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Haugwitz, drawing, before 1776; in the Lavater portrait collection
Haugwitz, drawing, before 1776; in the Lavater portrait collection

Christian, count von Haugwitz

Prussian minister and diplomat
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Christian August Heinrich Kurt, Graf Von Haugwitz
Born:
June 11, 1752, , Peuke-bei-Öls, Silesia [now in Poland]
Died:
Feb. 9, 1832, Venice, Austrian Empire [now in Italy] (aged 79)

Christian, count von Haugwitz (born June 11, 1752, Peuke-bei-Öls, Silesia [now in Poland]—died Feb. 9, 1832, Venice, Austrian Empire [now in Italy]) was a Prussian minister and diplomat, the principal author of Prussian foreign policy from 1792 to 1806, who was held largely responsible for the catastrophic war against Napoleon (1806) that made Prussia a French satellite. After studying at the universities of Halle and Göttingen, Haugwitz traveled to Switzerland, Germany, and Italy. He eventually joined the Rosicrucians, among whom he made the acquaintance of J.R. von Bischoffwerder, the influential adviser of Frederick William II of Prussia. Bischoffwerder soon opened ...(100 of 392 words)

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