What is Wilhelm von Schoen?
[[File:Paris, Baron Von Schon, German Amb. (LOC).jpg|thumb|Wilhelm von Schoen]] '''Wilhelm Eduard Freiherr von Schoen''' (June 3, [[1851]] in [[Worms, Germany|Worms]] – April 24, [[1933]] in [[Berchtesgaden]]) was a German diplomat and politician. Von Schoen was ambassador in [[Saint Petersburg]] and [[Paris]]. He handed the declaration of war to the French in 1914. From 1907 to 1910 he was Minister of Foreign Affairs. Von Schoen wrote several non-fiction books, among others about [[World War I]]. He died in the German [[Alps]] at the age of 81. == References == * {{de}} ''Friedrich Wilhelm von Schön. Eine biographische Skizze''. Stadtverwaltung Worms: Städtisches Spiel- und Festhaus. Pages 31–43. Worms, 1966. Fritz Reuter. {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Schoen, Wilhelm von}} [[Category:1851 births]] [[Category:1933 deaths]] [[Category:Ambassadors of Germany]] [[Category:German nobility]] [[Category:German people of World War I]] [[Category:Writers from Rhineland-Palatinate]] [[Category:Government ministers of the German Empire]] [[Category:People from Worms, Germany]] [[Category:Politicians from Rhineland-Palatinate]]