Georg von Hertling

Count Georg von Hertling
Hertling in 1919
Chancellor of Germany
In office 1 November 1917 – 30 September 1918
Monarch	Wilhelm II
Deputy	Karl Helfferich Friedrich von Payer
Preceded by	Georg Michaelis
Succeeded by	Max von Baden
Minister President of Prussia
In office 1 November 1917 – 30 September 1918
Monarch	Wilhelm II
Preceded by	Georg Michaelis
Succeeded by	Max von Baden
Minister President of Bavaria
In office 9 February 1912 – 10 November 1917
Monarchs	Otto Ludwig III
Preceded by	Clemens von Podewils-Dürniz
Succeeded by	Otto von Dandl
Member of the Reichstag
In office 1896–1912
Constituency	Münster 2 (1903-1912) Schwaben 4 (1898-1903) Köln 4 (1896-1898)
In office 1875–1890
Constituency	Koblenz 3
Personal details
Born	Georg Friedrich Freiherr von Hertling (1843-08-31)31 August 1843 Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Confederation
Died	4 January 1919(1919-01-04) (aged 75) Ruhpolding, People's State of Bavaria, Weimar Republic
Political party	Centre
Spouse	Anna Freiin von Biegeleben ​ ​ (m. 1845)​
Children	3

Georg Friedrich Karl Freiherr von Hertling, from 1914 Count von Hertling, (31 August 1843 – 4 January 1919) was a German politician of the Catholic Centre Party. He was foreign minister and minister president of Bavaria, then chancellor of the German Reich and minister president of Prussia from 1 November 1917 to 30 September 1918. He was the first party politician to hold the two offices; all the others were non-partisan.

Hertling's Catholicism played an important role in both his academic and political life. He belonged to the conservative wing of the Centre party and resisted moves towards making the government dependent on the will of parliament rather than on the emperor, a stance that helped bring down his government in the final months of World War I.