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Wolfgang von Stetten

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Wolfgang von Stetten
Member of Parliament
for Schwäbisch Hall – Hohenlohe
In office
1990–2002
Preceded byPhilipp Jenninger
Succeeded byChristian von Stetten
Personal details
Born (1941-01-22) 22 January 1941 (age 83)
NationalityGerman
Political partyChristian Democratic Union

Wolfgang Freiherr von Stetten (born 22 January 1941) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU). He served as Member of Parliament (the Bundestag) from 1990 to 2002. He represented the constituency of Schwäbisch Hall – Hohenlohe, and was succeeded by his son Christian von Stetten.[1]

Early life and education

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Wolfgang von Stetten was born in Niederwartha. He earned a doctorate in law in 1972, with the dissertation Die Rechtsstellung der freien unmittelbaren Reichsritterschaft, ihre Mediatisierung und ihre Stellung in den neuen Landen. From 1974 to 1984, he was a judge, and from 1984 to 1991, he served as Professor of Law at Heilbronn College. He is a member of the noble Franconian Stetten family, and owns his family seat, Schloss Stetten.

Political career

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As a member of parliament, von Stetten served on the Committee on Legal Affairs and as CDU/CSU spokesman for several years. He founded the German-Baltic Parliamentary Association in 1991 and served as its chair to 2002. The association supported the independence of the Baltic countries from the Soviet Union, and their membership in NATO and the European Union. From 1997 to 2001, he served as President of Studienzentrum Weikersheim. He has been the Lithuanian Consul in Baden-Württemberg since 2004. He is also an active member of several charitable societies.

In the debate about the outlawing of marital rape in Germany von Stetten stated: "Marriage is a sexual union and in principle obliges to have conjugal intercourse. Refusal from the beginning may be grounds for annulment, later refusal grounds for divorce. Part of married life is also to overcome the partner's unwillingness. The husband is not out to commit a crime - some men are simply more brutal."[2]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Stetten Wolfgang". webarchiv.bundestag.de. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. ^ Stolle, Christa. Keine Privatsache: Vergewaltigung in der Ehe. Grundrechte-Report (Report) (in German). Humanistische Union. pp. 60–64. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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Political offices
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Schwäbisch Hall – Hohenlohe
1990-2002
Succeeded by