Kurd von Schlözer
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Kurd von Schlözer (Conrad Nestor von Schlözer) was an imperial German historian, diplomat
and German Ambassador to the United States
from 1871 to 1882.
Kurd von Schlozer remained unmarried and childless.
Through the mediation of Ernst Curtius
and the Princess Augusta, he was accepted without the customary legal training, into the Prussian diplomatic service.
For several years he worked in the Foreign Ministry in Berlin, and wrote several historical treatises in addition to his work, Chasot including the Hanseatic League, the German-Russian history and a biography of the Count.
As an author, he is attributed to the group of young Lübeck
reformers :de:Jung-Lübeck.
In 1857, he was sent to St. Petersburg as a second Secretary of Legation.
In 1863 he was in Copenhagen, and in 1864 was in Rome.
He was secretary of the Prussian ambassador at the Holy See, Friedrich Adolf von Willisen, and developed an extensive network of artists and church representatives.
In 1867, he was Chargé d'affaires in a difficult political situation, between the Papal States and the Kingdom of Italy.
Following a mission on behalf of the North German Confederation
to Mexico
that led to the conclusion of a commerce and navigation treaty, Schlozer was appointed in 1871 as the first charge d'affaires of the German Empire in Washington, D.C.
.
In letters and reports, he gave insights into the internal political situation of the United States
. He maintained contact with German-American groups and individuals, including especially to Carl Schurz
, and was universally liked.
In preparation for the resumption broken diplomatic relations between the Empire and the Holy See, he traveled to Rome in 1878 and 1881, and in 1882 was appointed as the Prussian envoy to Pope Leo XIII. In the preparation and implementation of the laws 1886/87, ending Kulturkampf
, Schlözer experienced the peak of his diplomatic career.
A little later, after the dismissal of Bismarck, and probably at the instigation of Friedrich von Holstein
, he retired in 1892.
Schlözer remained in Rome, and died shortly after his final return to Germany in Berlin in 1894. He was in the cemetery of the parish IV of Jerusalem, and buried in the New Church Bergmannstaße, where his tomb, designed by Bernhard Sehring today is maintained as a memorial grave of Berlin.
Diplomat
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and German Ambassador to the United States
German Ambassador to the United States
The United States has had diplomatic relations with the nation of Germany and its predecessor nation, the Kingdom of Prussia, since 1835. These relations were broken twice while Germany and the United States were at war....
from 1871 to 1882.
Family
Schlözer was the son of Lübeck merchant, and Russian Consul-General Karl von Schlozer. Like his older brother Nestor of Schlözer, he also was named for the Russian saint Nestor of Kiev, the author of the Chronicle of Nestor, who had published his grandfather, the court counselor and professor August Ludwig Schlozer. Dorothea Schlozer was his aunt.Kurd von Schlozer remained unmarried and childless.
Life
After visiting the Katharineum of Lübeck, and the study of oriental studies and history at Göttingen and Berlin, Schlözer moved first to Paris and worked as a publicist.Through the mediation of Ernst Curtius
Ernst Curtius
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and the Princess Augusta, he was accepted without the customary legal training, into the Prussian diplomatic service.
For several years he worked in the Foreign Ministry in Berlin, and wrote several historical treatises in addition to his work, Chasot including the Hanseatic League, the German-Russian history and a biography of the Count.
As an author, he is attributed to the group of young Lübeck
Lübeck
The Hanseatic City of Lübeck is the second-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and, because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage, is listed by UNESCO as a World...
reformers :de:Jung-Lübeck.
In 1857, he was sent to St. Petersburg as a second Secretary of Legation.
In 1863 he was in Copenhagen, and in 1864 was in Rome.
He was secretary of the Prussian ambassador at the Holy See, Friedrich Adolf von Willisen, and developed an extensive network of artists and church representatives.
In 1867, he was Chargé d'affaires in a difficult political situation, between the Papal States and the Kingdom of Italy.
Following a mission on behalf of the North German Confederation
North German Confederation
The North German Confederation 1866–71, was a federation of 22 independent states of northern Germany. It was formed by a constitution accepted by the member states in 1867 and controlled military and foreign policy. It included the new Reichstag, a parliament elected by universal manhood...
to Mexico
Mexico
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that led to the conclusion of a commerce and navigation treaty, Schlozer was appointed in 1871 as the first charge d'affaires of the German Empire in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
.
In letters and reports, he gave insights into the internal political situation of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He maintained contact with German-American groups and individuals, including especially to Carl Schurz
Carl Schurz
Carl Christian Schurz was a German revolutionary, American statesman and reformer, and Union Army General in the American Civil War. He was also an accomplished journalist, newspaper editor and orator, who in 1869 became the first German-born American elected to the United States Senate.His wife,...
, and was universally liked.
In preparation for the resumption broken diplomatic relations between the Empire and the Holy See, he traveled to Rome in 1878 and 1881, and in 1882 was appointed as the Prussian envoy to Pope Leo XIII. In the preparation and implementation of the laws 1886/87, ending Kulturkampf
Kulturkampf
The German term refers to German policies in relation to secularity and the influence of the Roman Catholic Church, enacted from 1871 to 1878 by the Prime Minister of Prussia, Otto von Bismarck. The Kulturkampf did not extend to the other German states such as Bavaria...
, Schlözer experienced the peak of his diplomatic career.
A little later, after the dismissal of Bismarck, and probably at the instigation of Friedrich von Holstein
Friedrich von Holstein
Friedrich August von Holstein was a statesman of the German Empire and served as the head of the political department of the German Foreign Office for more than thirty years.-Biography:...
, he retired in 1892.
Schlözer remained in Rome, and died shortly after his final return to Germany in Berlin in 1894. He was in the cemetery of the parish IV of Jerusalem, and buried in the New Church Bergmannstaße, where his tomb, designed by Bernhard Sehring today is maintained as a memorial grave of Berlin.
Works
- Jugendbriefe. Stuttgart 1920
- Petersburger Briefe. Stuttgart 1921
- Römische Briefe. Stuttgart 1912
- Mexikanische Briefe. Stuttgart 1913
- Amerikanische Briefe. Stuttgart 1925
- Letzte römische Briefe. Stuttgart 1924
External links
- "Kurd von Schlözer", German wikipedia
- "ADB:Schlözer, Kurd von", Wikisource
- "Bismarck’s Conception of a modus vivendi with Rome (December 19, 1882) ", GHDI