Siegmund Peter Martin
Siegmund Peter Martin (born October 15, 1780 in Holzhausen , † November 20, 1834 in Homberg / Efze ) was a German liberal politician .
During his studies in Göttingen and Marburg until 1801 he was involved in all-German student associations. From 1804 he was employed in the administrative service of the Army of Hesse-Kassel . In 1806 he took part in the uprising against the French troops and therefore fled to Hamburg. Returned in 1808, he became a justice of the peace. He participated in the preparation of the Dörnberg uprising of 1809 against Napoleonic foreign rule. After his overthrow, he helped prepare the Schills company . In 1810 he was sentenced to death in the Kingdom of Westphalia , but then pardoned.
At the end of 1813 he published the magazine Teutschland , which had to be discontinued after the first issue (he called for a constitutional monarchy). In 1816, together with Justus von Gruner, he stood up for German unity under Prussia's leadership. In 1831 he published the weekly newspaper Der Fürsten- und Volksfreund for a short time (5 months) .
Until his death he was an official advocate in Homberg in northern Hesse .
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- Extract from: Insurrection in the Kassel district in April 1809 Archival source on the Dörnberg uprising
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| SURNAME | Martin, Siegmund Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German liberal politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1780 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Holzhausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 20, 1834 |
| Place of death | Homberg / Efze |