Wilhelm von Borries

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Wilhelm Friedrich Otto Graf von Borries (born July 30, 1802 in Dorum , † May 14, 1883 in Celle ) was a leading politician in the Kingdom of Hanover and a member of the Westphalian-Lower Saxon noble family Borries .

origin

His parents were the court judge and senior bailiff of Dorum Wilhelm von Borries (1776–1819) and his wife Juliane von der Betten (1781–1856), a daughter of Dietrich Georg von der Betten and Hieme Marie Elisabeth von der Lieth .

Live and act

Through his family he was the heir to Horneburg and Apensen , as well as heir on the Delm .

Von Borries first attended the Knight's Academy in Lüneburg and studied law in Göttingen from 1821 to 1824 , where he also became a member of the Corps Bremensia Göttingen , and then entered the judicial service of the Kingdom of Hanover. Among other things, he worked at the court in Stade . In 1834 he married Artemise von Lütcken.

In 1848 he moved to Landdrostei in Stade . During the revolution of 1848 von Borries initially sided with the liberals, but later switched to the aristocratic party. As a result, he made a name for himself in conservative circles and therefore became Minister of the Interior of the kingdom in 1851. However, his views did not agree with those of the moderate head of government Eduard von Schele zu Schelenburg , so that von Borries resigned in 1852. In 1855 he was again Minister of the Interior in the Eduard von Kielmansegg government .

He then became the de facto chief minister of the kingdom and was one of the main people responsible for enforcing a strict policy of reaction . The Chamber of Nobles in Parliament was restored. Officials who were not on the government side were disciplined. The elections were successfully influenced in favor of the government, so that it had a majority in parliament.

As von Borries tried harder to strengthen royal power and the influence of the bureaucracy, he lost the support of the noble party. At the same time, it came under pressure from the Liberals, who regained strength in the late 1850s. His radical declaration of war against the German National Association met with criticism in the liberal camp beyond Hanover.

From King George V von Borries was elevated to the hereditary count because of his attitude against the liberals. However, in the course of the so-called catechism dispute in 1862, he became the subject of popular anger and was dismissed as a minister in 1862. A year later, von Borries became a member of the first chamber of parliament and in 1865 President of the Council of State .

After the end of the Kingdom of Hanover and its incorporation into the Prussian state, von Borries became a member of the Provincial Parliament for the Province of Hanover and the Prussian manor house . There he tried, without entering into a fundamental opposition to Prussia, to preserve as many of the former kingdom's rights as possible.

family

On February 20, 1834, he married Artemise, b. von Lütcken (1813–1872), a sister of Eduard Christian von Lütcken . The couple had several children:

  • Wilhelm Eduard Philipp (* October 11, 1836: † August 27, 1913), District Administrator ∞ 1870 Anna Johanne Caroline von der Betten (* February 12, 1848)
  • Heinrich Otto (born February 15, 1838 - † December 5, 1895), Rittmeister ∞ Marie Küper (* May 10, 1845 - † February 13, 1915)
  • Karl Hermann Ludwig (September 14, 1845 - June 15, 1908), Lieutenant ∞ 1876 Auguste Mathilde Margarethe Heitmann (July 28, 1849 - May 27, 1936)
  • Ludowike (March 22, 1850 - January 8, 1917) ∞ 1870 Curt von Burghoff (October 6, 1847 - March 19, 1915)

literature

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ After Wilhelm von Hassell: History of the Kingdom of Hanover. Using previously unknown pieces of files , vol. 2. Heinsius successor, Leipzig 1899, between p. 316 and 317.
  2. ^ Kösener corps lists 1910, 63 , 224.
  3. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses, 1902, third year, p.238
personal data
SURNAME Borries, Wilhelm von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Borries, Wilhelm Friedrich Otto Graf von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hanoverian Minister
DATE OF BIRTH July 30, 1802
PLACE OF BIRTH Dorum
DATE OF DEATH May 14, 1883
Place of death Celle