Joseph von Radowitz

Joseph von Radowitz
Foreign minister of Prussia
In office
26 September – 2 November 1850
MonarchFrederick William IV
Preceded byAlexander von Schleinitz
Succeeded byOtto Theodor von Manteuffel
Personal details
Born(1797-02-06)6 February 1797
Blankenburg am Harz, Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Died25 December 1853(1853-12-25) (aged 56)
Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia
SpouseCountess Maria Auguste Karoline Luise von Voß
Children5

Joseph Maria Ernst Christian Wilhelm von Radowitz (6 February 1797 – 25 December 1853) was a conservative Prussian statesman and general famous for his proposal to unify Germany under Prussian leadership by means of a negotiated agreement among the reigning German princes.