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Benedikt Waldeck
German politician (1802–1870) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benedikt Franz Leo Ignatz Waldeck (31 July 1802 – 12 May 1870) was a left-leaning deputy in the Prussian National Assembly and later in the Second Chamber of the Landtag of Prussia. He is considered one of the leading left-wing liberals in Prussia during the German revolutions of 1848–1849. In May 1849 he was arrested in Berlin for high treason, but was acquitted in December.[1] Waldeck is an important figure in German constitutional history and in the 1860s he became one of Otto von Bismarck's most important domestic political opponents.[2][1]
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Born | Benedikt Franz Leo Ignatz Waldeck (1802-07-31)31 July 1802 |
Died | 12 May 1870(1870-05-12) (aged 67) |
Burial place | Berlin, St. Hedwig's cemetery |
Nationality | Prussian |
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Political party | German Progress Party |
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