Margarete Jonas

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Margarete Jonas (born June 13, 1898 in Vienna ; † August 7, 1976 ; born Towarek ) was the wife of the Austrian politician Franz Jonas (1899–1974) and during his tenure as Federal President from 1965 to 1974 the Austrian First Lady .

Career

Towarek had married Franz Jonas, then working as a proofreader, in 1922. The marriage remained childless.

She is buried next to her husband in the presidential crypt in Vienna's central cemetery .

literature

  • Senta Ziegler: Austria's first ladies. From Luise Renner to Margot Klestil-Löffler. Ueberreuter, Vienna 1999, ISBN 3-8000-3719-X .
personal data
SURNAME Jonas, Margarete
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Towarek, Margarete (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian first lady
DATE OF BIRTH June 13, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH 7th August 1976
Place of death Vienna