Wilhelm Freiherr Knigge

Wilhelm Freiherr Knigge as a member of the Reichstag in 1912

Wilhelm Freiherr Knigge (born June 10, 1863 in Altabgülden , † July 2, 1932 in Schneidemühl ) was the owner of the manor and member of the German Reichstag .

origin

Wilhelm Knigge's parents were Baron August Adam Otto von Knigge , Herr auf Pattensen und Santen, (born June 25, 1824 - † November 28, 1895) and his wife, Baroness Helene von Koskull (* July 6, 1837, † April 1, 1900 ), from the house of Kruschkaln.

Life

Knigge was taught by private tutors until 1874 and then attended high school in Hanover until 1881. He learned practical agriculture in the province of Saxony and studied in 1882 at the University of Halle . In 1884 he became an officer in the 10th Hussar Regiment in Stendal . His last rank was Major d. Reserve. He was the owner of the manor in Grunau near Flatow, a member of the district council in Flatow and a member of the board of the district synod. He was the holder of the Landwehr Service Award First Class , the Iron Cross Second Class (1915) and Knight of Honor of the Order of St. John . During the First World War he served as a district chief in Libau after initially serving as a cavalryman at the front.

From 1912 to 1918 he was a member of the German Reichstag for the constituency district of Marienwerder 7 ( Schlochau , Flatow ) and the German Conservative Party .

family

He married Countess Klara zu Castell-Rüdenhausen on October 14, 1887 in Mittau (* October 15, 1861). The couple had at least one daughter:

Marie Luise (born July 20, 1895)

Individual evidence

^ Imperial Statistical Office (ed.): The Reichstag elections of 1912. Issue 2. Berlin: Verlag von Puttkammer & Mühlbrecht, 1913, p. 84 (Statistics of the German Reich, Vol. 250); Carl-Wilhelm Reibel: Handbook of the Reichstag elections 1890-1918. Alliances, results, candidates (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 15). Half volume 1, Droste, Düsseldorf 2007, ISBN 978-3-7700-5284-4 , pp. 105-110.

Web links

Baron Knigge, Wilhelm in the database of members of the Reichstag
Biography of Wilhelm Baron Knigge . In: Heinrich Best : database of the members of the Reichstag of the Empire 1867/71 to 1918 (Biorab - Kaiserreich)

personal data
SURNAME	Knigge, Wilhelm Freiherr
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Knigge, Wilhelm Freiherr (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German manor owner and politician, MdR
DATE OF BIRTH	June 10, 1863
PLACE OF BIRTH	Old figures
DATE OF DEATH	July 2, 1932
Place of death	Schneidemühl

[1] Imperial Statistical Office (ed.): The Reichstag elections of 1912. Issue 2. Berlin: Verlag von Puttkammer & Mühlbrecht, 1913, p. 84 (Statistics of the German Reich, Vol. 250); Carl-Wilhelm Reibel: Handbook of the Reichstag elections 1890-1918. Alliances, results, candidates (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 15). Half volume 1, Droste, Düsseldorf 2007, ISBN 978-3-7700-5284-4 , pp. 105-110.