!!!Bach, Alexander Freiherr von

b. Loosdorf (municipality of Fallbach, Lower Austria), Jan. 4, 1813, 
d. Unterwaltersdorf (municipality of Ebreichsdorf, Lower Austria), 
Nov. 12, 1893, politician; brother of Otto  Bach. 1848 Minister of 
Justice, 1849-1859 Minister of Internal Affairs. Initially liberal, he 
later supported clerical absolutism, a trend which reached its peak in 
the  Concordat in 1855. Main champion of  Neo-absolutism. Reshaped 
Austria's political system along conservative lines and was from 1852 
de facto head of government ("Ministerium Bach"). Following defeat in 
1859, B. had to resign; 1849-1859 trustee of the Academy of Sciences; 
1859-1867 Austrian ambassador to the Vatican. 1852 founded the 
"Austrian Bibliography".

!Literature
H. Hantsch, Gestalter der Geschicke Oesterreichs, 1962; 
OeBL.



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