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Hans Daniel Hassenpflug

German politician
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Born:
February 26, 1794, Hanau, Hesse [Germany]
Died:
October 10, 1862, Marburg, Hesse (aged 68)
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Hans Daniel Hassenpflug (born February 26, 1794, Hanau, Hesse [Germany]—died October 10, 1862, Marburg, Hesse) was a pro-Austrian Hessian politician whose reactionary, anticonstitutional policies earned him the nickname “Hessenfluch” (“Curse of Hesse”). After studying law, Hassenpflug entered the Hesse-Kassel civil service. In 1832 he was named minister of the interior and of justice in Hesse-Kassel and set to work to undermine the state’s liberal 1831 constitution. Dismissed in 1837, he headed the administration of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1838–39), served as civil governor of Luxembourg (1839–40), and became a Prussian civil servant (1841–50). Recalled to Hesse-Kassel by the elector Frederick William I in ...(100 of 189 words)

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