Harry Karl Kurt Eduard, Count von Arnim-Suckow was a German diplomat.
Occupation
diplomat
Position held
ambassador
Citizenship
Kingdom of Prussia
Born
October 3, 1824, November 3, 1824
Died
May 19, 1881
Overview
Harry Karl Kurt Eduard, Count von Arnim-Suckow (3 October 1824 – 19 May 1881) was a German diplomat.
Early life
He was born at the Moitzelfitz estate in Pomerania, a son of Christian Ernst von Arnim zu Suckow and Friederike Auguste Elisabeth von Blankenburg. He was raised up by his uncle Heinrich von Arnim, who was Prussian ambassador at Paris and foreign minister in March 1848, while Count Arnim-Boytzenburg, whose daughter Harry von Arnim afterwards married, was Minister President.
Harry von Arnim studied law and entered the diplomatic service.
Career
After serving in some other posts, he was appointed ambassador to the Pope in 1864, and during the First Vatican Council (1869-1870), as ambassador of the North German Confederation, supported the German bishops who opposed the dogma of papal infallibility. He was made a count in 1870 and, during the next year, took a prominent part in the negotiations preceding the Treaty of Frankfort.
