Richard von Kühlmann
German diplomat and industrialist (1873–1948) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard von Kühlmann (3 May 1873 – 16 February 1948) was a German diplomat and industrialist. From 6 August 1917 to 9 July 1918, he served as Germany's State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and led the delegation that negotiated the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, which removed the Russian Empire from World War I in March 1918.
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Richard von Kühlmann | |
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State Secretary for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 6 August 1917 – 9 July 1918 | |
Monarch | Wilhelm II |
Chancellor | Georg Michaelis Georg von Hertling |
Preceded by | Arthur Zimmermann |
Succeeded by | Paul von Hintze |
German Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire | |
In office September 1916 – August 1917 | |
Monarch | Wilhelm II |
Preceded by | Paul Wolff Metternich |
Succeeded by | Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff |
German Ambassador to the Netherlands | |
In office April 1915 – October 1916 | |
Monarch | Wilhelm II |
Preceded by | Felix von Müller |
Succeeded by | Friedrich Rosen |
Personal details | |
Born | (1873-05-03)3 May 1873 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 16 February 1948(1948-02-16) (aged 74) Ohlstadt, Upper Bavaria, Allied-occupied Germany |
Spouse | Baroness Margarete von Stumm |
Children | 3 |
Occupation | Diplomat, industrialist |
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