Franz-Lorenz von Thadden
Franz-Lorenz von Thadden (born May 6, 1924 in Vahnerow , Greifenberg district , † April 23, 1979 in Ecuador ) was a German politician ( CDU ).
family
Franz-Lorenz von Thadden came from the Pomeranian noble family Thadden . His father Reinold von Thadden (1891–1976) was the founder and honorary president of the German Evangelical Church Congress , his mother Elisabeth von Thadden (1893–1988) was born Freiin von Thüngen .
His brother Rudolf von Thadden was Professor of Medieval and Modern History at the University of Göttingen. The resistance fighter Elisabeth von Thadden (1890–1944), executed by the National Socialists in 1944, was his aunt.
Life
Thadden was a member of the CDU. He was a member of the German Bundestag from 1969 to 1972 and entered parliament via the CDU Saarland's state list.
On April 23, 1979, Franz-Lorenz von Thadden was killed in a plane crash in Ecuador, where he was inspecting development projects as head of Caritas overseas aid.
Marriage and offspring
Thadden married Anna-Polixena Countess von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1927-2015) in 1950 . The marriage had five children: Maria Elisabeth von Thadden (* 1951), Ernst-Dietrich von Thadden (1952–2008), Johannes von Thadden (* 1956), Maria Theresia Freifrau von Fürstenberg, b. von Thadden (* 1961) and Matthias von Thadden (* 1965).
literature
- Rudolf Vierhaus , Ludolf Herbst (eds.), Bruno Jahn (collaborators): Biographical manual of the members of the German Bundestag. 1949-2002. Vol. 2: N-Z. Attachment. KG Saur, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-598-23782-0 , p. 873.
- Johannes von Thadden et al. (Ed.): The world is wide and I am young. The life of Franz-Lorenz v. Thadden , Verlag Franz Schön, Bonn 2015, ISBN 978-3-9816420-1-8
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thadden, Franz-Lorenz von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vahnerow , Greifenberg district |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 23, 1979 |
| Place of death | Ecuador |