Brandenburg cabinet

Brandenburg Cabinet
Cabinet of the Kingdom of Prussia
1848–1850
Minister President Brandenburg
Date formed	November 8, 1848
Date dissolved	November 6, 1850 (1 year, 11 months and 4 weeks)
People and organisations
King	Frederick William IV
Minister President	Friedrich Wilhelm Brandenburg
History
Predecessor	Pfuel cabinet
Successor	Ladenberg cabinet

The Brandenburg Cabinet formed the Prussian State Ministry appointed by King Frederick William IV from November 8, 1848, to November 6, 1850.^[1]

History

With this cabinet, Frederick William IV appointed a clear conservative, anti-revolutionary government. The Prussian National Assembly was initially moved to Brandenburg an der Havel and dissolved on December 5, 1848. The King then imposed a constitution on his own authority. The assumption of office of this cabinet marks the beginning of the "New Era" in Prussia.^[1]

Cabinet members


Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office
Minister President	Friedrich Wilhelm Brandenburg^[2]	November 8, 1848^[a]	November 6, 1850	N/A
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Heinrich Friedrich von Arnim-Heinrichsdorff-Werbelow	February 22, 1849	April 30, 1849	N/A
	Alexander von Schleinitz	July 21, 1849	September 26, 1850	N/A
	Joseph von Radowitz	September 26, 1850	November 3, 1850	N/A
	Otto Theodor von Manteuffel	November 3, 1850^[b]	November 6, 1850	N/A
Minister of Finance	Ludwig Samuel Kühne	November 8, 1848^[c]	February 23, 1849	N/A
Minister of Finance	Rudolf von Rabe	February 23, 1849	November 6, 1850	N/A
Minister of Spiritual, Educational and Medical Affairs	Adalbert von Ladenberg	November 8, 1848	November 6, 1850	N/A
Minister of Justice	Gustav Wilhelm Kisker	November 8, 1848	November 11, 1848	N/A
	Wilhelm Rintelen	November 11, 1848	April 10, 1849	N/A
	Ludwig Simons	April 10, 1849	November 6, 1850	N/A
Minister of Trade, Commerce and Public Works	Adolf von Pommer Esche	November 8, 1848^[d]	December 4, 1848	N/A
Minister of Trade, Commerce and Public Works	August von der Heydt	December 4, 1848	Incumbent	N/A
Minister of Interior Affairs	Otto Theodor von Manteuffel	November 8, 1848	November 6, 1850	N/A
Minister of War	Karl Adolf von Strotha	November 8, 1848	February 27, 1850	N/A
Minister of War	August von Stockhausen	February 27, 1850	November 6, 1850	N/A
Minister of Agriculture, Domains and Forestry	Otto Theodor von Manteuffel^[e]	November 8, 1848	November 6, 1850	N/A

Notes

^ Interim Foreign Minister from November 8, 1848, to February 22, 1849, and April 30, 1849, to July 21, 1849.
^ Interim from November 3, 1850.
^ Interim from November 8, 1848 to February 23, 1849.
^ Interim from November 8, 1848 to December 4, 1848.
^ Interim Agriculture Minister while serving as Interior Minister.

References

^ ^a ^b Holtz, Bärbel (2003). Die Protokolle des Preussischen Staatsministeriums 1817-1934/ 38. Hildesheim: Olms-Weidmann. pp. 698–702. ISBN 3-487-11825-4. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
^ Ritthaler, Anton. "Brandenburg, Friedrich Wilhelm Graf von - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved 29 January 2024.