Centre Party (Germany)

E382418

The Centre Party (Germany) was a major Catholic-influenced political party of the Weimar Republic that represented moderate, pro-democratic, and confessional interests before being dissolved under Nazi rule.

All labels observed (5)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic political party
political party
abbreviation Zentrum
activeInPeriod German Empire
Weimar Republic
alsoKnownAs Deutsche Zentrumspartei
coalitionPartnerIn Weimar Coalition
linked to: Weimar coalition
color black
cooperatedWith German Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party of Germany
country Germany
dissolutionCause pressure from Nazi regime
dissolved 1933
electoralBase Bavaria (outside Bavarian People’s Party strongholds)
linked to: northern Bavaria

Rhineland
Westphalia
founded 1870
headquartersLocation Berlin
ideology Christian democracy
centrism
conservatism
political Catholicism
language German
notableLeader Heinrich Brüning
Konstantin Fehrenbach
Ludwig Windthorst NERFINISHED
Matthias Erzberger
Wilhelm Marx
opposed Nazism
opposedPolicy Kulturkampf
originatedFrom Catholic parliamentary groups in the North German Confederation
parliamentaryGroupIn Reichstag
politicalPosition centre
centre-right
producedChancellor Heinrich Brüning
Konstantin Fehrenbach
Wilhelm Marx
religiousOrientation Roman Catholic
represented Catholic interests
clerical interests
confessional interests
middle-class voters
shortName Centre Party
signed Enabling Act of 1933
supported Weimar democracy
linked to: Weimar Republic

federalism in Germany
rights of the Catholic Church

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nazi seizure of power opponent Centre Party (Germany)
Matthias Erzberger memberOfPoliticalParty Centre Party
linked to: Centre Party (Germany)
Andreas Hermes memberOfPoliticalParty Centre Party
linked to: Centre Party (Germany)
German presidential election, 1925 mainOpponentPartyInSecondRound Centre Party
linked to: Centre Party (Germany)
German presidential election, 1932 winnerPartySupport Centre Party
linked to: Centre Party (Germany)
Weimar National Assembly significantPartyRepresentation Centre Party
linked to: Centre Party (Germany)
Franz von Papen memberOfPoliticalParty Centre Party (Germany)
Catholic Church in Germany associatedWith Centre Party (Germany)
Kulturkampf hasParticipant Centre Party (Germany)
Kulturkampf opposedBy German Centre Party
linked to: Centre Party (Germany)
German People's Party coalitionPartnerOf Centre Party (Germany)
Heinrich Brüning memberOfPoliticalParty Centre Party
linked to: Centre Party (Germany)
Helene Weber memberOf Centre Party
linked to: Centre Party (Germany)
Bavarian People’s Party precededBy Bavarian branch of the Centre Party
linked to: Centre Party (Germany)
Karl Arnold memberOfPoliticalParty Centre Party (Germany)
Wilhelm Marx memberOfPoliticalParty Centre Party
linked to: Centre Party (Germany)
Wilhelm Marx movement Centre Party parliamentary group
linked to: Centre Party (Germany)
Weimar coalition composedOf Centre Party
linked to: Centre Party (Germany)
German federal election, December 1924 majorParty Centre Party (Germany)
German federal election, 1928 thirdLargestParty Centre Party
linked to: Centre Party (Germany)
German federal election, 1928 partyParticipating Centre Party
linked to: Centre Party (Germany)
German federal election, 1928 coalitionPartners Centre Party
linked to: Centre Party (Germany)
German federal election, November 1932 majorParty Centre Party
linked to: Centre Party (Germany)
Reichstag of the German Empire hasMember Centre Party
linked to: Centre Party (Germany)
German federal election, 1930 majorParty Centre Party
linked to: Centre Party (Germany)
Centre Party (Germany) shortName Centre Party
linked to: Centre Party (Germany)