Heinrich vom und zum Stein

Heinrich Friedrich Karl Freiherr vom und zum Stein, commonly known as Baron vom Stein

Son of Karl Philipp Freiherr vom und zum Stein and his wife Henriette Karoline Langwerth von Simmern

Prussian statesman who introduced reforms that paved the way for the unification of Germany

Born: Nassau 25. Oct 1757

Married: 1793 Wilhelmine Magdalene Gräfin von Wallmoden-Gimborn (1772-1819), daughter of Johann Ludwig Graf von Wallmoden-Gimborn (1736-1811), himself an illegitimate son of  George II. King of Great Britain and Ireland (1683-1760), and his first wife  Charlotte von Wangenheim (1740-1783)

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Died: Cappenberg, Westphalia 29. Jun 1831

Buried: Family vault, Frücht, Rhineland

   

  

Franz Herre: Freiherr vom Stein. Sein Leben, seine Zeit. Köln, 1973