Karl Hermann von Thile (

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, 19 December 1812 – Berlin, 26 December 1889) was a German diplomat, and the first Foreign Secretary of Germany and head of the

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(21 March 1871 – 30 September 1872). He became a diplomat in the

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in 1837, and was sent to Rome,

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and London, before he was appointed as the Envoy to Rome in 1854, succeeding

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. In 1862 he became Under-Secretary of State in the

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. As Secretary of State, he wielded less power over the direction of the foreign policy than Chancellor

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Literature

* Gregorovius, Ferdinand
''"Briefe von Ferdinand Gregorovius an den Staatssekretär Hermann von Thile"'', (Herausgeber Herman von Petersdorff), Berlin 1894
* Sass, J.: ''"Hermann von Thile u. Bismarck. Mit unveröffentlichten Briefen Thiles"''. Preußisches Jbb., 217, 257–279 {{DEFAULTSORT:Thile, Hermann von 1812 births 1889 deaths Politicians from Berlin Foreign Secretaries of Germany