State and cabinet ministry of Hannover

Collection

Holding institution (official language):: Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv - Standort Osnabrück

Scope and content:: Relevant files in this collection are: No. 35 Manuscript of the "Collection of Laws, Regulations and Rescripts, etc. of the former Bishopric of Münster and present Duchy of Arenberg-Meppen to 1810 inclusive" published on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Laurenz Bödiker, vol. 8, 1683-1801; No. 37 Manuscript of the "Collection of Laws, Regulations and Rescripts etc. of the former Bishopric of Münster and present Duchy of Arenberg-Meppen to 1810 inclusive" published on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Laurenz Bödiker, vol. 9, 1847-1850; No. 1009 Annual report of the Osnabrück bailiwick for the year 1848, Jewish relations in 1848; No. 1010 Annual report of the Osnabrück bailiwick for the year 1849, Jewish affairs, in particular school, synagogue and caring for the poor, as well as birth, marriage and death lists, 1849.

Archival history:: The holdings of the state and cabinet ministries of Hannover (1813-1866) combine the files of the ministerial departments and ministries, which concern the district of the Osnabrück bailiwick (from 1823 to 1885 to the present government). The files were transferred to the local state archives by various authorities in Hannover and Osnabrück in the last decades of the 19th century.

Administrative/biographical history:: After liberation from French rule, the state and cabinet ministries in Hannover were appointed as a central authority with collegial management in 1814. In 1816, 16 special departements were established. However, all important issues were still discussed in plenary. It was only as a result of the July revolution that specialised ministries were formed. First, by decree of 5 July 1831 the military departement and the war office were integrated into the war ministry, then, after a rescript of 30 April 1832, the other departements were combined into the five ministries of foreign affairs, judiciary, clerical and teaching matters, finances and trade, as well as the interior. In addition, until the abolition of the personal union with England in 1837, there was under a minister, formally equal to the ministries, the German chancellery in London as the liaison office with the king. The development of specialised ministries was completed by a decree of 14 November 1837, which abolished the old cabinet ministry and made each ministry a closed unit with its own office. From 1837 to 1848, a minister of the royal cabinet presided over the ministers, for some time wielding the authority of a prime minister (see Rep 310). From 1848 onward, the king no longer appointed individual ministers, but rather entire ministries with a chairman.

Subject terms:: Aid and relief; Education--Schools and universities; Legal matters; Manuscripts; Poverty; Synagogues; Vital records; Vital records--Birth records; Vital records--Death records; Vital records--Marriage records

System of arrangement:: There is no system or arrangement. The material is kept in order of accession.

Links to finding aids:: https://www.arcinsys.niedersachsen.de/arcinsys/start.action?oldNodeid=