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Arnim was born in the [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussian]] capital [[Berlin]], the son of envoy Friedrich Abraham Wilhelm von Arnim (1767–1812) and his wife Georgine von Wallmoden-Grimborn (1770–1859), a daughter of the [[Electorate of Hanover|Hanoverian]] field marshal and art collector [[Johann Ludwig, Reichsgraf von Wallmoden-Gimborn|Johann Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn]] and thereby presumably a granddaughter of King [[George II of Great Britain]]. His parents divorced when he was three years old.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Biographien zur deutschen Geschichte von den Anfängen bis 1945, Berlin 1991, S. 27}}</ref> |
Arnim was born in the [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussian]] capital [[Berlin]], the son of envoy Friedrich Abraham Wilhelm von Arnim (1767–1812) and his wife Georgine von Wallmoden-Grimborn (1770–1859), a daughter of the [[Electorate of Hanover|Hanoverian]] field marshal and art collector [[Johann Ludwig, Reichsgraf von Wallmoden-Gimborn|Johann Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn]] and thereby presumably a granddaughter of King [[George II of Great Britain]]. His parents divorced when he was three years old.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Biographien zur deutschen Geschichte von den Anfängen bis 1945, Berlin 1991, S. 27}}</ref> |
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Having finished his studies in [[Humboldt University of Berlin|Berlin]] and [[University of Göttingen|Göttingen]] in 1825, he joined the Prussian Guards Uhlans regiment as [[One-year volunteer|a One-year volunteer]] and afterwards entered civil service at the [[Kammergericht]]. In 1830, he was appointed ''Landrat'' official in the [[Uckermark (district)|Uckermark]] district. In 1833, he became Vice-president of the Pomeranian [[Stralsund (region)|Stralsund]] government region. One year later, he |
Having finished his studies in [[Humboldt University of Berlin|Berlin]] and [[University of Göttingen|Göttingen]] in 1825, he joined the Prussian Guards Uhlans regiment as [[One-year volunteer|a One-year volunteer]] and afterwards entered civil service at the [[Kammergericht]]. In 1830, he was appointed ''Landrat'' official in the [[Uckermark (district)|Uckermark]] district. In 1833, he became Vice-president of the Pomeranian [[Stralsund (region)|Stralsund]] government region. One year later, he assumed the position of President in the [[Aachen|Aix-la-Chapelle]] (Aachen) region, from 1838 in [[Merseburg]], [[Province of Saxony|Saxony]]. In 1840 he became governor (''Oberpräsident'') of the [[Grand Duchy of Posen]]. |
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In 1842 Arnim was called back to Berlin to be appointed Prussian [[Interior Minister of Prussia|State Minister of the Interior]]. Nevertheless, he resigned in 1845 because his plans for a constitution for Prussia were at odds with King [[Frederick William IV of Prussia|Frederick William IV's]] romantic ideals. When the March Revolution broke out in 1848, his services were again in demand. From 19 March 1848, he acted as the first Prussian Minister-President and [[List of foreign ministers of Prussia|Foreign Minister]]. However, he again resigned within a few days after the king chose to place himself at the head of the national movement. |
In 1842 Arnim was called back to Berlin to be appointed Prussian [[Interior Minister of Prussia|State Minister of the Interior]]. Nevertheless, he resigned in 1845 because his plans for a constitution for Prussia were at odds with King [[Frederick William IV of Prussia|Frederick William IV's]] romantic ideals. When the March Revolution broke out in 1848, his services were again in demand. From 19 March 1848, he acted as the first Prussian Minister-President and [[List of foreign ministers of Prussia|Foreign Minister]]. However, he again resigned within a few days after the king chose to place himself at the head of the national movement. |
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Adolf Heinrich von Arnim-Boitzenburg | |
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1st Minister President of Prussia | |
In office 19 March – 29 March 1848 | |
Monarch | Frederick William IV |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Gottfried Ludolf Camphausen |
Interior Minister of Prussia | |
In office 1842–1845 | |
Preceded by | Gustav Adolf Rochus von Rochow |
Succeeded by | Ernst von Bodelschwingh-Velmede |
Foreign Minister of Prussia | |
In office 19 March – 21 March 1848 | |
Preceded by | Karl Ernst Wilhelm von Canitz und Dallwitz |
Succeeded by | Heinrich Alexander von Arnim |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 April 1803 Berlin, Prussia |
Died | 8 January 1868 Boitzenburg Castle, Brandenburg, Prussia | (aged 64)
Political party | None |
Adolf Heinrich Graf von Arnim-Boitzenburg (10 April 1803 – 8 January 1868) was a German statesman. He served as the first Minister-President of Prussia for ten days during the Revolution of 1848.
Biography
Arnim was born in the Prussian capital Berlin, the son of envoy Friedrich Abraham Wilhelm von Arnim (1767–1812) and his wife Georgine von Wallmoden-Grimborn (1770–1859), a daughter of the Hanoverian field marshal and art collector Johann Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn and thereby presumably a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain. His parents divorced when he was three years old.[1]
Having finished his studies in Berlin and Göttingen in 1825, he joined the Prussian Guards Uhlans regiment as a One-year volunteer and afterwards entered civil service at the Kammergericht. In 1830, he was appointed Landrat official in the Uckermark district. In 1833, he became Vice-president of the Pomeranian Stralsund government region. One year later, he assumed the position of President in the Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen) region, from 1838 in Merseburg, Saxony. In 1840 he became governor (Oberpräsident) of the Grand Duchy of Posen.
In 1842 Arnim was called back to Berlin to be appointed Prussian State Minister of the Interior. Nevertheless, he resigned in 1845 because his plans for a constitution for Prussia were at odds with King Frederick William IV's romantic ideals. When the March Revolution broke out in 1848, his services were again in demand. From 19 March 1848, he acted as the first Prussian Minister-President and Foreign Minister. However, he again resigned within a few days after the king chose to place himself at the head of the national movement.
A member of the Provincial Brandenburg Landtag assembly since 1839, Arnim from 18 May to 10 June 1848 was a representative for Prenzlau in the Frankfurt Parliament and also was a member of the short-lived Erfurt Union Parliament in 1850. He belonged to the newly established Prussian House of Representatives from 1849 and later joined the House of Lords chamber of the Prussian Parliament.
Arnim is known to this day for his remarks as Prussian Interior Minister during the Vormärz era concerning Heinrich Heine's poem The Silesian Weavers. The verses were published in the Vorwärts! weekly newspaper after an 1844 riot in the Province of Silesia, which later also inspired the drama The Weavers by Gerhart Hauptmann. In a report to King Frederick William IV he described Heine's poetry as "an address to the poor amongst the populace, held in an inflammatory tone and filled with criminal utterances" ("eine in aufrührerischem Ton gehaltene und mit verbrecherischen Äußerungen angefüllte Ansprache an die Armen im Volke"). Subsequently, the Royal Prussian Kammergericht banned the poem, which in 1846 led to a prison sentence for a person who had dared to publicly recite it.
He married Anna Caroline von der Schulenburg (1804–1886). One of his children was politician Adolf von Arnim-Boitzenburg, who was in 1880 for a short time president of German Reichstag. Arnim died on 8 January 1868 at his Boitzenburg estate.
References
- ^ Biographien zur deutschen Geschichte von den Anfängen bis 1945, Berlin 1991, S. 27.
- 1803 births
- 1868 deaths
- Politicians from Berlin
- Members of the Prussian House of Lords
- People from the Margraviate of Brandenburg
- Prime Ministers of Prussia
- Members of the Frankfurt Parliament
- Foreign ministers of Prussia
- Interior ministers of Prussia
- Arnim family
- Members of the Provincial Parliament of Brandenburg
- Provincial Presidents of Posen
- German landowners