Christian Friedrich von Otto (26 October 1758 – 8 September 1836) was a Württemberger official and politician.

Life and career

Otto was born on 26 October 1758 in

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, as the son of a

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minister. After attending high school in

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, he studied law with Carl Christopher Hofacker (1749–1793) at the

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. Later, he moved to the

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and focused on the Supreme Court in Colmar with French law. This helped him prepare his dissertation, and in 1780 he obtained his doctorate and worked as a lawyer.

Secretary of the Duke

In 1786, he became secretary of Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg. In 1792, he was appointed Minister and assessor of the court. He later established the

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. After 1806, he took over the Police Department of the Upper Württemberg and the Regional Economics College.

Napoleonic Wars

During the Napoleonic Wars, he added the position of Commissioner-General for supply of foreign troops. This included the management of financial and material

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and the hospital system. In 1811, he became Head of the Local Government and a member of the newly established

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. In 1814 he acquired the Grand Cross of Civil Merit Württemberg, which was connected with

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. In 1815, he took care of the financial compensation of the troops stationed in France the Württemberg army and the army of the

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by the French Treasury. In 1818 he acquired the

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.''Königlich Württembergisches Hof- und Staatshandbuch.'' 1828, S. 28. He died in Stuttgart on 8 September 1836.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Otto, Christian Friedrich von 1758 births 1836 deaths German politicians People of the Napoleonic Wars