Paul von Hatzfeldt

Melchior Hubert Paul Gustav Graf von Hatzfeldt zu Wildenburg (8 October 1831 – 22 November 1901) was a German diplomat who served as envoy to Spain and Ottoman Empire, foreign secretary and head of the Foreign Office. He also as ambassador to United Kingdom in 1885 to 1901. He is best known for signing the Yangtze Agreement in 1900 and was once described by Otto von Bismarck as das beste Pferd im diplomatischen Stall ("the best horse in the diplomatic stable").[1]

Paul von Hatzfeldt
Secretary for Foreign Affairs
In office
16 July 1881 – 24 October 1885
MonarchWilhelm I
ChancellorOtto von Bismarck
Preceded byClemens Busch
Succeeded byHerbert von Bismarck
Personal details
Born(1831-10-08)8 October 1831
Düsseldorf, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation
Died22 November 1901(1901-11-22) (aged 70)
London, United Kingdom
Spouse(s)Helene Moulton
ChildrenHelene (Nelly)
Paul
Marie
Parents
OccupationDiplomat

A member of the House of Hatzfeld, he was born in Düsseldorf, the son of Sophie von Hatzfeldt, and he died in London.

Honours

He received the following orders and decorations:[2]

Sources
  • Hermann von Eckardstein. Lebenserinnerungen u. Politische Denkwürdigkeiten. Leipzig: Verlag Paul List, 1919.
  • Vera Niehus: Ein »ambassadeur idéal«, jedoch »den Anstrengungen des ministeriellen Dienstes nicht gewachsen«: Paul von Hatzfeldt als außenpolitischer Mitarbeiter Bismarcks. In: Lothar Gall, Ulrich Lappenküper (Hrsg.): Bismarcks Mitarbeiter. Schöningh, Paderborn 2009, ISBN 978-3-506-76591-8.
  • Franz-Eugen Volz: Paul Graf von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg. In: Lebensbilder aus dem Kreis Altenkirchen. Altenkirchen, 1975.

References
  1. Hermann von Eckardstein, Lebenserinnerungen u. Politische Denkwürdigkeiten (Leipzig: Verlag Paul List, 1919), 174.
  2. Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat fur das jahr 1901, p. 70
  3. "Schwarzer Adler-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (supp.) (in German), 1, Berlin, 1886, p. 5 – via hathitrust.org
  4. "Count Hatzfeldt". The Times (36611). London. 13 November 1901. p. 5.
  5. "Königliche Orden", Hof- und – Staatshandbuch des Königreichs Bayern (in German), Munich: Druck and Verlag, 1890, pp. 30, 83, retrieved 3 March 2021
  6. Guía Oficial de España, 1883. p. 147.
  7. Acović, Dragomir (2012). Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima. Belgrade: Službeni Glasnik. p. 607.
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