Oswald von Richthofen
Oswald von Richthofen | |
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| Preceded by | Otto L. Schmidt-Leda |
| Succeeded by | Maximilian von Loehr |
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| Born | 13 October 1847 Principality of Moldavia |
| Died | 17 January 1907 (aged 59) Berlin, German Empire |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Oswald Samuel Konstantin FreiherrForeign Office from 23 October 1900 to 17 January 1906.
Background and career
The son of diplomat
German South-West Africa was completed. A post office in the colony is named in his honour.[2][failed verification
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He was appointed Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs in December 1897.
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Richthofen became Secretary on 23 October 1900, when he succeeded
Heinrich Leonhard von Tschirschky und Bögendorff
.
Distinctions
He received the following orders and decorations:[3]
- German orders and decorations
Prussia:
- Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class
- Landwehr Service Medal, 2nd Class
- Knight of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class with Crown and Star
- Knight of the Crown Order, 1st Class, December 1902[4]
Baden:
- Commander of the Order of Berthold the First, 1st Class, 1899[5]
- Grand Cross of the Zähringer Lion, with Oak Leaves
Bavaria: Grand Cross of the Merit Order of St. Michael
Brunswick: Commander of the Order of Henry the Lion, 2nd Class
Grand Duchy of Hesse: Grand Cross of the Merit Order of Philip the Magnanimous
Mecklenburg:
- Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Golden Crown
- Grand Cross of the Griffon
Oldenburg: Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon
Saxony: Grand Cross of the Albert Order, 1901;[6] with Golden Star and Silver Crown
Württemberg: Grand Cross of the Friedrich Order, with Swords
- Foreign orders and decorations
Austria-Hungary:[7]
- Knight of the Iron Crown, 1st Class, 1900
- Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Leopold, 1902
Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
Principality of Bulgaria: Grand Cross of the Civil Merit Order, in Diamonds
Ethiopian Empire: Grand Cross of the Star of Ethiopia
France: Commander of the Legion of Honour
Kingdom of Greece: Grand Cross of the Redeemer
Empire of Japan: Grand Cordon of the Rising Sun, September 1901[8]
Kingdom of Italy: Grand Cross of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, August 1902[9]
Luxembourg: Grand Cross of the Oak Crown
Principality of Montenegro: Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Danilo I
Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Netherlands Lion
Ottoman Empire:
- Order of Osmanieh, 1st Class in Diamonds
- Order of the Medjidie, 1st Class
- Order of Glory
Persian Empire:
- Order of the Lion and the Sun, 1st Class in Diamonds
- Order of the August Portrait
Royal Military Order of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Qing dynasty: Order of the Double Dragon, Class I Grade III
Grand Cross of the Crown of Romania
Knight of St. Alexander Nevsky
Kingdom of Serbia: Grand Cross of the White Eagle
Spain:
- Grand Cross of Isabella the Catholic, 23 June 1889[10]
- Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III
- Sweden-Norway: Commander of the Order of Vasa, 2nd Class, 12 July 1878[11]
United Kingdom: Honorary Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, 1 July 1904[12]
References
- ^ Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as Baron). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.
- ^ "BIOGRAPHIES OF NAMIBIAN PERSONALITIESin alphabetical order".
- ^ Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat fur das jahr 1906, p. 65
- ^ "Latest intelligence - the German Tariff Bill". The Times. No. 36951. London. 15 December 1902. p. 5.
- ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1902), "Großherzogliche Orden" p. 82
- ^ Sachsen (1901). "Königlich Orden". Staatshandbuch für den Königreich Sachsen: 1901. Dresden: Heinrich. p. 145 – via hathitrust.org.
- ^ "Ritter-Orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1906, pp. 67, 97, retrieved 2 November 2019
- ^ "Court circular". The Times. No. 36573. London. 30 September 1901. p. 7.
- ^ "Latest intelligence - The King of Italy in Berlin". The Times. No. 36859. London. 29 August 1902. p. 3.
- ^ "Real Orden de Isabel la Católica". Guía Oficial de España (in Spanish). 1906. p. 175. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender (PDF) (in Swedish), 1884, p. 461, retrieved 8 March 2021 – via gupea.ub.gu.se
- ^ The London Gazette, issue 27704, p. 5191
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