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Georg Michaelis (8 September 1857 – 24 July 1936) was the chancellor of the German Empire for a few months in 1917. He was the first (and the only one of the German Empire) chancellor not of noble birth to hold the office.
Georg Michaelis (born Sept. 8, 1857, Haynau, Prussia—died July 24, 1936, Bad Saarow-Pieskow, Ger.) was a German politician and imperial chancellor during World War I, whose government was completely dependent on the military supreme command and lasted only 15 weeks.
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Georg Michaelis is usually portrayed as the politically failed chancellor of 1917. His resignation after fourteen weeks in office was the first overthrow of a Reich chancellor initiated by Reichstag political parties.
Georg Michaelis (1857-1936) was Bethmann-Hollweg's successor as German Chancellor in July 1917, and was sufficiently obscure that the Kaiser, Wilhelm II (who had rejected two earlier nominees), had only the vaguest idea who he was.
Georg Michaelis, né le 8 septembre 1857 à Haynau, en province de Silésie – et décédé le 24 juillet 1936 à Bad Saarow, est un juriste et homme politique allemand. Il fut ministre-président de Prusse et, en 1917, chancelier de l'Empire allemand.
When the German supreme military command insisted on resignation of Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg, Michaelis was chosen as the next Reich Chancellor and the president of the Prussian state ministry.
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Dec 6, 2021 · Georg Michaelis was the chancellor of Imperial Germany for just under four months in 1917. He was the first chancellor not of noble birth to hold the office. With an economic background in business, Michaelis’ main achievement was to encourage the ruling classes to open peace talks with Russia.
