Rudolf von Auerswald
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Rudolf von Auerswald | |
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3rd Minister President of Prussia | |
In office 25 June 1848 – 8 September 1848 | |
Monarch | Frederick William IV |
Preceded by | Gottfried Ludolf Camphausen |
Succeeded by | Ernst von Pfuel |
Foreign minister of Prussia | |
In office 25 June – 21 September 1848 | |
Preceded by | Alexander von Schleinitz |
Succeeded by | August von Dönhoff |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 September 1795 Marienwerder, West Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia |
Died | 15 January 1866 Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia | (aged 70)
Rudolf Ludwig Cäsar von Auerswald (1 September 1795 – 15 January 1866) was a German official who served as
Biography
Auerswald was born in
A friend of Prince
Auerswald married his cousin Countess Adela Dohna-Lauck in 1817. After his discharge from the military he acquired an estate in the
Auerswald was a member of the knighthood of the East Prussian provincial diet, sometimes with the role of parliamentary marshal (Landtagsmarschall). During a diet paying homage to King Frederick William IV of Prussia, Auerswald was one of the politicians who reminded the new king of the 1815 promise of his predecessor, Frederick William III, to grant a constitution. Auerswald became Regierungspräsident of Regierungsbezirk Trier in 1842.
After the outbreak of the
After his resignation, Auerswald returned to his post as Oberpräsident in Königsberg. After the dissolution of the National Assembly, the imposition of the
Auerswald became a member of the Second Chamber (the Prussian House of Representatives) in 1853 as part of the liberal opposition, owing to his friendship with Crown Prince William. After William's assumption of the Prussian regency and the end of the Manteuffel government, William named Charles Anthony, Prince of Hohenzollern, as Prime Minister. Auerswald served as a minister without portfolio, although he led the government in all but name. Hopes for a more liberal era ended, however, in the face of resistance from the civil service, the court of Regent William, and especially from the House of Representatives.
The military budgetary crisis of 1860 brought Auerswald in opposition to his own liberal party, but he sought a middle ground between William and parliament. The inability to form a compromise caused a splintering of the liberals in 1861. The lack of a liberal majority led to the resignation of Auerswald and a number of ministers in March 1862. The next government was led by Otto von Bismarck.
Auerswald resigned from politics completely. Despite his liberal views and the defeat of the Prussian liberals, he was not disgraced, and a court position as lord burgrave of Marienburg (Malbork) was created for him instead. Auerswald died in Berlin, Brandenburg.
See also
References
- Richard von Bardeleben (1875), "Auerswald, Rudolf von", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 1, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 651–654