Hugo Maximilian Philippus Ludwig Franziskus Graf von und zu Lerchenfeld auf Köfering und Schönberg (21 August 1871 – 13 April 1944),[1] known as Graf von Lerchenfeld-Köfering and as Lerchenfeld for short, was a Bavarian conservativepolitician and the prime minister of Bavaria from 1921 to 1922. He belonged to the Bavarian People's Party, a conservative, strongly federalist party in Bavaria, formed after the First World War.
Hugo Graf von und zu Lerchenfeld auf Köfering und Schönberg
Hugo Graf von und zu Lerchenfeld was born on 21 August 1871 in Köfering as the son of Ludwig Graf von und zu Lerchenfeld and Clara Grafin von Bray-Steinburg.
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He originally studied law, graduating in 1893. He was employed as a Bavarian government official from 1897 to 1914, later changing to the Imperial government, working as a civil administrator from 1915 to 1918 in the formerly Russian part of Poland, after this in the German foreign department. After the First World War, he became the federal representative of the German government in the state of Hessen.
Hugo Lerchenfeld was appointed as Bavarian prime minister on 21 September 1921, succeeding Gustav Ritter von Kahr who had resigned earlier. He was chosen by a coalition of conservative parties. He was not a high ranking party official at this stage but rather a respected civil administrator, with a good relationship to the SPD too. He managed during his time in office to largely defuse the crisis caused through Bavarian attempts to break free of the German republic and the federal governments attempts to gain more control over state politics. He also additionally held the post of minister of justice.
He faced a coalition crisis in July 1922 due to renewed disputes with the federal government, losing much of his support in his own party but managed to solve the crisis once more. Eventually, for this reason, he had to resign from office on 2 November 1922, being accused of not having achieved enough for Bavaria in the negotiations.[2]
Lerchenfeld continued to serve as a civil servant in the German administration after this, as German ambassador to Austria from 1926 to 1931[3][4] and then being involved in legal negotiations with Belgium in 1931.[5]
^Deutsche Botschafter in Österreich seit 1859 2008-04-22 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
^Convention respecting Accident Insurance in Agricultural Undertakings operating on Both Sides of the Frontier 16 July 1931
^Cunliffe-Owen, C.B.E., Frederick (25 Sep 1921). "Bavaria's Ruler Has American Wife; Former Detroit Girl's Husband, Count von Lerchenfeld, Is of Family Ennobled in 1427. Ants Monarchy Restored, France and Italy Would Accept Restoration, Says Writer--Desire Break With Berlin". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
^"Premier's Wife Once New Yorker; Countess Lerchenfeld, First Lady of Bavaria, Famous for Beauty as Ethel Wyman--Her Strong Interest in Politics". The New York Times. 12 Feb 1922. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
^"COUNT VON LERCHENFELD; Ex-Premier of Bavaria, Former Envoy to Austria and Belgium". The New York Times. 20 Apr 1944. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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Historisches Lexikon Bayerns (in German)
(in German), author: Karl Bosl, publisher: Pustet, page 476
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