Alexander von Krupski

Alexander von Krupski (1795-1868) was a German-Brunanter nobleman, militaryman, statesman and President.

Biography
Alexander was born in Hesse-Kassel to Count Krupski and his wife. The Krupski's originated from Krupe (in Poland), hence the name. One of Alexander's ancestors, Johannes de Crupe was an important politician during Brunant's independence.

In Hesse-Kassel Alexander joined the military and became a captain. Shortly after he resigned his post to serve as a diplomatic minister. In 1828 he was sent as an Attache to Prussia and in 1832 to Brunant. Soon though, he quit his post and became a commander in Brunant's Royal Guard due to his military expertise. He was able to get the confidence of the king, Cristian I, and when Hendrik Neyt lost royal favor and was dismissed as President, von Krupski got the job. In 1852, he resigned as president. Von Krupski, King Cristian and other politicians had instituted reforms to hold general elections (universal male suffrage) for president and Parish representatives that year. Alexander would later lose the elections and retired from politics. He would rejoin the military and served as commander until 1861.