Helmuth Ludwig Wilhelm Freiherr von Maltzahn (6 January 1840 – 11 February 1923) was a German finance minister and a representative in the Reichstag. Maltzahn was born in Gültz in the

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n Province of Pomerania. After finishing school he studied law in

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.Neidhardt Krauß, Egon Fischer: Unterwegs zu Burgen, Schlössern und Parkanlagen in Vorpommern. Hinstorff Verlag Rostock 1991, , p. 98 He began his career as an

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, but in 1867 he decided to dedicate himself to the administration of his own estate. In the years 1868 to 1872 he built '' Schloss Gültz'', a manor house in the classical style. Maltzahn participated in the

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(1866) and the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71) as a cavalry officer. In 1871 he became a member of the ''Reichstag'' for the constituency of Anklam-Demmin, and was made chairman of the household committee. In 1875, he received the title ''

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''. From 1888 to 1893, he was Finance Minister of the

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. In 1900 he took over the task of Oberpräsident of Pomerania in Stettin (Szczecin) and held this office until 1911.

Honours

He received the following orders and decorations:''Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat fur das jahr 1908''
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, 1st Class (Bavaria) * Grand Cross of the

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(Brunswick) * Grand Cross of the Order of the Griffon (Mecklenburg) * Grand Cross of the Albert Order, with Silver Star (Saxony) * Grand Cross of the Friedrich Order (Württemberg)

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