Count Franz-Ludwig Schenk von Stauffenberg | |
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| Member of theEuropean Parliament | |
| In office 24 July 1984 – 24 July 1989 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1938-05-04)4 May 1938 (age 87) |
| Political party | CSU EPP (EP) |
| Spouse | ElisabethFreiin von und zu Guttenberg |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Claus von Stauffenberg Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Count Franz-Ludwig Schenk von Stauffenberg (German:Franz-Ludwig Gustav Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg; born 4 May 1938) is aGerman lawyer and politician from theCSU. He was a member of theBundestag from 1976 to 1987 and of theEuropean Parliament from 1984 to 1992.[1] He is the son ofWorld War IIcolonel andresistance leaderClaus von Stauffenberg.
Franz-Ludwig Gustav Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg is the third son ofClaus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg andNina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg. Through his mother, he is a fourth cousin of KingCharles III of the United Kingdom.
He married ElisabethFreiinvon und zu Guttenberg, born inPähl on 5 July 1944, on 25 May 1965 inGuttenberg.
The Stauffenbergs have four children:[2]
After his father'sassassination attempt againstAdolf Hitler failed on 20 July 1944, Stauffenberg was sent to afoster home inBad Sachsa and given the new surname ofMeister, as theNazis 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 NaziSippenhaft (blood guilt) laws. He was educated at theSchule Schloss Salem and then qualified as a lawyer after passing hisstaatsexamen.
In 1994, in connection with the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the20 July plot, he demanded thatcommunists, who had fought in theRed Army in theNational Committee for a Free Germany should not be honored together with his father. According to Stauffenberg, Communists desired to replace theNazi Party with another single-party dictatorship. This demand gained many prominent supporters, including then-Federal Defence MinisterVolker Rühe.
  German members of the European Parliament (1984–1989) | |
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| Social Democratic Party |
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| Christian Social Union in Bavaria | |
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| Social Democratic Party |
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| Christian Democratic Union |
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| Alliance 90/The Greens | |
| Christian Social Union in Bavaria |
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| The Republicans | |
| Free Democratic Party | |
