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Karl August von Hardenberg, ab 1814 Fürst von Hardenberg (* 31. Mai 1750 in Essenrode; † 26. November 1822 in Genua) war ein preußischer Staatsmann. Er gehörte zusammen mit Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein zu den prägenden Akteuren der Preußischen Reformen.

Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Karl August von Hardenberg . Karl August, prince von Hardenberg, (born May 31, 1750, Essenrode, near Gifhorn, Brunswick—died Nov. 26, 1822, Genoa, Italy), Prussian statesman who preserved the integrity of the Prussian state during the Napoleonic Wars. He won the abiding trust of ...

HARDENBERG, KARL AUGUST VON (1750–1822), Prussian reformer. As chancellor of Prussia from 1810 to 1822, Karl August von Hardenberg was one of the two leading figures, along with Karl Freiherr vom Stein, in the Reform Movement (1807–1815), which produced profound legal and socioeconomic changes in Prussia.

Karl August von Hardenberg The Prussian Reform Movement was a series of constitutional, administrative, social, and economic reforms early in 19th-century Prussia. They are sometimes known as the Stein-Hardenberg Reforms, for Karl Freiherr vom Stein and Karl August von Hardenberg, their main initiators.

Prince Karl August von Hardenberg (1750-1822) served as chief minister of Prussia. He presided over the recovery of Prussia after the collapse of 1806 and guided the state's diplomacy. Karl August von Hardenberg was born in Essenrode on May 31, 1750, and, as a young man, served in the bureaucracies of a number of small German states, including ...

Karl August Hardenberg, Fürst von (kärl ou´gŏŏst fürst fən här´dənbĕrk), 1750–1822, Prussian administrator and diplomat, b. Hanover. After service for Hanover and Brunswick, he entered the Prussian service. As Prussian delegate he signed the Treaty of Basel (1795) with France (see French Revolutionary Wars ). He became chief ...