Clemens Busch Explained

Clemens Busch
Order:German Ambassador to Switzerland
Term Start:1892
Term End:1895
Predecessor:Otto von Bülow
Successor:Wolfram von Rotenhan
Order1:German Minister to Sweden
Term Start1:1888
Term End1:1892
Predecessor1:Richard von Pfuel
Successor1:Karl von Wedel
Order2:Acting State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
Term Start2:25 June 1881
Term End2:16 July 1881
Monarch2:Wilhelm I
Chancellor2:Otto von Bismarck
Predecessor2:Friedrich zu Limburg-Stirum
Successor2:Paul von Hatzfeldt
Birth Date:10 May 1834
Birth Place:Cologne, Kingdom of Prussia
Death Place:Bern, Switzerland
Spouse:Margot Bendemann
Children:3
Occupation:Diplomat

Clemens August Busch (10 May 1834 – 25 November 1895) was a German diplomat who represented his country at the Berlin Conference of 1884–1885, in which he signed the final acts. [1]

Early life

Busch was born in Cologne on 10 May 1834. He was a son of Johann Michael Busch (1802–1864) and Barbara Philippart (1800–1883).[2]

Career

From 1879 to 1881 Busch was the Imperial German Consul General in Budapest. He served as acting head of the Foreign Office from 25 June to 16 July 1881, succeeding Count Friedrich of Limburg Stirum, until he was replaced by Paul von Hatzfeldt, until then the Ambassador to Constantinople. In 1884 he was appointed to the Prussian State Council.[3]

From 1885 to 1888, he was envoy of the German Empire in Bucharest and from 1888 to 1892, the envoy to Sweden in Stockholm. In 1892, he succeeded Otto von Bülow as the German Ambassador to Switzerland in Bern, serving until his death in 1895.

Personal life

In 1875 Busch was married to Margarethe Bendemann (1850–1938), the widow of Justus Friedländer, German consul in Constantinople, and sister of the Prussian Lieutenant General Hans Bendemann.[4] After their marriage, he adopted his ten-year-old stepson, Felix Emil Johannes Friedländer, who became known as Felix Busch, in 1881. The couple had several children including:

He died in Bern on 25 November 1895.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lotte, Knabe . Busch, Clemens . Neue Deutsche Biographie 3 . 1957 . de.
  2. Book: Books . British Museum Department of Printed . Catalogue of Printed Books: Supplement ... . 1901 . W. Clowes Sons . 243 . 23 January 2024.
  3. Book: Becker . Bert . France and Germany in the South China Sea, c. 1840-1930: Maritime competition and Imperial Power . 2 July 2021 . Springer Nature . 978-3-030-52604-7 . 247 . 23 January 2024 . en.
  4. Book: Allgemeine Zeitung München, 1798 - 1925 . 1875 . Cotta . 656 . 23 January 2024 . de.
  5. Book: Kommission . Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften Historische . Neue deutsche Biographie . 1953 . Duncker & Humblot . 60 . 23 January 2024 . de.
  6. News: 1895-11-30 . Clemens Busch death . 4 . The Newcastle Daily Chronicle . 2023-06-18.