Friedrich Ludwig von Rönne
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Friedrich Ludwig von Ronne (November 27, 1798 Seestermühe
, Uetersen
- April 7, 1865 Berlin
) was a Prussian jurist, politician, diplomat
and German Ambassador to the United States
.
One brother was the future lawyer and politician Ludwig von Ronne.
Ronne attended high school in Glückstadt
.
He also received private lessons in Berlin, from the late politician and law professor Charles Twesten.
He enlisted into the King's German Legion
at 16 years old, and took part in the Battle of Waterloo
. Later he studied law in Kiel
and Berlin
.
In 1820, he joined the Prussian judicial service.
In 1825, he was High Court Judge in Hamm
.
He actually wrote a paper on the marital community of property in Brandenburg. In 1828, he moved to the Superior Court of Justice in Berlin.
During this period he produced a revision of the system of the Prussian civil law.
He was responsible for the first volume, his brother Louis took over the second volume.
In 1831, he went into the civil service, and worked for the government in Potsdam.
Ronne proved to be knowledgeable in customs and trade issues, but also in constitutional and international legal issues, and was promoted by Prime Minister Jean Pierre Frédéric Ancillon.
He was replaced in 1844, by Friedrich von Gerolt
.
In the United States, he was familiar with the local fair trade, also traveled extensively.
He also tried to care for German immigrants.
He did not succeed in a commercial contract between the German Customs Union, and the United States.
He succeeded with the extension of the trade agreement the United States with the Hanseatic cities of Bremen
and Hamburg
.
His reputation in the U.S. was so great that the Government in 1839, asked him to be a mediator in the dispute with Mexico.
A war could not be avoided through the mediation of Ronne.
Later he also became involved in a dispute between England and France in the rubber trade in Senegal
.
In a memorandum to Ronne spoke directly for the king of under-standing trade department with a close contact with the merchants.
That proposal met with opposition in the government.
King Friedrich Wilhelm IV made him leader under trade and commerce authority.
Ronne was president of the new authority, with the rank of first class Council.
At the same time he was appointed to the Privy Council.
He failed to develop the office, with the opposition of the bureaucracy. After the March revolution in Berlin, a Commerce Department was created, but the job was not to Ronne.
His ideas were incorporated into the economic parts of the constitution.
That same year he went as envoy extraordinary to the provisional central government since 1849, and also as an envoy of the Archduke Johann Regent back to Austria from Washington.
Again he took advantage of his stay for in-depth studies and even planned to write a story about the U.S. Constitution.
But he was involved in internal political disputes of the Union as regards the introduction of paper money as legal tender.
In 1849, he secured the release of the Hansa
, constructed at the New York Navy Yard, for the war against Denmark
.
After the end of the central government rejected the Prussian government, under Friedrich Wilhelm Graf von Brandenburg's request Ronne, to leave as Prussian ambassador to the United States.
As a reason she said he had accepted the ambassadorial post without approval by the Prussian government. Ronne retired at his own request in 1857.
. In many debates, Ronne participated. Since 1862, he was a member of the German Progress Party
.
He was one of the most important members of the party.
He stood on a rather right wing.
The constitutional conflict Ronne stood with his party in opposition to the government.
In 1863, he called for the independence of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein.
He declared himself a friend of the Polish nation, and criticized the Polish uprising of Prussia against the directional agreement with Russia.
Basically, he was opposed to the idea that German unity was to be postponed until after the creation of a liberal Prussian government.
At the same time he was skeptical what a government would do under Otto von Bismarck
, with nation-state politics.
Seestermühe
Seestermühe is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
, Uetersen
Uetersen
Uetersen ) is a city in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. south of Elmshorn, and northwest of Hamburg at the small river Pinnau, close to the Elbe river...
- April 7, 1865 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...
) was a Prussian jurist, politician, diplomat
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
and German Ambassador to the United States
German Ambassador to the United States
The United States has had diplomatic relations with the nation of Germany and its predecessor nation, the Kingdom of Prussia, since 1835. These relations were broken twice while Germany and the United States were at war....
.
Early Life
Ronne was the son of Johann Georg von Ronne.One brother was the future lawyer and politician Ludwig von Ronne.
Ronne attended high school in Glückstadt
Glückstadt
Glückstadt is a town in the Steinburg district of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is located on the right bank of the Lower Elbe at the confluence of the small Rhin river, about northwest of Altona...
.
He also received private lessons in Berlin, from the late politician and law professor Charles Twesten.
He enlisted into the King's German Legion
King's German Legion
The King's German Legion was a British Army unit of expatriate German personnel, 1803–16. The Legion achieved the distinction of being the only German force to fight without interruption against the French during the Napoleonic Wars....
at 16 years old, and took part in the Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands...
. Later he studied law in Kiel
Kiel
Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the...
and 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...
.
In 1820, he joined the Prussian judicial service.
In 1825, he was High Court Judge in Hamm
Hamm
Hamm is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany. It is located in the northeastern part of the Ruhr area. As of December 2003 its population was 180,849. The city is situated between the A1 motorway and A2 motorway...
.
He actually wrote a paper on the marital community of property in Brandenburg. In 1828, he moved to the Superior Court of Justice in Berlin.
During this period he produced a revision of the system of the Prussian civil law.
He was responsible for the first volume, his brother Louis took over the second volume.
In 1831, he went into the civil service, and worked for the government in Potsdam.
Ronne proved to be knowledgeable in customs and trade issues, but also in constitutional and international legal issues, and was promoted by Prime Minister Jean Pierre Frédéric Ancillon.
Ambassador in Washington
In 1834, Ronne was appointed Minister Resident (i.e. Ambassador) of Prussia in the U.S. with headquarters in Washington.He was replaced in 1844, by Friedrich von Gerolt
Friedrich von Gerolt
Friedrich Karl Joseph Freiherr von Gerolt was Prussian Privy Councillor, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in the United States.-Family:...
.
In the United States, he was familiar with the local fair trade, also traveled extensively.
He also tried to care for German immigrants.
He did not succeed in a commercial contract between the German Customs Union, and the United States.
He succeeded with the extension of the trade agreement the United States with the Hanseatic cities of Bremen
Bremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
and Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
.
His reputation in the U.S. was so great that the Government in 1839, asked him to be a mediator in the dispute with Mexico.
A war could not be avoided through the mediation of Ronne.
Later he also became involved in a dispute between England and France in the rubber trade in Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
.
Head of the Prussian commercial office
In Prussia, business representatives and the establishment of a Department of Commerce, called for Ronne to be their head.In a memorandum to Ronne spoke directly for the king of under-standing trade department with a close contact with the merchants.
That proposal met with opposition in the government.
King Friedrich Wilhelm IV made him leader under trade and commerce authority.
Ronne was president of the new authority, with the rank of first class Council.
At the same time he was appointed to the Privy Council.
He failed to develop the office, with the opposition of the bureaucracy. After the March revolution in Berlin, a Commerce Department was created, but the job was not to Ronne.
National Assembly, and Messenger
Ronne was elected in 1848, to the Frankfurt National Assembly. In Frankfurt, he was a member of the Casino Group. Ronne was chairman of the economic committee. In a memorandum he tried to make available in the United States findings for the German conditions.His ideas were incorporated into the economic parts of the constitution.
That same year he went as envoy extraordinary to the provisional central government since 1849, and also as an envoy of the Archduke Johann Regent back to Austria from Washington.
Again he took advantage of his stay for in-depth studies and even planned to write a story about the U.S. Constitution.
But he was involved in internal political disputes of the Union as regards the introduction of paper money as legal tender.
In 1849, he secured the release of the Hansa
Hansa
The Hanseatic League, known as Hansa or Hanse in various Germanic languages, was a 13th–17th century alliance of European trading cities...
, constructed at the New York Navy Yard, for the war against Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.
After the end of the central government rejected the Prussian government, under Friedrich Wilhelm Graf von Brandenburg's request Ronne, to leave as Prussian ambassador to the United States.
As a reason she said he had accepted the ambassadorial post without approval by the Prussian government. Ronne retired at his own request in 1857.
Prussian deputies
After the start of new era in 1858, he became a member of the Prussian House of Representatives. He was liberal, and was a member of the old liberal faction of Georg von VinckeGeorg von Vincke
Georg von Vincke was a Prussian politician, officer, landowner and aristocrat of the Vincke family.-Biography:He was born at Hagen, the son to Ludwig von Vincke....
. In many debates, Ronne participated. Since 1862, he was a member of the German Progress Party
German Progress Party
The German Progress Party was the first modern political party with a program in Germany, founded by the liberal members of the Prussian Lower House in 6 June, 1861....
.
He was one of the most important members of the party.
He stood on a rather right wing.
The constitutional conflict Ronne stood with his party in opposition to the government.
In 1863, he called for the independence of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein.
He declared himself a friend of the Polish nation, and criticized the Polish uprising of Prussia against the directional agreement with Russia.
Basically, he was opposed to the idea that German unity was to be postponed until after the creation of a liberal Prussian government.
At the same time he was skeptical what a government would do under 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...
, with nation-state politics.
External links
- "Friedrich von Rönne", German wikipedia
- "ADB:Rönne, Friedrich von", German Wikisource