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| | Heinrich Friedrich Karl, Reichsfreiherr vom und zum Stein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Heinrich Friedrich Karl, Reichsfreiherr vom und zum Stein (Baron vom und zum Stein), October 26, 1757 - June 29, 1831), was a German statesman, born on the family estate near Nassau. |
 | | Stein now spent in retirement the months during which Napoleon completed the ruin of Prussia, but he saw Hardenberg called to office in April 1807 and important reforms effected in the cabinet system. |
 | | Stein's efforts were directed more towards civil affairs, and in this sphere he was able to issue a measure of municipal reform (November 19, 1808) which granted local self-government on enlightened yet practical lines to all Prussian towns, and even to all villages possessing more than 800 inhabitants. |
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