Ernst von Weizsäcker

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German politician Nazi official diplomat human

Ernst von Weizsäcker was a German diplomat who served as State Secretary in the Foreign Office under the Nazi regime and was later convicted for his role in its policies at the post-World War II Ministries Trial.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German politician → Nazi official → diplomat → human →
causeOfDeath	natural causes →
convictedOf	crimes against humanity → war crimes →
countryOfCitizenship	German Empire → Germany → Nazi Germany → Weimar Republic →
dateOfBirth	1882-05-25 →
dateOfDeath	1951-08-04 →
educatedAt	University of Berlin NERFINISHED → University of Göttingen → University of Tübingen NERFINISHED →
employer	German Foreign Office →
familyName	von Weizsäcker →
fatherOf	Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker → Richard von Weizsäcker →
fieldOfWork	diplomacy → foreign policy →
givenName	Ernst →
hasChild	Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker → Richard von Weizsäcker →
memberOf	Nazi Party →
militaryRank	naval officer →
nativeLanguage	German →
notableEvent	Ministries Trial →
notableFor	being convicted at the post-World War II Ministries Trial → serving as State Secretary in the German Foreign Office under the Nazi regime →
notableWork	role in Nazi Germany’s Foreign Office →
occupation	civil servant → diplomat →
participantIn	Nuremberg Ministries Trial → World War I →
placeOfBirth	Kingdom of Württemberg → Stuttgart →
placeOfDeath	Bavaria → Lindau → West Germany →
placeOfDetention	Landsberg Prison →
positionHeld	German ambassador to the Holy See → State Secretary of the German Foreign Office →
religion	Protestantism →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Marianne von Graevenitz →
workLocation	Berlin → Rome →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ministries Trial → Wilhelmstrasse Trial → Wilhelmstrasse Trial ("Ernst Heinrich von Weizsäcker") → Wilhelmstrasse Trial ("Ernst von Weizsäcker was the principal defendant") →	defendant
Ernst von Weizsäcker ("von Weizsäcker") →	familyName
Richard von Weizsäcker →	father
Foreign Office of Nazi Germany →	officeHolder