Christian, count von Haugwitz

Christian, count von Haugwitz (born June 11, 1752, Peuke-bei-Öls, Silesia [now in Poland]—died Feb. 9, 1832, Venice, Austrian Empire [now in Italy]) was a Prussian minister and diplomat, the principal author of Prussian foreign policy from 1792 to 1806, who was held largely responsible for the catastrophic war against Napoleon (1806) that made Prussia a French satellite. After studying at the universities of Halle and Göttingen, Haugwitz traveled to Switzerland, Germany, and Italy. He eventually...