Eduard Heinrich von Flottwell

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Eduard Heinrich von Flottwell (23 July 1786 – 28 May 1865) was a Prussian Staatsminister. He served as the Oberpräsident of Brandenburg, the Grand Duchy of Posen (1830-40), Westphalia, and Saxony. He was also Prussian minister of finance (1844-1846) and the minister of interior (1850-1859).

Flottwell was born in Insterburg in East Prussia. He was a strong supporter of Germanisation and standardised schooling policies, which by some was seen as directed against ethnic Polish Prussians in the region.

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  • F.Paprocki, Wielkie Księstwo Poznańskie w okresie rządów Flottwella (1830-1842), Poznań 1970
  • Witold Jakóbczyk, Przetrwać na Wartą 1815-1914, Dzieje narodu i państwa polskiego, vol. III-55, Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza, Warszawa 1989
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