Paul von Hatzfeldt
Paul von Hatzfeldt | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Secretary for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 16 July 1881 – 24 October 1885 | |
| Monarch | Wilhelm I |
| Chancellor | Otto von Bismarck |
| Preceded by | Clemens Busch |
| Succeeded by | Herbert von Bismarck |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1831 Düsseldorf, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation |
| Died | 22 November 1901 (aged 70) London, United Kingdom |
| Spouse(s) | Helene Moulton |
| Children | Helene (Nelly) Paul Marie |
| Mother | Sophie von Hatzfeldt |
| Father | Edmund Fürst von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Melchior Hubert Paul Gustav Graf von Hatzfeldt zu Wildenburg (8 October 1831 – 22 November 1901) was a German diplomat who served as envoy to Spain and Ottoman Empire, foreign secretary and head of the Foreign Office. He also as ambassador to United Kingdom in 1885 to 1901. He is best known for signing the Yangtze Agreement in 1900 and was once described by Otto von Bismarck as das beste Pferd im diplomatischen Stall ("the best horse in the diplomatic stable").[1]
A member of the House of Hatzfeld, he was born in Düsseldorf, the son of Sophie von Hatzfeldt, and he died in London.
Honours[]
He received the following orders and decorations:[2]
Kingdom of Prussia:
- Knight of the Black Eagle, with Collar and in Diamonds, 18 June 1890
- Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class on White Band with Black Edge
- Grand Commander's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
- Knight of Merit of the Prussian Crown, 8 November 1901 - on his resignation as German Ambassador to London[3]
Baden: Knight of the Order of Berthold the First
Kingdom of Bavaria:
Brunswick: Grand Cross of Henry the Lion
Mecklenburg: Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Golden Crown
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon
Kingdom of Saxony: Grand Cross of the Albert Order, with Golden Star
Württemberg: Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown
Austria-Hungary: Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Leopold
Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
Kingdom of Greece: Grand Cross of the Redeemer
Kingdom of Italy:
Sovereign Military Order of Malta: Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion
Netherlands: Knight of the Netherlands Lion
Ottoman Empire: Order of Osmanieh, 1st Class in Diamonds
Kingdom of Romania: Grand Cross of the Star of Romania
Russian Empire: Knight of the White Eagle
Spain: Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III, with Collar, 28 May 1877[4]
Kingdom of Serbia: Grand Cross of the Cross of Takovo[5]
Siam: Grand Cross of the Crown of Siam
Two Sicilian Royal Family: Knight of St. Ferdinand and Merit
Sources[]
- Hermann von Eckardstein. Lebenserinnerungen u. Politische Denkwürdigkeiten. Leipzig: Verlag Paul List, 1919.
- Vera Niehus: Ein »ambassadeur idéal«, jedoch »den Anstrengungen des ministeriellen Dienstes nicht gewachsen«: Paul von Hatzfeldt als außenpolitischer Mitarbeiter Bismarcks. In: Lothar Gall, Ulrich Lappenküper (Hrsg.): Bismarcks Mitarbeiter. Schöningh, Paderborn 2009, ISBN 978-3-506-76591-8.
- Franz-Eugen Volz: Paul Graf von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg. In: Lebensbilder aus dem Kreis Altenkirchen. Altenkirchen, 1975.
References[]
- ^ Hermann von Eckardstein, Lebenserinnerungen u. Politische Denkwürdigkeiten (Leipzig: Verlag Paul List, 1919), 174.
- ^ Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat fur das jahr 1901, p. 70
- ^ "Count Hatzfeldt". The Times (36611). London. 13 November 1901. p. 5.
- ^ Guía Oficial de España, 1883. p. 147.
- ^ Acović, Dragomir (2012). Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima. Belgrade: Službeni Glasnik. p. 607.
External links[]
| show Authority control  |
|---|
  | This German diplomat–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- 1831 births
- 1901 deaths
- Nobility from Düsseldorf
- House of Hatzfeld
- Foreign Secretaries of Germany
- Ambassadors of Germany to Spain
- Ambassadors of Germany to the United Kingdom
- Ambassadors of Germany to Turkey
- Recipients of the Iron Cross (1870), 2nd class
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
- Recipients of the Order of the Crown (Italy)
- Knights of Malta
- Knights of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
- Grand Crosses of the Order of the Star of Romania
- Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Russia)
- Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Takovo
- German diplomat stubs