was responsible for sovereignty and police duties, municipal and accounting supervision and for guardianship and feudal matters. After the prince of Friedrich Anton Ulrich, the velvet and country chancellery was renamed the government. From 1817, the tasks as a court were transferred to the state college of the judiciary. In 1748 both institutions were merged again. From 1728 the seat of government was officially Arolsen, even if the rooms in Mengeringhausen were in fact still used until the 1750s.
In the German Confederation
By decree of August 10, 1817, the government's judicial function was reduced. In civil proceedings the court court had now taken its place, but the government remained the highest criminal court until 1835 (see also courts in the Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont ). Now the government, which continued to consist of a president and two councilors, was only responsible for administrative matters.
The March Revolution led to a structural change. The ordinance on the union of the upper administrative authorities and the formation of the state government of June 11, 1849 repealed the previous government and the other upper state authorities and combined them in the new state government. At the head of the government was a president. The members of the government college headed one or more of the seven departments.
- Affairs of the Princely House
- Relationships to German imperial power and to other states
- Interior
- Judiciary
- Church and school matters (this department was outsourced as a consistory by decree of March 2, 1853, as before 1849. New department 5 became the department for domains and forests)
- Finance (this department was subordinate to the "Finance Chamber" formed from the previous Princely Domain and Forest Chamber and the Landscape Chamber. By ordinance of October 3, 1851, the Finance Chamber was integrated into the Finance department. In 1853, the Domains and Forests division was made up of Department 6 outsourced (see above)
- Military affairs
With the conclusion of the accession agreement with Prussia in 1867, the administration passed to Prussia and the state government ended its work.
Heads of government
| title | Head of government | Period | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chancellor | Johannes Scherbaum | 1696-1714 | |
| president | Friedrich Ernst von Padberg | 1715-1716 | |
| president | Hermann Joh. Christian von Uffeln | 1716-1726 | |
| Secret advice | Friedrich Schumacher , Carl Gottfried von Rauchbar , Friedrich August von Klettenberg | 1726-1733 | It is unclear whether the government was run jointly by the three-member directors, or whether there was a difference in rank. |
| Privy Councilor and Chancellor | Friedrich August von Klettenberg | 1733-1740 | |
| District President | Karl Georg August von Zerbst | 1742-1769 | |
| District President | Friedrich Ludwig Wieprecht of Zerbst | 1769-1814 | |
| District President / Director | Carl Rudolf von Preen | 1814-1823 | |
| Government director | Burchard Christian von Spilcker | 1824-1839 | |
| Government director | Georg Christian August Varnhagen | 1838-1843 | |
| Government director | Ludwig Hagemann | 1843 – March 1848 | |
| Secret Justice Council | Carl von Stockhausen | March to July 1848 | Provisional continuation of business |
| Government assessor | Wilhelm Gleisner | July 1848 to June 1849 | Provisional continuation of business |
| State Council | Wolrad Schumacher | 1849-1851 | Presidency of the government college |
| Council of State, from 1853 district president | Carl Winterberg | 1851-1867 | Presidency of the government college |
literature
- Papritz, Johannes : Repertories of the Hessian State Archives Marburg, inventory 135: Waldeck, 1985, pp. XVIII – XXI.