Franz-Ludwig Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

Franz-Ludwig Gustav Schenk
Graf von Stauffenberg
Member of the European Parliament
In office
24 July 1984  24 July 1989
Personal details
Born (1938-05-04) 4 May 1938
Bamberg, Germany
Nationality German
Political party CSU
EPP (EP)
Spouse(s) Elisabeth Freiin von und zu Guttenberg
Children 2 sons, 2 daughters
Parents Claus von Stauffenberg
Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg
Occupation Lawyer
Religion Roman Catholic

Franz-Ludwig Gustav Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (born 4 May 1938) is a German lawyer 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.[1]

Family

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.

Children

The Stauffenbergs have four children:[2]

Early life

After his father's assassination attempt against Adolf Hitler failed on 20 July 1944, Stauffenberg was sent to a foster home in Bad Sachsa and given the new surname of Meister, as the Nazis viewed the name of Stauffenberg unacceptable, due to the prominence of that name in the assassination attempt. Franz-Ludwig's mother, two older brothers, and younger sister Valerie, as well as other relatives, were arrested under Nazi Sippenhaft (blood guilt) laws. He was educated at the Schule Schloss Salem and then qualified as a lawyer after passing his staatsexamen.

Political career

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 Stauffenberg, 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.

Honours

References

  1. "Graf von Franz Ludwig, Schenk STAUFFENBERG". Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  2. "Schenk von Stauffenberg 5". Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  3. "Die Stauffenbergs feiern Hochzeit" (in German). Frankenpost. 23 September 2014.

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