Georg von Hertling
| Georg Graf von Hertling | |
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| 7th Chancellor of the German Empire | |
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In office 1 November 1917 – 30 September 1918 |
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| Monarch | Wilhelm II |
| Preceded by | Georg Michaelis |
| Succeeded by | Maximilian von Baden |
| 18th Minister President of Prussia | |
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In office 2 December 1917 – 3 October 1918 |
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| Monarch | Wilhelm II |
| Preceded by | Georg Michaelis |
| Succeeded by | Maximilian von Baden |
| 26th Minister President of the Kingdom of Bavaria | |
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In office 1912–1917 |
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| Monarch |
Otto Ludwig III |
| Preceded by | Clemens von Podewils-Dürnitz |
| Succeeded by | Otto Ritter von Dandl |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Georg Friedrich Graf von Hertling 31 August 1843 Darmstadt |
| Died | 4 January 1919 (aged 75) Ruhpolding |
| Political party | Centre |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Georg Friedrich Graf von Hertling (31 August 1843 – 4 January 1919) was a Bavarian politician who served as Minister-President of Bavaria 1912–1917 and then as Minister-President of Prussia and Chancellor of the German Empire from 1917 to 1918. He was the first party politician to hold the office.
Hertling became professor of philosophy at the University of Munich and published books on Aristotle (1871) and on Albertus Magnus (1880). From 1875 to 1890, and again from 1893 to 1912, he was a member of the Reichstag, and from 1909 to 1912 he led the Centre (Catholic) Party faction in the Reichstag. In 1891, the Regent of Bavaria made him a life member of the upper house of the Bavarian Landtag.
As leader of the largest party in the Bavarian Landtag, in 1912 Hertling was appointed Bavarian Minister-President and Minister for Foreign Affairs by Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria. He was the first minister-president ever appointed who governed on the basis of a majority in the Landtag. King Ludwig III later elevated him to the rank of Count. Following the outbreak of World War I, Hertling supported the policy of Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg but declined to become his successor in 1917. After the fall of Georg Michaelis in November of that year, however, he accepted appointment as German Chancellor and Minister-President of Prussia. He was the first politician to hold either post; his predecessors had either been career civil servants or military men.
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