Katholischer Studentenverein Askania-Burgundia (Catholic Students Society Askania-Burgundia), also known as K.St.V. Askania-Burgundia, is a Roman Catholic student society in Germany. It is the founding fraternity of the

Kartellverband katholischer deutscher Studentenvereine The '' Kartellverband katholischer deutscher Studentenvereine'' (incorporated November 29, 1865) is a German academic corporate association with ninety member corporations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. As of February 2008, the Alliance ...

(KV). It is a Catholic Studentenverbindung. The headquarters of Askania-Burgundia are located in Berlin, Germany. Based on the Roman Catholic faith, Askania-Burgundia strictly refuses academic fencing. Its members do not wear couleur. Askania-Burgundia's principles are ''religio'' (religion), ''scientia'' (science), and ''amicitia'' (friendship).

History

Georg von Hertling (a university student who later became imperial German chancellor) founded Askania-Burgundia in 1853. The root of the fraternity was a Catholic academic reader circle. During the German ''

Kulturkampf (, 'culture struggle') was the conflict that took place from 1872 to 1878 between the Catholic Church led by Pope Pius IX and the government of Prussia led by Otto von Bismarck. The main issues were clerical control of education and ecclesiastic ...

'' (literally, "culture struggle") in the late 19th century the fraternity became an important meeting point for Catholic students in Berlin. Ask-Bg-House

Askania-Burgundia's house and headquarters was built in 1927. It is located at Pücklerstrasse 24, 14195 Berlin-Dahlem, Germany

Symbols

The emblem of the community is a golden trefoil cross on a black ground

Members

Askania-Burgundia's members are all male. The membership is only open to baptized students of the universities in Berlin and Brandenburg. The requirements for the members with respect to capability of teamwork and in respect to academic accomplishment are rigid.

Notable members

Among its members, there have been several German chancellors, such as Wilhelm Marx,

Kurt Georg Kiesinger Kurt Georg Kiesinger (; 6 April 1904 – 9 March 1988) was a German politician who served as the chancellor of West Germany from 1 December 1966 to 21 October 1969. Before he became Chancellor he served as Minister President of Baden-Württemberg ...

and Konrad Adenauer as well as industrial managers such as Heinrich Nordhoff, chief of the Volkswagen company, and several famous scientists.

References

Joseph Oppenhoff Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

(Hrsg): ''Askania 1853-1928''. Aachen, 1928. *

(Hrsg): ''Burgundia 1853-1928''. Aachen, 1928. *

Michael F. Feldkamp Michael F. Feldkamp (born 23 April 1962) is a German historian and journalist. Career Feldkamp was born in Kiel. After completing his high school studies at the Gymnasium Carolinum in Osnabrück, he studied history, Catholic theology, teaching, ...

(Ed.): ''Askania-Burgundia 1853-2003. Festschrift zum 150. Bestehen des Katholischen Studentenvereins Askania-Burgundia''. Berlin, 2003 *

: ''Kurt Georg Kiesinger und seine Berliner Studentenkorporation Askania auf dem Weg ins "Dritte Reich"'', in: Günter Buchstab/Philipp Gassert/Peter Thaddäus Lang (Hrsg.): ''Kurt Georg Kiesinger 1904-1988. Von Ebingen ins Kanzleramt'', Hrsg. im Auftrag der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e. V. (= Herder Taschenbuch), Freiburg im Breisgau, Basel, Wien 2005, S. 149-199, * Josef Forderer (Ed.): ''Alamannia''. Tübingen, 1968 * Philipp Gassert (Ed.): ''Kurt Georg Kiesinger - Kanzler zwischen den Zeiten'' DVA-Verlag, München, 2005 *

: ''Oppenhoff, Joseph'', in: Siegfried Koß/Wolfgang Löhr (Ed.), ''Biographisches Lexikon des KV'', Teil 6, unter Mitarbeit von Gisela Hütz (= Revocatio historiae. Schriften der Historischen Kommission des Kartellverbandes katholischer deutscher Studentenvereine Vin Zusammenarbeit mit der Gemeinschaft für deutsche Studentengeschichte DS Bd. 7), Köln 2000, S. 77

External links

Homepage of the fraternity
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