Achill von der Marwitz

Achill Yannick von der Marwitz (1825 -1862) was a German politician, most notably known for being arrested during the 1855 Reichstag session.

Early life
Landgraf Achill Yannick von der Marwitz inherited his title from his grandfather, Landgraf Matthäus Viktor von der Marwitz. Both of his parents, Justus Thorsten von der Marwitz and Lena Anges Priesner died in the tragic sinking of the ship they charted while on a tour of the Baltic sea. Achill was only 4 years old at the time and does not remember much of his parents aside from a deep wound in his heart from a father that showed him little affection. His mother was the complete opposite. She was a caring woman from a wealthy family but did not care for material things - Only God, her husband, and the young Achill. As the boy grew older he was formally educated in wealth management and investments, foreign languages (French and English), literature, mathematics, and statesmanship. His grandmother passed away when Achill was 10 years old. She was a caring woman, and she taught him love and respect. His grandfather, like his father, was the complete opposite of his wife. He was an angry man. He would physically punish the boy for the smallest of things without a hint of remorse. It was bad for Achill, but worse for the estate’s staff. For fun his grandpa would lock his servants inside the wine cellar, formulating disgusting concoctions for them to drink and eat for his morbid pleasure. If they were physically unable to down whatever hellsend he created, the grandfather would leave them locked inside for two days and nights. On top of that, he would verbally abuse anyone who dared to question his authority. Hell, he would verbally abuse everyone for everything! After his grandmother passed Achill was raised by a destitute Polish servant named Klaudia Drozdowska. He loved the woman with his entire heart, even learning Polish for her, and took to calling her mother as she raised him for the next 8 years. One day while cleaning for Achill’s 18th birthday party, she dropped some of the grandfather’s gilded porcelain-ware from the far east. He hit her on the head with his cane and removed her from the estate to never return. When Achill went to find her a few weeks later, he saw she had neither a home nor money to buy bread. He saw injustice not just through Klaudia, but through all staff members of the household. He knew that as a good man, one of great privilege, it would be his duty to rid the world of inequality and injustice.

Political career
In 1850, von der Marwitz joined the Prussian Landtag as a member of the Deutsche Fortschrittpartei. During the 1850 Reichstag session, he was imprisoned for causing commotion. He was thereafter put in a prison cell with Magnus von Klopp, who was arrested during that same session. In prison, von der Marwitz and von Klopp continued their insults and started a brief fight. Both men were taken to court and charged for their actions. In 1852, Achill von der Marwitz left the DFP and joined the PKW. In 1855, he married his wife, Cäcilie Engels, daughter of steel magnate Ansgar Engels. In 1857, they had a son called Detlef Ägid. Achill von der Marwitz remained a representative in the Landtag until 1860, after which he did not join the newly formed federal Reichstag but instead chose to briefly visit the German Ivory Coast to write a book about its flora and fauna as well as the indigenous cultures of the area. During that time, he was given an official position in the colonial government under Governor Volker von Geishof. In 1862, Achill passed away as a result of a blood poisoning.