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Knut von Kühlmann-Stumm

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Knut von Kühlmann-Stumm
Baron von Kühlmann-Stumm
Baron Knut von Kühlmann-Stumm
Born
Knut Otto Christian Hans Konstantin Hubertus von Kühlmann-Stumm

(1916-10-17)17 October 1916
Munich
Died19 January 1977(1977-01-19) (aged 60)
Bad Soden-Salmünster
EducationSchloss Salem
Political partyFree Democratic
SpouseJutta von Ramin
Parent(s)Richard von Kühlmann
Margarete Freiin von Stumm
RelativesHugo Rudolf von Stumm (grandfather)

Knut Otto Christian Hans Konstantin Hubertus von Kühlmann-Stumm (17 October 1916 – 19 January 1977), was a German politician for the Free Democratic Party who owned Ramholz Castle.

Career

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Ramholz Castle

Kühlmann was born 17 October 1916, in Munich. He was the son of German entrepreneur and industrialist Richard von Kühlmann (1873–1948) and Margarete Freiin von Stumm (1884–1917).[1] His father served as State Secretary for Foreign Affairs,[2] who was Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire and the Netherlands.[3][4] His maternal grandfather was Baron Hugo Rudolf von Stumm, a German industrialist, landowner, member of the state parliament and Prussian cavalry officer.[5]

As an infant, he inherited Ramholz Castle upon his mother's death. He attended school at Schloss Salem. After school he completed a two year banking apprenticeship in Berlin.[6]

Career

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From 1936 to 1945 he served in the German Wehrmacht. After World War II he ran his own farm in Ramholz.[7] He inherited a share of family mining company Gebrüder Stumm in Neunkirchen, Saarland.[6]

From 1956 to 1972, Kühlmann was member of the German FDP.[8][9] From 1960 he was member of German Bundestag. During the period of the Kiesinger cabinet, Kühlmann-Stumm served as opposition leader from 1966 to 1968. He left the FDP because of its support for the Ostpolitik of chancellor Willy Brandt,[10] joining the conservative CDU instead.

Personal life

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Kühlmann married Jutta von Ramin, daughter of Jürgen von Ramin. Together, they had a son:[6]

  • Magnus von Kühlmann-Stumm.[10]

Baron von Kühlmann-Stumm died in a car accident on 19 January 1977 in Bad Soden-Salmünster.[6]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Wealthy Baroness Dead". The Washington Post. 4 Jul 1917. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  2. ^ "La Marquise De Fontenoy". Chicago Tribune. 30 Oct 1916. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  3. ^ Dorleijn, G. J.; Grüttemeier, Ralf; Altes, Liesbeth Korthals (2007). The Autonomy of Literature at the Fins de Siècles (1900 and 2000): A Critical Assesment. Peeters. p. 105. ISBN 978-90-429-2044-6. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  4. ^ Addison, Henry Robert; Oakes, Charles Henry; Lawson, William John; Sladen, Douglas Brooke Wheelton (1915). Who's who. A. & C. Black. p. 1226. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Stumm-Ramholz, Hugo Rudolf Freiherr von (seit 1888) - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d "Knut Freiherr von Kühlmann-Stumm - Munzinger Biographie". www.munzinger.de. Munzinger-Archiv. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  7. ^ Spiegel.de:Knut Freiherr von Kühlmann-Stumm (German), 1962
  8. ^ "Häuptling Knut". Der Spiegel. November 12, 1963 – via www.spiegel.de.
  9. ^ "Barzel Bid Against Brandt Is Traced to Rivals in Party". The New York Times. April 26, 1972. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  10. ^ a b Frankfurter Rundschau: Marodes Märchenschloss-Bewegte Familiengeschichte (German)
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