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Barthélémi de Stürmer (born in [[Péra]] on December 26, 1787, died in [[Venice]] on July 8, 1863) was an [[Austrian]] [[dipomat]]. |
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'''Bartholomäus [[Freiherr]] von Stürmer''' (26 December 1787 – 8 July 1863) was an [[Austrian Empire|Austrian]] [[diplomat]]. |
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| ⚫ | Born in the [[Beyoğlu|Pera]] district of [[Constantinople]], Bartholomäus was the son of Ignatz Lorenz Freiherr von Stürmer, an Austrian diplomat in the [[Ottoman Empire]], and the Baroness Elisabeth of Testa. In order to ensure a quality education, he was registered with the [[Akademie für Orientalische Sprachen]] (Academy of Eastern Languages) in [[Vienna]] in 1796. He rejoined his father in Constantinople in 1806. He was soon sent to the embassy in [[Saint Petersburg]] where he was made secretary of the legation in 1811. There he met [[Karl Philipp zu Schwarzenberg]], whom he followed on trips to over 8000 places, including the important [[Congress of Châtillon]] (5 February–19 March 1814). In the spring of 1814 he met his future wife, a Frenchwoman, Ermance de Boutet. |
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Barthelemi was the son of the baron Ignace de Stürmer, internonce d' Austria in Istanbul, and of the baroness Elisabeth de Testa. |
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The [[convention of 2 August 1815]], which confirmed that [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] was a British prisoner, stipulated that Austria had a right to send a representative to wherever the British decided to imprison the deposed emperor. The British chose the island of [[Saint Helena]]. Stürmer requested to be the Austrian official on the island and the emperor accepted. He arrived on Saint Helena on 17 June 1816 with his young wife on board [[HMS Orontes (1813)|HMS ''Orontes'']]. His arrival was not appreciated by the British, and he soon saw the impossibility of fulfilling his mission, which was to ensure with his own eyes the presence of Bonaparte on the island, to denounce any attempt to escape and to write every month a report in agreement with the Prussian and Russian representatives. (From British records, a day-by-day record of Stürmer and his wife's lives on the island could be constructed.) In his letters, Stürmer returns on several occasions to the "uselessness" of his mission. During the two years he was on the island, he could never directly see Bonaparte. Although Bonparte's entourage frequently sought him out, Stürmer was under orders to avoid contact. |
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Stürmer finally was eventually recalled and named [[List of Austrian ambassadors to the United States|ambassador plenipotentiary to the United States]] in [[Philadelphia]]. Before taking up his station, he obtained for his wife, "after two years and half of exile, of dislikes and sacrifices", the right to see her parents in France. After his American mission, he was sent to [[Rio de Janeiro]]. He then returned to Austria and remained without an assignment until 1832, when he was appointed [[Austria–Turkey relations|ambassador to the Ottoman Empire]], on account of his knowledge of the [[Turkish language]]. His eminent service got its reward in 1842, when he received the title of [[count]]. |
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After the convention of August 2, 1815, he requests at Metternich the place of Austrian police chief with [[Saint-Helena]]. The Emperor of Austria accepted his candidature. He went to [[Saint-Helena]] where he arrived on June 17, 1816 with his young wife on board The Oronte. The arrival of the police chiefs was not appreciated British. Stürmer soon saw impossibility of fulfilling the mission entrusted by Metternich and which was to ensure of his own eyes of the presence of Emperor [[Napoleon]] Bonaparte on the island, to denounce any attempt to escape and to write every month a report/ratio in agreement with the other police chiefs. The British files and the bibliography on the life of Napoleon with Sainte-Hélène and his entourage are so important they would certainly make it possible to recall the life of the Austrian police chief and his wife week per week if this day per day. Detailed examination would certainly emphasize it could not occupy that “trifles” to which Hudson Lowe gave exaggeratedly; importance. In his letters, Stürmer returns on several occasions to the 'uselessness' of his mission. During the two years he was on the island, he could never directly see Emperor. The situation of the Austrian police chief and his wife was not pleasant. They were sought by the entourage of Napoleon whereas Metternich had ordered to them to push back any attempt at contact. Stürmer was blamed in spite of him by Hudson Lowe in Welle business. His wife, who knew the family of mow Cases, was to be held constantly on her guard not to harm the career of her husband. Stürmer finally was recalled and named Ambassador plenipotentiary in Philadelphia at the United States. Before their to return in station, he obtained for his wife “after two years and half of exile, of dislikes and sacrifices”, the right to see their parents in France. He was then sent to [[Rio de Janeiro]]. He remained without particular assignment until 1832, remaining in Austria where they attended the good company. They were close to Léontine de Metternich, the daughter of the chancellor. Stürmer was then ambassador of Austria in Istanbul (1832-1850). His eminent services got its reward in 1842 with the title of [[Count]]. |
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In 1850, Stürmer left Constantinople, retired to Italy and died in [[Venice]] in 1863. |
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== References == |
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* {{cite book|author=Gautier, Antoine|title=Un drogman à Sainte-Hélène, le baron Barthélémi de Stürmer (1787–1863)|publisher=Le Bulletin, Association des anciens élèves, [[Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales|Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales]] |date=October 2003|pages=39–48}} |
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Latest revision as of 23:22, 28 June 2024
Bartholomäus Freiherr von Stürmer (26 December 1787 – 8 July 1863) was an Austrian diplomat.
Born in the Pera district of Constantinople, Bartholomäus was the son of Ignatz Lorenz Freiherr von Stürmer, an Austrian diplomat in the Ottoman Empire, and the Baroness Elisabeth of Testa. In order to ensure a quality education, he was registered with the Akademie für Orientalische Sprachen (Academy of Eastern Languages) in Vienna in 1796. He rejoined his father in Constantinople in 1806. He was soon sent to the embassy in Saint Petersburg where he was made secretary of the legation in 1811. There he met Karl Philipp zu Schwarzenberg, whom he followed on trips to over 8000 places, including the important Congress of Châtillon (5 February–19 March 1814). In the spring of 1814 he met his future wife, a Frenchwoman, Ermance de Boutet.
The convention of 2 August 1815, which confirmed that Napoleon Bonaparte was a British prisoner, stipulated that Austria had a right to send a representative to wherever the British decided to imprison the deposed emperor. The British chose the island of Saint Helena. Stürmer requested to be the Austrian official on the island and the emperor accepted. He arrived on Saint Helena on 17 June 1816 with his young wife on board HMS Orontes. His arrival was not appreciated by the British, and he soon saw the impossibility of fulfilling his mission, which was to ensure with his own eyes the presence of Bonaparte on the island, to denounce any attempt to escape and to write every month a report in agreement with the Prussian and Russian representatives. (From British records, a day-by-day record of Stürmer and his wife's lives on the island could be constructed.) In his letters, Stürmer returns on several occasions to the "uselessness" of his mission. During the two years he was on the island, he could never directly see Bonaparte. Although Bonparte's entourage frequently sought him out, Stürmer was under orders to avoid contact.
Stürmer finally was eventually recalled and named ambassador plenipotentiary to the United States in Philadelphia. Before taking up his station, he obtained for his wife, "after two years and half of exile, of dislikes and sacrifices", the right to see her parents in France. After his American mission, he was sent to Rio de Janeiro. He then returned to Austria and remained without an assignment until 1832, when he was appointed ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, on account of his knowledge of the Turkish language. His eminent service got its reward in 1842, when he received the title of count.
In 1850, Stürmer left Constantinople, retired to Italy and died in Venice in 1863.
References
[edit]- Gautier, Antoine (October 2003). Un drogman à Sainte-Hélène, le baron Barthélémi de Stürmer (1787–1863). Le Bulletin, Association des anciens élèves, Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales. pp. 39–48.
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