Hohenzollern cabinet

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Hohenzollern Cabinet
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Cabinet of the Kingdom of Prussia
1858–1862
CHARLES ANTOINE HOHENZOLLERN.jpg
Minister President Hohenzollern
Date formedNovember 6, 1858
Date dissolvedMarch 11, 1862
(3 years, 4 months and 5 days)
People and organisations
King Frederick William IV
William I
Minister President Karl Anton von Hohenzollern
History
Predecessor Manteuffel cabinet
Successor Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen cabinet

The Hohenzollern Cabinet formed the Prussian State Ministry appointed by Prince Regent Wilhelm I from November 6, 1858, to March 11, 1862. [1]

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History

The transfer of government duties to William I by the ill King Frederick William IV resulted in a change of political course. The newly installed government consisted of liberal-conservative representatives of the Wochenblatt Party. The term in office is referred to as the "New Era", in which, in a certain departure from the reactionary era, public life was liberalized and the government cooperated more closely with the liberal chamber majority. However, the de facto head of the cabinet was not the Prime Minister, but the liberal former Prime Minister of 1848, Rudolf von Auerswald. As a minister without a portfolio, he was de facto deputy to the Prime Minister. In the spring of 1862, the Army reform escalated the Prussian constitutional conflict with the liberal chamber majority over the state parliament's co-determination in military affairs and fundamentally over the (German : parliamentarization) of Prussia, which led to the government's resignation and the end of the New Era. [1]

Cabinet members

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Minister President November 6, 1858March 11, 1862  N/A
Minister of State November 6, 1858March 11, 1862  N/A
Minister of Foreign Affairs November 6, 1858October 10, 1861  N/A
October 10, 1861March 11, 1862  N/A
Minister of Finance November 6, 1858March 11, 1862  N/A
Minister of Spiritual, Educational and Medical Affairs November 6, 1858March 11, 1862  N/A
Minister of Justice November 6, 1858December 14, 1860  N/A
December 17, 1860March 11, 1862  N/A
Minister of Trade, Commerce and Public Works November 6, 1858March 11, 1862  N/A
Minister of Interior Affairs November 6, 1858July 3, 1859  N/A
July 3, 1859March 11, 1862  N/A
Minister of War November 6, 1858November 27, 1859  N/A
November 27, 1859December 5, 1859  N/A
December 5, 1859March 11, 1862  N/A
Minister of Agriculture, Domains and Forestry November 6, 1858March 11, 1862  N/A
Chief of the Admiralty/Chief of Naval Administration
/Naval Minister (from April 16, 1861)		November 15, 1858April 6, 1859  N/A
April 6, 1859December 6, 1860  N/A
December 6, 1860March 5, 1862  N/A

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References

  1. 1 2 Holtz, Bärbel (2003). Die Protokolle des Preussischen Staatsministeriums 1817-1934/ 38. Hildesheim: Olms-Weidmann. pp. 421–423. ISBN   3-487-11825-4 . Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. ↑ Richter, Günter. "Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Karl Anton Fürst von - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Deutsche Biographie . Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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