Theodor von Holleben
Theodor von Holleben (18 September 1838
.Biography
Holleben was educated at the universities of
Heidelberg, Berlin and Göttingen; became an officer in the Bodyguard Hussar Regiment; and took part in the Franco-Prussian War. He entered the diplomatic service in 1872; was chargé d'affaires at Beijing, China, 1873–1874, and at Tokyo, Japan, in 1875; minister at Buenos Aires 1876-1884, at Tokyo 1885-1889, and at Washington, D.C.
, 1892-93.
In 1897 he became ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the
German-Venezuelan dispute caused von Holleben′s resignation in January 1903, and he was succeeded by Baron Hermann Speck von Sternburg
.
While serving in the US, von Holleben received an
LL.D.) from Harvard University in June 1901.[2] After the visit to the United States of Prince Henry of Prussia in March 1902, the Emperor conferred upon von Holleben the Order of the Red Eagle, first class with Oak leaves.[3]
Orders and decorations
Kingdom of Prussia:[4]
- Landeswehr Service Medal, 1st Class
- Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class
- Knight of Justice of the Johanniter Order, 13 February 1874[5]
- Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle, 4th Class, 18 January 1879;[5] 2nd Class with Oak Leaves, 18 January 1891; with Crown, 16 September 1893;[6] 1st Class with Oak leaves, March 1902[3]
- Knight of the Royal Order of the Crown, 1st Class
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the Order of the White Falcon[4]
Württemberg:[7]
- Grand Cross of the Friedrich Order, 1893
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown, 1897
Austrian Empire: Commander of the Imperial Austrian Order of Franz Joseph[4]
Empire of Japan: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun[4]
Spain: Commander of the Royal and Distinguished Order of Charles III, 2nd Class[4]
References
- New International Encyclopedia(1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
- Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). . Encyclopedia Americana.
Sources
- ^ "Latest intelligence - Dr. von Holleben´s retirement". The Times. No. 36974. London. 10 January 1903. p. 5.
- ^ "Court and Social". The Times. No. 36492. London. 27 June 1901. p. 9.
- ^ a b "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36721. London. 21 March 1902. p. 8.
- ^ a b c d e Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat fur das jahr 1903, p. 72
- ^ a b "Königlich Preussische Ordensliste", Preussische Ordens-Liste (in German), 1, Berlin: Gedruckt in der Reichsdruckerei: 402, 1028, 1886 – via hathitrust.org
- ^ "Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (supp.)", Preussische Ordens-Liste (in German), 1, Berlin: Gedruckt in der Reichsdruckerei: 17, 14, 1886 – via hathitrust.org
- ^ "Königliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (in German), Stuttgart: Landesamt, 1907, pp. 49, 122
Further reading
- Roosevelt, Theodore, An Autobiography (New York, 1913)
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