Hans Christoph, baron von Gagern

Hans Christoph, baron von Gagern (born Jan. 25, 1766, Kleinniedesheim, near Worms [Germany]—died Oct. 22, 1852, Hornau, near Höchst) was a conservative German administrator, patriotic politician, and writer who unsuccessfully called for arming the entire German nation during the French Revolutionary Wars. He represented the Netherlands at the Congress of Vienna (1814–15) and favoured restoring the Holy Roman Empire to protect Germany’s smaller principalities from the two large states, Austria and Prussia. Educated at Leipzig...