August Reichensperger (22 March 180816 July 1895) was a German Catholic politician from the city of

Koblenz Koblenz ( , , ; Moselle Franconian language, Moselle Franconian: ''Kowelenz'') is a German city on the banks of the Rhine (Middle Rhine) and the Moselle, a multinational tributary. Koblenz was established as a Roman Empire, Roman military p ...

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Reichensperger studied law and entered government service, becoming counsellor to the court of appeal (''Appellationsgerichtsrat'') at

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in 1849. He was a member of the German parliament at Frankfurt in 1848, when he attached himself to the Right, and of the Erfurt Parliament in 1850, when he voted against the

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n-dominated union of the German states. From 1850 to 1863 he sat in the Prussian Lower House, from 1867 to 1884 in the Reichstag, and from 1879 onwards also in the Prussian Chamber of Deputies. Originally of liberal tendencies, he developed from 1837 onwards ultramontane opinions, founded in 1852 the

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group which in 1861 took the name of the Centre Party and became one of its most conspicuous orators. He died at Cologne. He published a considerable number of works on art and architecture, including ''Die christlich-germanische Baukunst'' (Trier, 1845, 3rd ed., 1860); ''Fingerzeige auf dem Gebiete der christlichen Kunst'' (Leipzig, 1854); and ''

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, der Neubegründer der christlichen Kunst in England'' (Freiburg, 1877). His brother, Peter Reichensperger, was also active in German politics.

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*Lewis, Michael J., ''August Reichensperger: The Politics of the German Gothic Revival'' (Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 1993) {{DEFAULTSORT:Reichensperger, August 1808 births 1895 deaths Politicians from Koblenz Politicians from the Rhine Province German Roman Catholics Centre Party (Germany) politicians Members of the Frankfurt Parliament Members of the 1st Reichstag of the German Empire Members of the 2nd Reichstag of the German Empire Members of the 3rd Reichstag of the German Empire Members of the 4th Reichstag of the German Empire Members of the 5th Reichstag of the German Empire Members of the Prussian House of Representatives Jurists from Rhineland-Palatinate Humboldt University of Berlin alumni University of Bonn alumni Heidelberg University alumni

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