Jean-Jacques Willmar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jean-Jacques Willmar

Prime Minister of Luxembourg

Date of Birth: 06-Apr-1792

Place of Birth: Luxembourg, Luxembourg District, Luxembourg

Date of Death: 26-Nov-1866

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician, diplomat

Nationality: Luxembourg

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Jean-Jacques Willmar

  • Jean-Jacques Madeleine Willmar (6 March 1792 – 26 November 1866) was a Luxembourgian politician and jurist.
  • An Orangist, he was the second Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving for five years, from 6 December 1848 until 23 September 1853. Born in 1792 in the city of Luxembourg, he was the son of Jean-Georges Willmar, who was governor of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg from 1817 to 1830.In 1814 he received his Licence in Law in Paris, and became a lawyer at the bar of Luxembourg city.
  • He was appointed a judge in 1824.From 1830 to 1839, after the Belgian Revolution, he supported the Dutch King William I, during a period when a large part of Luxembourg wanted to join the new Belgian state.In 1840 he was appointed Procureur général.
  • From 1841 to 1848 he was a member of the Assembly of Estates, and in 1848 was the Luxembourgish representative at the Frankfurt Parliament.From 2 December 1848 to 23 September 1853 he was prime minister and Administrator-General (Minister) for Foreign Affairs, Justice, Religion and education.
  • Norbert Metz, who had become Finance Minister, and who was pro-Belgian and against membership of the German Confederation and the Zollverein, had a great influence on foreign policy, which led to tensions with Germany.
  • Relations with the Netherlands also became chilled after the death of William II in 1849.
  • His son, William III, who had himself represented by his brother Prince Henry, led a strictly conservative and reactionary policy, and deposed the government in 1853.
  • Willmar's time in office saw the decision to introduce the Franc instead of the Guilder as the accounting unit of the government.
  • In 1854, the first Luxembourgish copper coins were made. From 28 November 1857 onwards, Willmar was a member of the newly founded Council of State, and remained as such until his death on 26 November 1866 in Luxembourg city.

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