Franz-Ludwig Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
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Franz-Ludwig Gustav Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (born 4 May 1938 in Bamberg
) is a German attorney and politician from the CSU
. He was a member of the Bundestag
from 1976 to 1987 and of the European Parliament
from 1984 to 1992.
Franz-Ludwig Gustav Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg is the third son of Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
and Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg
. He married Elisabeth Freiin von und zu Guttenberg, born in Pähl
on 5 July 1944, on 25 May 1965 in Guttenberg. They have four children:
After his father's assassination attempt against Adolf Hitler
failed on 20 July 1944, he was sent to a foster home in Bad Sachsa
and given the surname
Meister, as the Nazis
viewed the name von Stauffenberg unacceptable due to the prominence of Claus von Stauffenberg in the assassination attempt. Franz-Ludwig's mother, two older brothers, and younger sister, Valerie (as well as other relatives) were likewise arrested under Nazi Sippenhaft
(blood guilt) laws.
In 1994, in connection with the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 20 July plot, he demanded that communists
, who had fought in the Red Army
in the National Committee for a Free Germany
should not be honored together with his father. According to Stauffeberg, Communists desired to replace the Nazi Party with another single-party dictatorship. This demand gained many prominent supporters, including then-Federal Defence Minister
Volker Rühe
.
Bamberg
Bamberg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from...
) is a German attorney and politician from the CSU
Christian Social Union of Bavaria
The Christian Social Union in Bavaria is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It operates only in the state of Bavaria, while its sister party, the Christian Democratic Union , operates in the other 15 states of Germany...
. He was a member of the Bundestag
Bundestag
The Bundestag is a federal legislative body in Germany. In practice Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag is established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier...
from 1976 to 1987 and of the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
from 1984 to 1992.
Franz-Ludwig Gustav Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg is the third son of Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg commonly referred to as Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg was a German army officer and Catholic aristocrat who was one of the leading members of the failed 20 July plot of 1944 to assassinate Adolf Hitler and remove the Nazi Party from...
and Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg
Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg
"Nina" Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg was the wife of Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, the leader of the failed plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler on 20 July 1944, after which she was arrested and imprisoned, where she delivered her youngest child.-Early years:She was born Magdalena...
. He married Elisabeth Freiin von und zu Guttenberg, born in Pähl
Pähl
Pähl am Ammersee is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is on the lake of Ammersee to the southwest of Munich.thumb|left|Pähl Castle- Famous people :...
on 5 July 1944, on 25 May 1965 in Guttenberg. They have four children:
- Hans Caspar Erwein Claus Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (b. München, 3 March 1966), married civilly at KirchlauterKirchlauterKirchlauter is a municipality in the Bavarian Administrative Region of Lower Franconia in the district of Haßberge in Germany. It is a part of the Verwaltungsgemeinde of Ebelsbach.-Geography:...
on 16 August 1995 and religiously at Maria-Thann on 2 September 1995 S.E.H.Illustrious HighnessHis/Her Illustrious Highness is the English-language form for a style used by various members of the European aristocracy....
Maria Josefa Gabriele Philippa Gräfin von Waldburg zu Zeil und Hohenems (b. RavensburgRavensburgRavensburg is a town in Upper Swabia in Southern Germany, capital of the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg.Ravensburg was first mentioned in 1088. In the Middle Ages, it was an Imperial Free City and an important trading centre...
, 29 August 1964), and has four children:- Maximilian Karl Christian Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (b. Frankfurt am Main, 15 January 1997)
- Lioba Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg (b. Frankfurt am Main, 18 July 1998)
- Nikolaus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (b. StarnbergStarnbergThe city of Starnberg is in Bavaria, Germany, some 30 km south-west of Munich. It lies at the north end of Lake Starnberg, in the heart of the "Five Lakes Country", and serves as capital of the district of Starnberg...
, 6 December 2000) - Josef Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (b. StarnbergStarnbergThe city of Starnberg is in Bavaria, Germany, some 30 km south-west of Munich. It lies at the north end of Lake Starnberg, in the heart of the "Five Lakes Country", and serves as capital of the district of Starnberg...
, 22 July 2002)
- Valerie Sofie Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg (b. München, 4 June 1968), married at KirchlauterKirchlauterKirchlauter is a municipality in the Bavarian Administrative Region of Lower Franconia in the district of Haßberge in Germany. It is a part of the Verwaltungsgemeinde of Ebelsbach.-Geography:...
on 2 September 1990 Marcus Freiherr von Mauchenheim genannt Bechtolsheim (b. MurnauMurnauMurnau may refer to:Place names:* Murnau am Staffelsee, a town in Bavaria, Germany** Oflag VII-A Murnau, A German WW 2 POW camp located in the Bavarian town "Murnau am Staffelsee"- Other :...
, 31 October 1958), and had two sons:- Felix Freiherr von Mauchenheim genannt Bechtolsheim (b. DresdenDresdenDresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
, 30 January 1992) - Paul Freiherr von Mauchenheim genannt Bechtolsheim (b. DresdenDresdenDresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
, 15 May 1994)
- Felix Freiherr von Mauchenheim genannt Bechtolsheim (b. Dresden
- Maximilian Karl Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (b. München, 27 October 1970), married at KirchlauterKirchlauterKirchlauter is a municipality in the Bavarian Administrative Region of Lower Franconia in the district of Haßberge in Germany. It is a part of the Verwaltungsgemeinde of Ebelsbach.-Geography:...
on 19 August 1995 Harriet von Randow (b. München, 27 November 1974), and has two children:- Leopold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (b. München, 30 July 1997)
- Antonia Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg (b. StarnbergStarnbergThe city of Starnberg is in Bavaria, Germany, some 30 km south-west of Munich. It lies at the north end of Lake Starnberg, in the heart of the "Five Lakes Country", and serves as capital of the district of Starnberg...
, 24 August 2001)
- Maria Nina Michaela Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg (b. BambergBambergBamberg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from...
, 2 September 1982)
After his father's assassination attempt against Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
failed on 20 July 1944, he was sent to a foster home in Bad Sachsa
Bad Sachsa
Bad Sachsa is a town in the district of Osterode, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the southern Harz, approx. 15 km south of Braunlage, and 25 km southeast of Osterode am Harz. It is well known for being the town where Berthold Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg and his four...
and given the surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
Meister, as the Nazis
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
viewed the name von Stauffenberg unacceptable due to the prominence of Claus von Stauffenberg in the assassination attempt. Franz-Ludwig's mother, two older brothers, and younger sister, Valerie (as well as other relatives) were likewise arrested under Nazi Sippenhaft
Sippenhaft
Sippenhaft or Sippenhaftung was a form of collective punishment practised in Nazi Germany towards the end of the Second World War. It was a legalized practice in which relatives of persons accused of crimes against the state were held to share the responsibility for those crimes and subject to...
(blood guilt) laws.
In 1994, in connection with the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 20 July plot, he demanded that communists
Communism
Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
, who had fought in the Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
in the National Committee for a Free Germany
National Committee for a Free Germany
The National Committee for a Free Germany was a German anti-Nazi organization that operated in the Soviet Union during World War II.- History :...
should not be honored together with his father. According to Stauffeberg, Communists desired to replace the Nazi Party with another single-party dictatorship. This demand gained many prominent supporters, including then-Federal Defence Minister
Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany)
The Federal Ministry of Defence is a top-level federal agency, headed by the Federal Minister of Defence as a member of the Cabinet of Germany...
Volker Rühe
Volker Rühe
Volker Rühe is a German politician affiliated with the CDU. He served as German Defence minister from April 1, 1992, succeeding Gerhard Stoltenberg during the first government of a reunified Germany in the fourth cabinet of Chancellor Kohl, to the end of the fifth Kohl Cabinet on October 27, 1998...
.