Paul von Hindenburg

AustroPrussian War FrancoPrussian War World War I

Hindenburg was born in Posen, Prussia , the son of Prussian aristocrat Robert von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg and his wife Luise Schwickart , the daughter of medical doctor Karl Ludwig Schwickart and his wife Julie Moennich. Hindenburg was embarrassed by his mothers nonaristocratic background and hardly mentioned her at all in his memoirs. His paternal lineage was considered highly distinguished in fact, he was descended from one of the most respected ancient noble families in Prussia. His paternal grandfather was Otto Ludwig von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg , through whom he was remotely descended from the illegitimate daughter of Count Heinrich VI of Waldeck. Hindenburg was also a descendant of Martin Luther and his wife Katharina von Bora through their daughter Margareta Luther. Hindenburgs younger brothers and sister were Otto , Ida and Bernhard .

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