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Eduard Flottwell

1786–1865 · 19th century · Also known as Eduard Heinrich Flottwell

Eduard Heinrich Flottwell was a Prussian administrator who served as president of the Grand Duchy of Posen from 1830 to 1841. After the November Uprising he pursued a policy of Germanisation, restricting Polish in the administration, buying up Polish noble estates for German owners and curbing the influence of the Catholic clergy. He was later Prussian finance minister and interior minister.

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Grand Duchy of Posen

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Eduard Flottwell. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/eduard-flottwell
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