Clemens von Podewils-Dürniz
| Clemens von Podewils-Dürniz | |
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| 25th Minister President of the Kingdom of Bavaria | |
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In office 1903–1912 |
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| Monarch |
Otto Ludwig III |
| Preceded by | Frederick Krafft Count of Crailsheim |
| Succeeded by | Georg von Hertling |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Clemens von Podewils-Dürniz 17 January 1850 Landshut |
| Died | 14 March 1922 (aged 72) Munich |
Clemens von Podewils-Dürniz (17 January 1850 - 14 March 1922) was a Bavarian politician who served as Minister-President of Bavaria 1903–1912.
His parents were the Bavarian colonel and Chamberlain Freiherr Constantine of Podewils (1820-1887) and his wife Philippine von Juncker and Bigatto (1822-1900). The family originated from the Pomeranian noble family Podewils.
He studied jurisprudence in Munich and worked from 1872 to 1875 in the legal practice in Munich, Weilheim and Landshut. In 1879/80 he worked at the district council of Miesbach and the regional government of Upper Bavaria.
In 1881 he was Secretary of Legation at the Bavarian Legation in Berlin, and then in 1887 Counsellor and Envoy Extraordinary, later Minister Plenipotentiary of the Italian court. In 1896-1902 he was an extraordinary ambassador and authorised minister at the Austro-Hungarian court in Vienna.
In 1902 he was appointed Bavarian Minister of the Interior for Church and School Affairs. On 1st March 1903 he took over the office of the chairman in the Council of Ministers, combined with the posts of Minister of State of the Royal House and Foreign Minister. In his term of office, a democratised Landtag election law (1906) and a reformed municipal suffrage (1908) were passed. He was regarded as the "favorite" of the Prince Regent Luitpold, but was replaced on 9th February 1912 by Georg von Hertling.
In 1918, Podewils represented Bavaria during the peace negotiations of Brest-Litovsk, with Russia.
In 1920/21 he worked as a plenipotentiary on the settling of the borders in Upper Silesia and West Prussia after the First World War.
He died in Munich on 14th March 1922.
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