Wilhelm von Hodenberg
Wilhelm Iwan August Benedict Freiherr von Hodenberg (* May 7, 1786 in Hameln , † July 27, 1861 in Celle ) was a Hanover- German civil servant and politician.
origin
His parents were Adolf Friedrich von Hodenberg (* February 11, 1755; † October 5, 1811) and his wife Friederike von Brummer (* September 29, 1762; † January 9, 1844).
Life
Wilhelm von Hodenberg first attended the Pagenschule at the Royal Electoral Court Marshal's Office in Hanover (since 1798 "Georgianum") and studied law at the University of Göttingen from 1804 to 1808 . From 1814–43 he was Drost in Lilienthal and Harburg , 1843 Landdrost in Lüneburg , 1850 director of the Royal Agricultural Society .
Politically, he worked in the Second Chamber from 1818 and in the First Chamber of the Kingdom of Hanover from 1832 to 1848 . He tried to mediate between the reactionary-absolutist and dogmatic-cramped liberalist currents of his time. He effectively advocated the idea of self-government and state-building from the bottom up.
As a collector and editor of documents, he became important for the science of history.
family
He married Luise von Zesterfleth (1794–1827), a daughter of the president of the Verdenschen knighthood in Stade Christian Arnold von Zesterfleth (1750–1820). The couple had several children:
- Auguste (born February 21, 1818) ⚭ Friedrich von der Betten (born January 30, 1802 - † January 7, 1881), Minister
- Charlotte Auguste Luise Helena Cäcilie (March 2, 1819 - March 8, 1908) ⚭ 1848 Count Achaz von der Schulenburg-Hehlen (June 18, 1807 - April 13, 1880), Rittmeister
- Adolfine (born September 3, 1824), Conventual in Walsrode
- Carl Iwan Bodo , politician (8 September 1826 - 20 October 1907)
- ⚭ 1862 Cécile van Rechteren (1836–1864)
- ⚭ 1868 Therese von Arnswaldt (1836–1873)
- Luise (* December 12, 1827) ⚭ 1854 Bodo von der Wense († March 30, 1871)
Works
- Bremen historical sources.
- Volume 1: The Stader Copiar. 1856.
- Volume 2: The Vörder Register. 1856. Digitized at the GDZ
- Volume 3: Zevener document book. 1857.
- Verden historical sources. 1856. in Google book search
- Calenberg document book.
- Volume 3: Archives of Loccum Abbey. 1858. in the Google book search, digitized at the GDZ
- Volume 5: Archives of the Mariensee Monastery. 1858. Digitized at the GDZ Facsimile at the DRW
- Volume 6: Archives of the Marienwerder Monastery. Facsimile at the DRW
- Volume 7: Archive of the Wennigsen Monastery. Facsimile at the DRW
- Volume 8: Archives of the Wülfinghausen Monastery. Facsimile at the DRW
- Volume 9: Archives of the Wunstorf Monastery. Facsimile at the DRW
literature
- von Hodenberg: Hodenberg, Wilhelm Freiherr von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, pp. 537-540.
- Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses for the year 1865. Fifteenth year, p.430
- Genealogy. Paperback of the baronial houses, 1900, p. 318.
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hodenberg, Wilhelm von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hodenberg, Wilhelm Iwan August Benedict Freiherr von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German civil servant and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1786 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamelin |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 27, 1861 |
| Place of death | Celle |