Swiss pastor, politician, and member of the Swiss Federal Council
Karl Schenk
President of Switzerland
In office 1 January 1893 – 31 December 1893
Preceded by
Walter Hauser
Succeeded by
Emil Frey
In office 1 January 1885 – 31 December 1885
Preceded by
Emil Welti
Succeeded by
Adolf Deucher
In office 1 January 1878 – 31 December 1878
Preceded by
Joachim Heer
Succeeded by
Emil Welti
In office 1 January 1874 – 31 December 1874
Preceded by
Paul Cérésole
Succeeded by
Johann Jakob Scherer
In office 1 January 1871 – 31 December 1871
Preceded by
Jakob Dubs
Succeeded by
Emil Welti
In office 1 January 1865 – 31 December 1865
Preceded by
Jakob Dubs
Succeeded by
Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel
Member of the Swiss Federal Council
In office 12 December 1863 – 18 July 1895
Preceded by
Jakob Stämpfli
Succeeded by
Eduard Müller
Personal details
Born
1 December 1823 Bern, Switzerland
Died
18 July 1895 (aged 71) Bern, Switzerland
Political party
Free Democratic Party
Johann Karl Emmanuel Schenk (1 December 1823 – 18 July 1895) was a Swiss pastor, politician, and member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1863 until his death in 1895. Serving for 31 years and 218 days, he was the longest-serving member in the Federal Council. Later in life he became one of the first leaders of the Swiss Red Cross.
Johann Karl Emmanuel Schenk (1 December 1823 – 18 July 1895) was a Swiss pastor, politician, and member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1863 until his...
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Federal Council in 1856, was just 35 years old, the youngest to date. KarlSchenk, as the longest-serving member of the Federal Council, was president...
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inherited the hereditary titles of Graf and Schenk, leaving him referred to by his first name and Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg until the 1919 Weimar Constitutional...
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that he had no interest in the defunct Romanian throne. Karl Friedrich married Alexandra Schenk von Stauffenberg on 17 May 1985 in the Beuron Archabbey...
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year 1877 in Switzerland. Federal Council: Joachim Heer (president) KarlSchenk Emil Welti Johann Jakob Scherer Bernhard Hammer Fridolin Anderwert Numa...
Welti was elected Federal President six times, a total exceeded only by KarlSchenk. He is remembered for unifying the army, overhauling the Federal Constitution...
Hermann OW 1862/63 Wilhelm Vigier SO 1863 Eduard Häberlin TG 1863/64 KarlSchenk BE 1864/65 Jules Roguin VD 1865/66 Johann Jakob Rüttimann ZH 1866 Emil...
German). p. 29. Michael Lorenz: "An Unknown Mozart Work", Vienna 2012 Erich Schenk (1960). Mozart and His Times. Secker & Warburg. p. 450. Before he died on...
accomplice, Karl Schlossarek (1858–1884), although he may have murdered six or more. Schenk was born into a well-off family as a son of Wilhelm Schenk, a judge...
sociologist and historian KarlSchenk – politician and, in office for 31 years, longest-serving federal councillor Karl Scheurer – politician and federal...
only: Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel 1870–1871: Paul Cérésole 1872 only: KarlSchenk 1872–1873: Johann Jakob Scherer 1873–1875: Wilhelm Matthias Naeff 1876–1878:...
Hammer KarlSchenk Emil Welti Numa Droz Antoine Louis John Ruchonnet Wilhelm Hertenstein Grasshopper Football Club is founded. 10 May – Karl Barth, Protestant...
Switzerland In office 1 January 1894 – 31 December 1894 Preceded by KarlSchenk Succeeded by Josef Zemp Head of the Military Department In office 1891–1897...
1861 30 July Jakob Dubs Jonas Furrer (died in office) 1863 12 December KarlSchenk Jakob Stämpfli 1864 12 July Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel Giovanni Battista...
Police • Political • Home Affairs • Posts FDP/PRD 1864 1868 1870 A02 13 KarlSchenk BE 12 December 1863 18 July 1895 Home Affairs • Political • Finance •...
Events during the year 1874 in Switzerland. Federal Council: KarlSchenk (president) Emil Welti Johann Jakob Scherer Eugène Borel Paul Ceresole Melchior...
year 1889 in Switzerland. Federal Council: Bernhard Hammer (president) KarlSchenk Emil Welti Numa Droz Antoine Louis John Ruchonnet Adolf Deucher Walter...
Hertenstein (president, until November) Bernhard Hammer (vice-president) KarlSchenk Emil Welti Numa Droz Antoine Louis John Ruchonnet Adolf Deucher Walter...
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