Hans Daniel Hassenpflug

Hans Daniel Hassenpflug (born February 26, 1794, Hanau, Hesse [Germany]—died October 10, 1862, Marburg, Hesse) was a pro-Austrian Hessian politician whose reactionary, anticonstitutional policies earned him the nickname “Hessenfluch” (“Curse of Hesse”). After studying law, Hassenpflug entered the Hesse-Kassel civil service. In 1832 he was named minister of the interior and of justice in Hesse-Kassel and set to work to undermine the state’s liberal 1831 constitution. Dismissed in 1837, he headed the administration of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen...