NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Georg Ritter von Schönerer

Georg, Ritter von Schönerer (July 17, 1842-August 14, 1921) was an Austrian politician active in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Born in Vienna as Georg Heinrich Schönerer, when his father (railroad pioneer Matthias Schönerer) was knighted in 1860 Georg too was entitled to add the noble particle von to his surname, and unofficially but by custom, also the knightly title Ritter. When his wealthy father died in 1881, he also inherited the title in his own right, thus becoming Georg (Knight of) Schönerer. Georg, Ritter von Schonerer Georg, Ritter von Schönerer (July 17, 1842-August 14, 1921) was an Austrian politician active in the late 1800s and early 1900s. ... Georg, Ritter von Schonerer Georg, Ritter von Schönerer (July 17, 1842-August 14, 1921) was an Austrian politician active in the late 1800s and early 1900s. ... Ritter (German for Rider) is the lowest-ranking title of lower nobility in German-speaking areas, considered equal to the title Knight. ... Ritter (German for Rider) is the lowest-ranking title of lower nobility in German-speaking areas, considered equal to the title Knight. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... Events February 21 - John J. Greenough patents the sewing machine. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. ... Events and Trends Beginning of the Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815). ... Events and Trends Technology Lawrence Hargrave makes the first stable wing design for a heavier-than-air aircraft Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first documented flight in a powered heavier-than-air aircraft Mass production of automobile Wide popularity of home phonograph Panama Canal is built by the United... This article is about the city and federal state in Austria. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Von in proper names, generally means of and indeed is a part of the name of a majority of German nobility. ... Events January - April January 16-24 ? Siege of Geok Tepe ? Russian troops under general Skobeleff defeat Turkomans January 25 - Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company February 5 - Phoenix, Arizona is incorporated. ...

As a young man he became a political activist and got elected to Austria’s Reichsrat (Parliament) in 1873. Originally a liberal, Schönerer became more conservative as his career progressed, and by the peak of his career had transformed into a right wing convervative. Schönerer developed a political philosophy that featured elements of violent Anti-Semitism, Anti-Slavism, authoritarianism, nationalism, and Pan-Germanism, themes which appealed to many lower class Viennese. As such, Schönerer rapidly became a popular and powerful political figure. In 1879 he formed the Pan-German Party, which would become a considerable force in Austrian politics. Between 1867 and 1918, the Reichsrat was the parliament of Cisleithania, the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary, which was officially known as the kingdoms and lands represented in the Reichsrat (German die im Reichsrat vertretenen Königreiche und Länder). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... In politics, the term liberal refers to: an adherent of the ideology of liberalism or a state or quality of this ideology. ... Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ... In politics, right-wing, the political right, or simply the right, are terms which refer, with no particular precision, to the segment of the political spectrum in opposition to left-wing politics. ... Anti-Semitism (alternatively spelled antisemitism) is hostility towards Jews (not: Semites - see the Misnomer section further on). ... Anti-Slavism was the movement that existed throughout the WWII, parallel with the Anti-Semitism. ... Pan-Germanism, one of the ethnically-charged political movements of the 19th century for unity of the German-speaking peoples of Europe. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1888, Schönerer was temporarily imprisoned for ransacking a Jewish-owned newspaper office and assaulting its employees. This action increased Schönerer’s popularity and helped members of his party get elected to the Austrian Parliament. Schönerer himself was reelected to the Reichsrat in 1897, and later that year helped orchestrate the expulsion of Prime Minister Kasimir Felix Graf von Badeni from office. Badeni had proclaimed that civil servants in Austrian-controlled Bohemia would have to know the Czech language, an ordinance which prevented many Germans (the majority of whom could not speak Czech) in Bohemia from applying for governmental jobs. Schönerer staged mass protests against the ordinance and disrupted parliamentary proceedings, actions which eventually caused Emperor Franz Joseph to dismiss Badeni. 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Events January 1 - Brooklyn, New York merges with New York City. ... Kasimir Felix Graf von (count of) Badeni (October 14, 1846 - July 9, 1909) (Polish:Kazimierz Feliks, Hrabia (count) Badeni ) was the Prime Minister of the Austrian half of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1895 until 1897. ... Bohemia is also a place in the State of United States of America: see Bohemia, New York. ... The Czech language is one of the West Slavic languages, along with Slovak, Polish, Pomeranian, and Sorbian. ... Franz Joseph I Franz Joseph (in English also Francis Joseph) (August 18, 1830 - November 21, 1916) of the Habsburg Dynasty was Emperor of Austria and King of Bohemia from 1848 until 1916 and King of Hungary from 1867 until 1916. ...

Schönerer became even more powerful in 1901, when 21 members of his party gained seats in the Parliament. His career crumbled rapidly thereafter, however, due to his forceful views and personality. His party suffered as well, and had virtually disintegrated by 1907. But his views and philosophy would go on to greatly influence Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party as a whole. 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945), a German politician who was the founder of the Third Reich (1933-1945), is widely regarded as one of the most significant and reviled leaders in world history. ... The Nazi swastika symbol The National Socialist German Workers Party ( German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei), better known as the NSDAP or the Nazi Party was a political party that was led to power in Germany by Adolf Hitler in 1933. ...

Schönerer died at his castle Rosenau at Zwettl, Lower Austria on August 14, 1921. An admirer of Otto von Bismarck, he arranged to be buried near von Bismarck's mausoleum on his estate at Friedrichsruh in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. Lower Austria (Niederösterreich) is one of the nine federal states or Bundesländer in Austria. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Alternative meanings: See Bismarck (disambiguation). ... Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 Bundesländer in Germany. ...

Note regarding personal names: Ritter is a title, usually translated Knight, not a first or middle name.

Ritter (German for Rider) is the lowest-ranking title of lower nobility in German-speaking areas, considered equal to the title Knight. ...

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