Eugen von Knilling

Eugen von Knilling
Minister President of Bavaria
In office 1922–1924
Preceded by	Graf von Lerchenfeld-Köfering
Succeeded by	Heinrich Held
Personal details
Born	August 1, 1856(1856-08-01) München
Died	October 20, 1927(1927-10-20) München
Nationality	German

Eugen Ritter von Knilling (1 August 1856, Munich – 20 October 1927, Munich) was the Prime Minister of Bavaria from 1922 to 1924.

Life

Knilling had originally studied law at the university of Munich. From 1912 to 1918 he served as the minister for education in the government of the Kingdom of Bavaria. From 1920 to 1922, he was a member of the Bavarian parliament for the BVP. He became prime minister of Bavaria in 1922.

In September 1923, following a period of turmoil, Knilling declared martial law appointing Gustav von Kahr as State Commissar with almost dictatorial powers. He was taken prisoner by Rudolf Hess during the Beer Hall putsch of 1923. In 1924 he resigned, exasperated with politics. He returned to a civil service post.

External links

• Picture of Eugen von Knilling, published in 1921 Historisches Lexikon Bayerns

Sources

• Universitätsbibliothek Regensburg: Bosls bayerische Biographie author: Karl Bosl - Regensburg, publisher: Pustet

References

Political offices
Preceded by Graf von Lerchenfeld-Köfering	Prime Minister of Bavaria 1922 – 1924	Succeeded by Heinrich Held