About Eugen von Knilling
Lived 1856 – 1927 (aged 71). Eugen von Knilling was a German politician and minister.
Eugen Ritter von Knilling (1 August 1865 – 20 October 1927) was a German politician who was the minister-president of Bavaria from 1922 to 1924.
Biography Knilling was born in 1865 in Munich. He studied law at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. From 1912 to 1918, he served as the minister for education in the government of the Kingdom of Bavaria. From 1920 to 1922, he was a member of the Bavarian parliament for the BVP. He became minister-president of Bavaria in 1922.
In September 1923, following a period of turmoil, Knilling declared martial law, appointing Gustav von Kahr as State Commissar with almost dictatorial powers. He was taken prisoner by Rudolf Hess during the Beer Hall Putsch of 1923. In 1924, he resigned, exasperated with politics, and returned to a civil service post.
Knilling died in Munich in 1927 at the age of 62.
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Who was Eugen von Knilling?
German politician (1856–1927)
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Eugen von Knilling was born on 1 August 1856 in Munich.
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Eugen von Knilling died on 20 October 1927 in Munich.
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Eugen von Knilling was a politician and minister.
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Eugen von Knilling was German.
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