Theodor von Holleben

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Theodor von Holleben
Holleben with dog

Theodor von Holleben (18 September 1838 Stettin, Pomerania – 31 January 1913 Berlin) was a German diplomat.

Biography[edit]

Holleben was educated at the universities of Heidelberg, Berlin and Göttingen; became an officer in the Bodyguard Hussar Regiment; and took part in the Franco-Prussian War. He entered the diplomatic service in 1872; was chargé d'affaires at Beijing, China, 1873–1874, and at Tokyo, Japan, in 1875; minister at Buenos Aires 1876-1884, at Tokyo 1885-1889, and at Washington, D.C., 1892-93.

In 1897 he became ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the United States. The German Emperor William wanted the two countries to be closer aligned. Together with Secretary John Hay, of the State Department, von Holleben had charge of the arrangements for the official visit of the emperor's brother, Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia, in February 1902. The visit was regarded favourably, but did not lead to any lasting change in relations between the two countries. There were reports that the emperor and establishment in Berlin were impatient with von Holleben, believing him to have misled them on the American attitudes to a closer relationship.[1] Failing health together with his inability to have President Roosevelt arbitrate the German-Venezuelan dispute caused von Holleben′s resignation in January 1903, and he was succeeded by Baron Hermann Speck von Sternburg.

While serving in the US, von Holleben received an Honorary doctorate (LL.D.) from Harvard University in June 1901.[2] After the visit to the United States of Prince Henry of Prussia in March 1902, the Emperor conferred upon von Holleben the Order of the Red Eagle, first class with Oak leaves.[3]

Orders and decorations[edit]

References[edit]

  • Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Holleben, Theodor von" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
  • Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Holleben, Theodore von" . Encyclopedia Americana.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ "Latest intelligence - Dr. von Holleben´s retirement". The Times. No. 36974. London. 10 January 1903. p. 5.
  2. ^ "Court and Social". The Times. No. 36492. London. 27 June 1901. p. 9.
  3. ^ a b "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36721. London. 21 March 1902. p. 8.
  4. ^ a b c d e Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat fur das jahr 1903, p. 72
  5. ^ a b "Königlich Preussische Ordensliste", Preussische Ordens-Liste (in German), 1, Berlin: Gedruckt in der Reichsdruckerei: 402, 1028, 1886 – via hathitrust.org
  6. ^ "Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (supp.)", Preussische Ordens-Liste (in German), 1, Berlin: Gedruckt in der Reichsdruckerei: 17, 14, 1886 – via hathitrust.org
  7. ^ "Königliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (in German), Stuttgart: Landesamt, 1907, pp. 49, 122

Further reading[edit]

  • Roosevelt, Theodore, An Autobiography (New York, 1913)
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