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{{Short description|Prussian general (1779–1866)}}
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|name= Ernst Heinrich Adolf von Pfuel
|name= Ernst Heinrich Adolf von Pfuel
|order = 4th [[Minister President of Prussia]]
|term_start =21 September 1848
|term_end =1 November 1848
|birth_date= {{birth date|1779|11|3|df=y}}
|birth_date= {{birth date|1779|11|3|df=y}}
|death_date= {{death date and age|1866|12|3|1779|11|3|df=y}}
|death_date= {{death date and age|1866|12|3|1779|11|3|df=y}}
|predecessor = [[Rudolf von Auerswald]]
|monarch =[[Frederick William IV of Prussia|Frederick William IV]]
|successor =[[Friedrich Wilhelm, Count Brandenburg]]
|birth_place= [[Müncheberg|Jahnsfelde]], [[Prussia]] (present-day [[Müncheberg]], [[Germany]])
|birth_place= [[Müncheberg|Jahnsfelde]], [[Prussia]] (present-day [[Müncheberg]], [[Germany]])
|death_place= [[Berlin]], [[Prussia]] (present-day [[Berlin, Germany]])
|death_place= [[Berlin]], [[Prussia]] (present-day [[Berlin, Germany]])
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|laterwork= [[Prussian Minister of War]] <br>[[Prime Minister of Prussia]]}}
|laterwork= [[Prussian Minister of War]] <br />[[Prime Minister of Prussia]]}}


'''Ernst Heinrich Adolf von Pfuel''' (3 November 1779 &ndash; 3 December 1866) was a [[Prussian Army|Prussian]] [[general]], as well as [[Prussian Minister of War]] and later [[Prime Minister of Prussia]].
'''Ernst Heinrich Adolf von Pfuel''' (3 November 1779 &ndash; 3 December 1866) was a [[Prussian Army|Prussian]] [[general]], as well as [[Prussian Minister of War]] and later [[Prime Minister of Prussia]].


[[Pfuel]] was born in [[Müncheberg|Jahnsfelde]], [[Prussia]] (present-day [[Müncheberg]], [[Germany]]). He served as commander of [[Cologne]] and the Prussian sector of [[Paris]] from 1814-15 during the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. Pfuel later served as [[Governor of Berlin]] and Governor of the Prussian [[Canton of Neuchâtel]] in Switzerland.{{cn}}
[[Pfuel]] was born in [[Müncheberg|Jahnsfelde]], [[Prussia]] (present-day [[Müncheberg]], [[Germany]]). He served as commander of [[Cologne]] and the Prussian sector of [[Paris]] from 1814-15 during the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. Pfuel later served as governor of Berlin and governor of the Prussian [[Canton of Neuchâtel]].{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}


Pfuel replaced [[Karl Wilhelm von Willisen]] as the Royal Special Commissioner of King [[Frederick William IV of Prussia]] during the [[Greater Poland Uprising (1848)]].<ref>[http://books.google.de/books?id=Uj2UaAKuE8YC&pg=PA166&dq=posen+Colomb&lr=&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES#PPA174,M1 {{cite book|first=Robert E.|last=Alvis|title=Religion and the Rise of Nationalism - A Profile of an East European City|pages=164|editor=Syracuse University Press, 2005|language=}}]</ref> He was a member of the [[Prussian National Assembly]] of 1848 and later that year, served as [[Prussian Minister of War]] from 7 September to 2 November, as well as [[Prime Minister of Prussia]].
Pfuel replaced [[Karl Wilhelm von Willisen]] as the Royal Special Commissioner of King [[Frederick William IV of Prussia]] during the [[German revolutions of 1848–1849|1848 revolution]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Robert E.|last=Alvis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uj2UaAKuE8YC&pg=PA166 |title=Religion and the Rise of Nationalism - A Profile of an East European City|date=2005 |page=164|publisher=Syracuse University Press |isbn=978-0-8156-3081-4}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Prussian National Assembly]] of 1848 and later that year served as [[Prussian Minister of War]] from 7 September to 2 November, as well as [[Prime Minister of Prussia]].


Pfuel was a close friend of [[Heinrich von Kleist]]. He was also an innovator of the [[breaststroke]] swimming technique, and the founder of the world's first military swimming-school, in 1810 in [[Prague]]. From 1816 he was a member of the [[Gesetzlose Gesellschaft zu Berlin]]. He died in [[Berlin]]. {{cn}}
Pfuel was a close friend of [[Heinrich von Kleist]]. He was also an innovator of the [[breaststroke]] swimming technique, and the founder of the world's first military swimming-school, in 1810 in [[Prague]]. From 1816 he was a member of the [[Gesetzlose Gesellschaft zu Berlin]]. He died in [[Berlin]]. {{citation needed|date=June 2015}}

==See also==
*[[Pfuel cabinet]]


==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:39, 3 May 2024

Ernst Heinrich Adolf von Pfuel
Ernst von Pfuel
4th Minister President of Prussia
In office
21 September 1848 – 1 November 1848
MonarchFrederick William IV
Preceded byRudolf von Auerswald
Succeeded byFriedrich Wilhelm, Count Brandenburg
Personal details
Born(1779-11-03)3 November 1779
Jahnsfelde, Prussia (present-day Müncheberg, Germany)
Died3 December 1866(1866-12-03) (aged 87)
Berlin, Prussia (present-day Berlin, Germany)
Military service
AllegianceKingdom of Prussia Prussia
Branch/servicePrussian Army

Ernst Heinrich Adolf von Pfuel (3 November 1779 – 3 December 1866) was a Prussian general, as well as Prussian Minister of War and later Prime Minister of Prussia.

Pfuel was born in Jahnsfelde, Prussia (present-day Müncheberg, Germany). He served as commander of Cologne and the Prussian sector of Paris from 1814-15 during the Napoleonic Wars. Pfuel later served as governor of Berlin and governor of the Prussian Canton of Neuchâtel.[citation needed]

Pfuel replaced Karl Wilhelm von Willisen as the Royal Special Commissioner of King Frederick William IV of Prussia during the 1848 revolution.[1] He was a member of the Prussian National Assembly of 1848 and later that year served as Prussian Minister of War from 7 September to 2 November, as well as Prime Minister of Prussia.

Pfuel was a close friend of Heinrich von Kleist. He was also an innovator of the breaststroke swimming technique, and the founder of the world's first military swimming-school, in 1810 in Prague. From 1816 he was a member of the Gesetzlose Gesellschaft zu Berlin. He died in Berlin. [citation needed]

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References

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  1. ^ Alvis, Robert E. (2005). Religion and the Rise of Nationalism - A Profile of an East European City. Syracuse University Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-8156-3081-4.


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