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Constantin Fehrenbach
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German politician (1852-1926)
Key facts
- President
- Friedrich Ebert
- Deputy
- Rudolf Heinze
- Preceded by
- Hermann Müller
- Succeeded by
- Joseph Wirth
- Chancellor
- Philipp Scheidemann
- Monarch
- Wilhelm II
- Constituency
- Baden
- Born
- ( 1852-01-11 ) 11 January 1852, Wellendingen , Kingdom of Württemberg
- Died
- 26 March 1926 (1926-03-26) (aged 74), Freiburg im Breisgau , Germany
- Party
- Centre Party
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Wellendingen
- Place of death
- Freiburg im Breisgau
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Position held
- Chancellor of Germany
- Educated at
- University of Freiburg
- Political party
- Centre Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R18733, Constantin Fehrenbach.jpg
- Work location
- Berlin
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- Constantin Fehrenbach
- date of birth
- 1852-01-11
- date of death
- 1926-03-26
- name in native language
- Constantin Fehrenbach
- member of
- Cartellverband
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Encyclopedic overview
Constantin Fehrenbach, sometimes erroneously Konstantin Fehrenbach, (11 January 1852 – 26 March 1926), was a German politician who was one of the major leaders of the Catholic Centre Party. He served as president of the Reichstag in 1918 and then as president of the Weimar National Assembly from 1919 to 1920. In June 1920, Fehrenbach became Chancellor of Germany. During his time in office, the central issue he had to face was German compliance with the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. He resigned in May 1921 when his cabinet was unable to reach a consensus on war reparations payments to the Allies. Fehrenbach remained in the Reichstag and headed the Centre Party's contingent there from 1923 until his death in 1926.
Fehrenbach was considered part of the Centre Party's left wing, which included noted politicians such as Matthias Erzberger and Joseph Wirth, as well as Catholic workers' associations and Catholic trade unions.
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