Constantin Justus Franz Johannes von Neurath , Baron von Neurath since 1851 (born April 22, 1807 in Wetzlar ; September 8, 1876 at the Leinfelder Hof) was a German lawyer and diplomat. He was Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Württemberg.
Constantin von Neurath attended high school in Stuttgart. He studied law at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen and became a member of the Corps Allemannia I on November 18, 1824. After entering the judicial service of the Kingdom of Württemberg, Neurath worked at various higher district courts. In 1839 he became a councilor at the district court in Esslingen. In 1840 he was promoted to office director in the Ministry of Justice. Also in 1840 he became Privy Legation Councilor of the Württemberg Foreign Ministry. He remained in the diplomatic service in Europe until the March Revolution and then withdrew into private life from 1848 to the end of 1850 because he rejected the ultimately failed revolution. He was a participant in the ministerial conference of all federal states from December 23, 1850 to May 15, 1851 in Dresden. This marked his political reactivation. His family was raised to the hereditary Württemberg baron status in 1851. On April 12, 1851, King Wilhelm I appointed him a member of the Chamber of Lordsfor lifetime. On May 8, 1851, Neurath took over the chairmanship of the Privy Council, although his official appointment as president of this body did not take place until April 24, 1855. From May 8, 1851 to July 14, 1854, Neurath was head of the Foreign Ministry, with the title of minister since February 20, 1852. Because of a press release issued by King Wilhelm, which aroused Neurath's displeasure and he asked for his dismissal in July 1854. In the new Varnbüler Ministry, Neurath served as head of the Ministry of Justice from October 4, 1864 until April 27, 1867 when he requested retirement. Neurath wanted to see as much of Württemberg's independence saved as possible and could not support Karl von Varnbüler 's policy of concessions to the victorious Prussia. From 1868 to 1870, Neurath was a member of the Customs Parliament.
