Franz von Papen
German chancellor
Franz Joseph Hermann Michael Maria von Papen zu Köningen (29 October 1879 - 2 May 1969) was a German nobleman, Catholic monarchist politician, General Staff officer, and diplomat. He was Chancellor of Germany in 1932 and as Vice-Chancellor in 1933-1934. He was a member of the Catholic Centre Party of Germany until 1932. Papen was one the people who said that they could control Adolf Hitler when he becomes Chancellor of Germany.
Franz von Papen | |
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| 22nd Chancellor of the German Reich 13th Chancellor of the Weimar Republic | |
| In office 1 June – 17 November 1932 | |
| President | Paul von Hindenburg |
| Preceded by | Heinrich Brüning |
| Succeeded by | Kurt von Schleicher |
| Vice-Chancellor of the German Reich | |
| In office 30 January 1933 – August 1934 | |
| Chancellor | Adolf Hitler |
| Preceded by | Hermann R. Dietrich |
| Succeeded by | Vacant Franz Blücher (1949) |
| Minister President of Prussia | |
| In office 20 July – 3 December 1932 | |
| Preceded by | Otto Braun |
| Succeeded by | Kurt von Schleicher |
| In office 30 January – 10 April 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Kurt von Schleicher |
| Succeeded by | Hermann Göring |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 October 1879 Werl |
| Died | 2 May 1969 (aged 89) Obersasbach |
| Political party | Centre Party (until 1932) Nazi party (until 1945) |
| Occupation | Soldier, spy, diplomat, nobleman |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) |
Von Papen was one of the 24 people charged at the Nuremberg Trials. The court decided he was not guilty.
Before and during the war he was an ambassador, from 1934 to 1938 in Austria, and from 1939 to 1944 in Turkey.
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