List of spouses of German presidents and chancellors
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This is a list of spouses of the president of Germany and the chancellor of Germany.
Spouses of the heads of state since 1919
[edit]German Reich (1919–1945)
[edit]| Image | Name | Relation to president |
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Louise Ebert | wife of President Friedrich Ebert[1][2] |
| Gertrud von Sperling († 1921) | Paul von Hindenburg widowed during office[3][4] | |
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Eva Hitler | wife of Führer and Reichskanzler Adolf Hitler (one day, prior to their suicide)[5] |
| Ingeborg Dönitz | wife of President Karl Dönitz |
German Democratic Republic (East Germany, 1949–1990)
[edit]| Image | Name | Relation to head of state |
|---|---|---|
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Lotte Ulbricht | wife of Chairman of the State Council Walter Ulbricht |
| Marianne Stoph (née Wiegank) Alice Stoph (née Lütgens) |
wife of Chairman of the State Council Willy Stoph | |
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Margot Honecker | wife of Chairman of the State Council Erich Honecker |
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Erika Krenz | wife of Chairman of the State Council Egon Krenz |
| Brigitte Gerlach | wife of Chairman of the State Council Manfred Gerlach | |
| Jürgen Bergmann | husband of acting head of state Sabine Bergmann-Pohl |
Federal Republic of Germany (1949–present)
[edit]| Image | Name | Relation to president |
|---|---|---|
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Elly Heuss | wife of President Theodor Heuss |
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Wilhelmine Lübke | wife of President Heinrich Lübke |
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Hilda Heinemann | wife of President Gustav Heinemann |
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Mildred Scheel | wife of President Walter Scheel |
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Veronica Carstens | wife of President Karl Carstens |
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Marianne von Weizsäcker | wife of President Richard von Weizsäcker |
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Christiane Herzog | wife of President Roman Herzog |
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Christina Rau | wife of President Johannes Rau |
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Eva Köhler | wife of President Horst Köhler |
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Bettina Wulff | wife of President Christian Wulff |
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Daniela Schadt | domestic partner of President Joachim Gauck |
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Elke Büdenbender | wife of President Frank-Walter Steinmeier |
Spouses of the heads of government
[edit]German Reich (1871–1945)
[edit]| Image | Name | Relation to chancellor | |||||
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| German Empire (1871–1918) | |||||||
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Princess Johanna von Bismarck | Wife of Prince Otto von Bismarck | |||||
| – | Count Leo von Caprivi unmarried during office | ||||||
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Princess Marie zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst | Wife of Prince Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst | |||||
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Princess Maria von Bülow | Wife of Prince Bernhard von Bülow | |||||
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Martha von Bethmann Hollweg | Wife of Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg | |||||
| Margarete Michaelis | Wife of Georg Michaelis | ||||||
| Countess Anna von Hertling | Wife of Count Georg von Hertling | ||||||
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Princess Marie Louise of Hanover | Wife of Prince Maximilian of Baden | |||||
| Weimar Republic (1918–1933) | |||||||
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Louise Ebert | Wife of Friedrich Ebert | |||||
| Johanna Scheidemann | wife of Philipp Scheidemann | ||||||
| Hedwig Bauer | wife of Gustav Bauer | ||||||
| Gottliebe Müller | wife of Hermann Müller (1st term) | ||||||
| Marie Fehrenbach | wife of Constantin Fehrenbach | ||||||
| – | Joseph Wirth unmarried during office | ||||||
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Martha née Wirtz | wife of Wilhelm Cuno | |||||
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Käte Stresemann | wife of Gustav Stresemann | |||||
| Johanna Marx | wife of Wilhelm Marx (1st term) | ||||||
| – | Hans Luther unmarried during office | ||||||
| Johanna Marx | wife of Wilhelm Marx (2nd term) | ||||||
| Gottliebe Müller | wife of Hermann Müller (2nd term) | ||||||
| – | Heinrich Brüning unmarried during office | ||||||
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Martha von Boch-Galhau | wife of Franz von Papen | |||||
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Elisabeth von Schleicher | wife of Kurt von Schleicher | |||||
| Nazi Germany (1933–1945) | |||||||
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Eva Hitler | wife of Adolf Hitler (one day, prior to their suicide) | |||||
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Magda Goebbels | wife of Joseph Goebbels | |||||
| Ehrengard Freiin von Plettenberg | wife of Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk | ||||||
German Democratic Republic (East Germany, 1949–1990)
[edit]| Image | Name | Relation to Head of Government |
|---|---|---|
| Marie Martha Louise Grotewohl (née Ohst) Johanna Groteohl (formerly Schumann, née Danielzig) |
wife of Minister-President Otto Grotewohl | |
| Marianne Stoph (née Wiegank) Alice Stoph (née Lütgens) |
wife of Chairman of the Council of Ministers Willi Stoph | |
| Inge Sindermann (née Locke) | wife of Chairman of the Council of Ministers Horst Sindermann | |
| Marianne Stoph (née Wiegank) Alice Stoph (née Lütgens) |
wife of Chairman of the Council of Ministers Willi Stoph | |
| Annemarie Modrow (née Straubing) | wife of Chairman of the Council of Ministers Hans Modrow | |
| Ilse de Maizière (née N.N.) Marianne Strodt |
wife of Minister-President Lothar de Maizière |
Federal Republic of Germany (1949–present)
[edit]| Image | Name | Relation to chancellor |
|---|---|---|
| Auguste Adenauer († 1948) | Konrad Adenauer widowed during office | |
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Luise Erhard | wife of Ludwig Erhard |
| Marie-Luise Kiesinger | wife of Kurt Georg Kiesinger | |
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Rut Brandt | wife of Willy Brandt |
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Hannelore Schmidt | wife of Helmut Schmidt |
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Hannelore Kohl | wife of Helmut Kohl |
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Doris Schröder-Köpf | wife of Gerhard Schröder |
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Joachim Sauer | husband of Angela Merkel |
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Britta Ernst | wife of Olaf Scholz |
References
[edit]- ^ Schroeder, René (25 February 2021). Friedrich Ebert (1894–1979): Ein Leben im Schatten des Vaters (in German). BeBra Wissenschaft. pp. 17–18. ISBN 978-3-947686-43-8. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Eröffnung der Ausstellung "Frau Reichspräsident. Louise Ebert 1873–1955"". www.bundespraesident.de. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ Loeff, Wolfgang (1944). Männer deutscher geschichte: Bismarck, Moltke, Krupp, Scheer, Hindenburg (in German). K. Thienemann. p. 252. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ The Vital Issue. Vital Issue Company. 1914. p. 11. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ Der Spiegel (in German). Der Spiegel. 1968. p. 32. Retrieved 15 July 2024.