Otto Theodor von Manteuffel

Biography

Starting from 1818, Otto Theodor follows courses to the School andeschule Pforta in Saxony, to devote itself then to studies of right, economic scenes (Caméralisme) and of administration, of 1824 with 1827 with Halle. It joined there the Body Saxonia Market , a corporation very active coed within KSCV.

In 1830, it is presented in the form of a trainee, and thus enters in 1833 to the cantonal Parliament (Landrat) within the Luckauer circle. In 1841, it enters to the Superior council of State to Königsberg, and is named vice-president of the government of Stettin in 1843. In 1844, the prince of Prussia, formerly president of the ministry of State, the pupil with the row of member of the Council of Royal State. It worked there with finances until its nomination, in 1845, as a director with the ministry for the Interior. The meeting of Landtag of 1847 gives him the possibility of proposing its parliamentary skill where it proves to be an energetic defender of the bureaucratic State and an opponent of the constitutional Libéralisme.

The November 8th 1848, he becomes Minister of Interior Department to the cabinet of Frederic Guillaume, count de Brandenburg. It takes an active share with the drafting of the Prussian Constitution of the December 5th 1848. Their representatives work out the May 26th 1849 a constitution project federal around a restricted Union… The Austria, culprit to be pluriethnic, is indeed not invited to form part of it.

With died of the count de Brandenburg, one entrusts the direction of the Foreign affairs to him. It thus takes part in November 1850 in the Conférence of Olmütz, sent by new the Bundestag. He seeks thereafter to calm the spirits, and declares, while speaking about Austria “ Aujourd'hui the Large one took a step behind ”. He receives his final nomination as a president of the Ministry of State and a Foreign Minister the December 19th 1850. From its functions, it takes part in the Congress of Paris in 1856. Extremely support growing of the party reactionary, it remained on his positions until the beginning of Regency in October 1858.

The November 6th 1858, it is dismissed and the personnel of its ministry is laid off. He withdraws himself then in his property of Lausitz, and is elected appointed with Görlitz, without really being able to take part in the future negotiations. From 1864, he becomes member of Herrenhaus where he seems reactionary in his standpoint and this, on several occasions.

In its honor, a street was famous “Manteuffelstraße” with Kreuzberg, a district Berliner. In the same way with Wilhelmshaven (in the south of the Germany) where one can find a street, the " Manteuffelstraße" , inaugurated the June 17th 1869 in the presence of king Frederic Ier, as well as a place “Manteuffelplatz” which bears its name.

Olmützer Punktation

The Conference of Olmütz of the November 29th 1850, was held between the Prussia, represented by Otto Theodor von Manteuffel, and Austria, represented by F. Fürst von Schwarzenberg.

Following the annexations of Hesse Electoral (Kurhessen) and Holstein within the Germanic Confederation, Prussia had to yield supremacy to Austria and was forced to accept the reconstitution of Bund. November 29th, 1850, Olmütz, Prussia temporarily gives up federating Germany around it. The Backing of Olmütz was perceived by the Prussian leaders like a humiliation and the Conference of Dresden (April 1851) ratifies the return to the Confederation of 1815.

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