Elard von Oldenburg-Januschau
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Elard Kurt Maria Fürchtegott von Oldenburg-Januschau (20 March 1855 - 16 August 1937) was a German
Junker
and conservative politician.
, Kreis Pr. Eylau, East Prussia (today Bezledy, Poland
) to Botho von Oldenburg and Maria née von Arnim
. He served in the 2. Garde-Ulanen-Regiment of the Prussian Army
in Berlin
and Potsdam
for eight years and came into contact with Kaiser William I
, Otto von Bismarck
, Helmuth von Moltke
and Albrecht von Roon. After the death of his brother Botho in 1882 he returned to his manor at Januschau and after his father died in 1885 Oldenburg also took over the ownership of Beisleiden.
In 1884 Oldenburg married Agnes Gräfin von Kanitz, they had three daughters.
In 1901 Oldenburg became a member of the Prussian Landtag (until 1910) and in 1902 of the Reichstag
(until 1912). He was an exponent of the antidemocatic conservatives and became wellknown for his dictum: "The King of Prussia and German Emperor must always be able say to a lieutenant: take ten men and lock up the Reichstag".
Oldenburg was the only member of the Reichstag to defend Kaiser William II
throughout the Daily Telegraph Affair and called the Social Democrats
, who disturbed his speech, a "mob of pigs" (Schweinebande).
Oldenburg was again elected as a member of the Reichstag for the conservative DNVP in 1930 until 1932.
Oldenburg died on 16 August 1937 in Marienwerder
(today Kwidzyn).
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Junker
Junker
A Junker was a member of the landed nobility of Prussia and eastern Germany. These families were mostly part of the German Uradel and carried on the colonization and Christianization of the northeastern European territories during the medieval Ostsiedlung. The abbreviation of Junker is Jkr...
and conservative politician.
Biography
Oldenburg was born at his family's manor of BeisleidenBezledy
Bezledy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartoszyce, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia...
, Kreis Pr. Eylau, East Prussia (today Bezledy, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
) to Botho von Oldenburg and Maria née von Arnim
Von Arnim
Von Arnim may refer to:* Adolf Heinrich von Arnim-Boitzenburg , German statesman* Arnulf von Arnim , German classical pianist and teacher* Bernd von Arnim , German naval officer...
. He served in the 2. Garde-Ulanen-Regiment of the Prussian Army
Prussian Army
The Royal Prussian Army was the army of the Kingdom of Prussia. It was vital to the development of Brandenburg-Prussia as a European power.The Prussian Army had its roots in the meager mercenary forces of Brandenburg during the Thirty Years' War...
in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
and Potsdam
Potsdam
Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....
for eight years and came into contact with Kaiser William I
William I, German Emperor
William I, also known as Wilhelm I , of the House of Hohenzollern was the King of Prussia and the first German Emperor .Under the leadership of William and his Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, Prussia achieved the unification of Germany and the...
, Otto von Bismarck
Otto von Bismarck
Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg , simply known as Otto von Bismarck, was a Prussian-German statesman whose actions unified Germany, made it a major player in world affairs, and created a balance of power that kept Europe at peace after 1871.As Minister President of...
, Helmuth von Moltke
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke was a German Field Marshal. The chief of staff of the Prussian Army for thirty years, he is regarded as one of the great strategists of the latter 19th century, and the creator of a new, more modern method of directing armies in the field...
and Albrecht von Roon. After the death of his brother Botho in 1882 he returned to his manor at Januschau and after his father died in 1885 Oldenburg also took over the ownership of Beisleiden.
In 1884 Oldenburg married Agnes Gräfin von Kanitz, they had three daughters.
In 1901 Oldenburg became a member of the Prussian Landtag (until 1910) and in 1902 of the Reichstag
Reichstag (German Empire)
The Reichstag was the parliament of the North German Confederation , and of the German Reich ....
(until 1912). He was an exponent of the antidemocatic conservatives and became wellknown for his dictum: "The King of Prussia and German Emperor must always be able say to a lieutenant: take ten men and lock up the Reichstag".
Oldenburg was the only member of the Reichstag to defend Kaiser William II
William II, German Emperor
Wilhelm II was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia, ruling the German Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918. He was a grandson of the British Queen Victoria and related to many monarchs and princes of Europe...
throughout the Daily Telegraph Affair and called the Social Democrats
History of the Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany had its beginnings in the 1860s, and became the biggest party of the world around 1900. In the 1920s it delivered for the first time the head of state and heads of government, but was prohibited in Germany from 1933 to 1945. The party did not exist in East...
, who disturbed his speech, a "mob of pigs" (Schweinebande).
Oldenburg was again elected as a member of the Reichstag for the conservative DNVP in 1930 until 1932.
Oldenburg died on 16 August 1937 in Marienwerder
Kwidzyn
Kwidzyn is a town in northern Poland on the Liwa river, with 40,008 inhabitants . It has been a part of the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously in the Elbląg Voivodeship . It is the capital of Kwidzyn County.-History:...
(today Kwidzyn).