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This article lists foreign ministers of Prussia.

History

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After the creation of the German Empire in 1871, the Imperial Chancellor was normally also Foreign Minister of Prussia. However, during the chancellorship of Prince Hohenlohe (1894–1900), the position was held by the State Secretaries for Foreign Affairs.

Foreign ministers (1768–1918)

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Name Image Term Start Term End Notes
Ewald Friedrich von Hertzberg Ewald Friedrich von Hertzberg 1768 1791
August Friedrich Ferdinand von der Goltz 1808 1814
Karl August von Hardenberg Karl August von Hardenberg 1814 1818
Christian Günther von Bernstorff Christian Günther von Bernstorff 1818 1832
Friedrich Ancillon Jean Pierre Frédéric Ancillon 1832 1837
Heinrich Wilhelm von Werther 1837 1841
Mortimer von Maltzahn 1841 1842
Heinrich von Bülow Heinrich von Bülow 1842 1845
Karl Ernst Wilhelm von Canitz und Dallwitz Karl von Canitz und Dallwitz 1845 March 1848
Adolf Heinrich von Arnim-Boitzenburg Adolf Heinrich von Arnim-Boitzenburg 19 March 1848 21 March 1848 Government instability brought on by German revolutions of 1848–1849
Heinrich Alexander von Arnim Heinrich Alexander von Arnim 21 March 1848 19 June 1848
Alexander von Schleinitz Alexander von Schleinitz 19 June 1848 25 June 1848 First term
Rudolf von Auerswald Rudolf von Auerswald 25 June 1848 21 September 1848
August Hermann von Dönhoff 21 September 1848 8 November 1848
Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg 8 November 1848 4 December 1848 First term
Hans Adolf Karl von Bülow (1807-1869) 4 December 1848 24 February 1849
Heinrich Friedrich von Arnim-Heinrichsdorff-Werbelow 24 February 1849 30 April 1849
Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg 30 April 1849 21 July 1849 Second term
Alexander von Schleinitz Alexander von Schleinitz 21 July 1849 1850 Second term
Joseph von Radowitz Joseph von Radowitz 1850 1850
Otto Theodor von Manteuffel Otto Theodor von Manteuffel 1850 1858
Alexander von Schleinitz Alexander von Schleinitz 1858 1861 Third term
Albrecht von Bernstorff Albrecht von Bernstorff 1861 1862
Otto von Bismarck Otto von Bismarck 1862 1890 [1]
Herbert von Bismarck Herbert von Bismarck 1890 1890 [2]
Leo von Caprivi Leo Graf von Caprivi 1890 1894
Adolf Marschall von Bieberstein Adolf Marschall von Bieberstein 1894 1897
Bernhard von Bülow Bernhard von Bülow 1897 1909
Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg 1909 1917
Georg Michaelis Georg Michaelis 1917 1917
Georg von Hertling Georg von Hertling 1917 1918
Max von Baden Maximilian von Baden 1918 1918 [3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Fermor, Robert Matthews Heron- (1875). Prussia in Relation to the Foreign Policy of England. Hatchards. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ^ Lerman, Katharine (14 January 2014). Bismarck | Profiles in Power. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-90061-0. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ Winter, Jay (9 January 2014). The Cambridge History of the First World War: Volume 2, The State. Cambridge University Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-316-02553-6. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. ^ Littlefield, Walter (29 May 1927). "Prince Max of Baden Tells How Wilhelm Fell in 1918; The Former Chancellor Discusses the "Peace Drive" and the Kaiser's Abdication PRINZ MAX VON BADEN. "Erinnerunyen und Dokumente" ("Reminiscences and Documents." By Max Prince of Baden). With portrait, frontispiece and maps. Pp. 690. Stuttgart, Berlin und Leipzig: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
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