Eugen von Knilling

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name = Eugen von Knilling


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office = Minister President of Bavaria
term_start = 1922
term_end = 1924
predecessor = Graf von Lerchenfeld-Köfering
successor = Heinrich Held
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birth_date = Birth date|1856|8|1
birth_place = München
nationality = German
death_date = Death date|1927|10|20
death_place = München
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Eugen Ritter von Knilling (1 August1856 in München–20 October1927 in München) [ [http://rzblx2.bibliothek.uni-regensburg.de/blo/boslview/boslview.php?pnd=11625470x Bosls bayerische Biographie] hrsg. von Karl Bosl. - Regensburg : Pustet] was the Prime Minister of Bavaria from 1922 to 1924.

Life

Von Knilling had originally studied law at the university of Munich. From 1912 to 1918 he served as the minister for education in the government of the Kingdom of Bavaria. From 1920 to 1922, he was a member of the Bavarian parliament for the BVP. He became prime minister of Bavaria in 1922.

In September 1923, following a period of turmoil, Knilling declared martial law appointing Gustav von Kahr as State Commissar with almost dictatorial powers. He was taken prisoner by Rudolf Hess during the Beer Hall putsch of 1923. In 1924 he resigned, exasperated with politics. He returned to a civil service post.

External links

* [http://www.historisches-lexikon-bayerns.de/document/artikel_44521_bilder_value_1_kabinett-knilling1.jpgPicture of Eugen von Knilling, published in 1921] Historisches Lexikon Bayerns

ources

* [http://rzblx2.bibliothek.uni-regensburg.de/blo/boslview/boslview.php?pnd=11625470x Universitätsbibliothek Regensburg: "Bosls bayerische Biographie"] author: Karl Bosl - Regensburg, publisher: Pustet

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