Franz von Papen

German general staff officer, politician, diplomat, nobleman and Chancellor of Germany (1879–1969)

• Born: 1879-10-29 (Werl)
• Died: 1969-05-02 (Sasbach)
• Country of citizenship: German Reich; Germany
• Occupation: diplomat; military personnel; politician
• Member of political party: Centre Party (until: 1932-01-01); Nazi Party
• Member of: Union-Klub
• Participant in: Hostages Trial (date: 1947-10-03; role: affiant)
• Significant person: Wilhelm List (role: acquaintance)
• Military rank: major
• Position held: Chancellor of Germany (period: 1932-06-01 through 1932-11-17; replaced by: Kurt von Schleicher; replaces: Heinrich Brüning); Member of Landtag of Prussia; Minister President of Prussia (period: 1932-07-20 through 1932-12-03, 1933-01-30 through 1933-04-10; replaced by: Hermann Göring, Kurt von Schleicher; replaces: Kurt von Schleicher, Otto Braun; series ordinal: 26); Reich Chancellor in the Weimar Republic (period: 1932-06-01 through 1932-11-17; replaced by: Kurt von Schleicher; replaces: Heinrich Brüning); Vice-Chancellor of Germany (period: 1933-01-30 through 1934-08-07; replaced by: Hermann Göring; replaces: Hermann Dietrich); ambassador; ambassador of Germany to Austria (period: 1934-07-27 through 1938-02-04); ambassador of Germany to Turkey (period: 1939-01-01 through 1944-01-01); member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic
• Educated at: Prussian Military Academy
• Place of detention: Civilian Internment Enclosure No. 22, Regensburg (date: 1947-10-03)
• Spouse: Martha von Papen
• VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/20472925
• ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000108773866
• WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82126636
• Library of Congress authority ID: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82126636