Karl von Weizsäcker

Karl von Weizsäcker
Freiherr von Weizsäcker
Weizsäcker as an ensign, 1871
Minister-President of the Kingdom of Württemberg
In office
1906–1918
MonarchWilliam II
Preceded byWilhelm August von Breitling
Succeeded byTheodor Liesching
Personal details
Born
Karl Hugo von Weizsäcker

(1853-02-25)25 February 1853
Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg
Died2 February 1926(1926-02-02) (aged 72)
Stuttgart, Free People's State of Württemberg, Weimar Republic
SpousePaula von Meibom
RelationsCarl Friedrich von Weizsäcker (grandfather)
Richard von Weizsäcker (grandfather)
ChildrenErnst von Weizsäcker
Parent(s)Karl Heinrich Weizsäcker
Auguste Sophie Christiane Dahm
Alma materUniversity of Tübingen

Karl Hugo Freiherr von Weizsäcker (25 February 1853 – 2 February 1926) was a German politician who served as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Württemberg, and a member of the prominent Weizsäcker family.

Early life

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He was born Karl Hugo Weizsäcker in Stuttgart, the son of the theologian Karl Heinrich Weizsäcker and his wife, the former Auguste Sophie Christiane Dahm. While serving as a politician at the court of the Kingdom of Württemberg, his family was raised to nobility as von Weizsäcker.

Weizsäcker studied at the University of Tübingen.

Career

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While serving in the administration of King William II of Württemberg, he was raised to the nobility on 24 February 1897.[1]

From 1900 onwards, he served as Minister of Culture — until 4 December 1906 when he was made Prime Minister. He served in this office until 6 November 1918, shortly before the monarchy was abolished in the German Revolution of 1918–1919.[2]

In 1916, he and his family were raised to the hereditary noble title of Baron (Freiherr).[a]

Personal life

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Karl and his wife, Paula, 1880

Weizsäcker was married to Paula von Meibom. They were the parents of Ernst von Weizsäcker (1882–1951), Ambassador to the Holy See.[3]

Weizsäcker died in Stuttgart in 1926.[4]

Descendants

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Through his son Ernst, he was a grandfather of the physicist Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker and of Richard von Weizsäcker, who was President of Germany from 1984 to 1994.[3]

References

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Notes
  1. ^ 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..
Sources
  1. ^ Graf, Friedrich Wilhelm (8 October 2018). Briefe IV (1915–1918) (in German). Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 345. ISBN 978-3-11-058353-3. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. ^ Haßlinger, Nikolas (24 October 2014). Max von Rümelin (1861-1931) und die juristische Methode (in German). Mohr Siebeck. p. 15. ISBN 978-3-16-153351-8. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b Benzenhöfer, Udo (2007). Der Arztphilosoph Viktor von Weizsäcker: Leben und Werk im Überblick (in German). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. p. 13. ISBN 978-3-525-49127-0. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. ^ Gönner, Eberhard (1986). Nachlaß Karl von Weizsäcker: 1870 - 1926, mit Vorakten ab 1847 u. Nachakten bis 1965 (in German). Hauptstaatsarchiv. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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