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Clemens August Freiherr von Ketteler (22 November 1853 – 20 June 1900) was a German career diplomat. He was killed during the Boxer Rebellion.
A German career diplomat who first served in China during the 1880s, Clemens von Ketteler returned in 1899 as plenipotentiary at Peking (Beijing). He became involved in rising tensions there, ordering German embassy guards to hunt down Boxers who had burned church buildings.
Clemens August Freiherr von Ketteler (* 22. November 1853 in Potsdam; † 20. Juni 1900 in Peking) war ein deutscher Diplomat . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Herkunft. 2 Leben. 2.1 Ausbildung und Militärdienst. 2.2 Todesumstände. 2.3 Nachwirkungen. 3 Gedenken. 4 Literatur. 4.1 Fach- und Sachliteratur. 4.2 Belletristik. 5 Verfilmung. 6 Siehe auch. 7 Weblinks.
On 19 June 1900, they killed the German minister, Freiherr Clemens von Ketteler. Popular unrest followed in a number of cities, most notably in Tientsin. The rebellion was brought under control when a foreign six‐nation expeditionary force freed the legations on 14 August.
Nov 30, 2018 · Clemens August Freiherr von Ketteler (1853–1900) was the German plenipotentiary in Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion. His actions at the time led to his being shot by Chinese troops on 20 June 1900.
- Niklas Leverenz
- 2018
Clemens August Freiherr von Ketteler (22 November 1853 – 20 June 1900) was a German career diplomat; he was killed during the Boxer Rebellion, an event which prompted the Eight-Nation Alliance to declare war on China.
Clemens August Freiherr von Ketteler (22 November 1853 – 20 June 1900) was a German career diplomat. He was killed during the Boxer Rebellion.