List of spouses of German presidents and chancellors
This is a list of spouses of the president of Germany and chancellor.
Spouses of the heads of state since 1919[]
German Reich (1919–1945)[]
Name | Relation to President |
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Louise Ebert | wife of President Friedrich Ebert |
Paul von Hindenburg widowed during office | |
Eva Hitler | wife of Führer and Reichskanzler Adolf Hitler (one day, prior to their suicide) |
Ingeborg Dönitz | wife of President Karl Dönitz |
German Democratic Republic (East Germany, 1949–1990)[]
Name | Relation to Head of State |
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Lotte Ulbricht | wife of Chairman of the State Council Walter Ulbricht |
? | wife of Chairman of the State Council Willy Stoph |
Margot Honecker | wife of Chairman of the State Council Erich Honecker |
Erika Krenz | wife of Chairman of the State Council Egon Krenz |
? | wife of Chairman of the State Council Manfred Gerlach |
Jürgen Bergmann | husband of acting head of state Sabine Bergmann-Pohl |
Federal Republic of Germany (1949–present)[]
Name | Relation to President |
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Elly Heuss | wife of President Theodor Heuss |
Wilhelmine Lübke | wife of President Heinrich Lübke |
Hilda Heinemann | wife of President Gustav Heinemann |
Mildred Scheel | wife of President Walter Scheel |
Veronica Carstens | wife of President Karl Carstens |
Marianne von Weizsäcker | wife of President Richard von Weizsäcker |
Christiane Herzog | wife of President Roman Herzog |
Christina Rau | wife of President Johannes Rau |
Eva Köhler | wife of President Horst Köhler |
Bettina Wulff | wife of President Christian Wulff |
Daniela Schadt | domestic partner of President Joachim Gauck |
Elke Büdenbender | wife of President Frank-Walter Steinmeier |
Spouses of chancellors[]
German Reich (1871–1945)[]
Name | Relation to Chancellor | ||||||
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German Empire (1871–1918) | |||||||
Princess Johanna von Bismarck | Wife of Prince Otto von Bismarck | ||||||
– | Count Leo von Caprivi unmarried during office | ||||||
Princess Marie zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst | Wife of Prince Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst | ||||||
Princess Maria von Bülow | Wife of Prince Bernhard von Bülow | ||||||
Martha von Bethmann-Hollweg | Wife of Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg | ||||||
Margarete Michaelis | Wife of Georg Michaelis | ||||||
Countess Anna von Hertling | Wife of Count Georg von Hertling | ||||||
Princess Marie Louise of Hanover | Wife of Prince Maximilian of Baden | ||||||
Weimar Republic (1918–1933) | |||||||
Louise Ebert | Wife of Friedrich Ebert | ||||||
Johanna Scheidemann | wife of Philipp Scheidemann | ||||||
Hedwig Bauer | wife of Gustav Bauer | ||||||
Gottliebe Müller | wife of Hermann Müller (1st term) | ||||||
Marie Fehrenbach | wife of Konstantin Fehrenbach | ||||||
– | Joseph Wirth unmarried during office | ||||||
Martha née Wirtz | wife of Wilhelm Cuno | ||||||
Käte Stresemann | wife of Gustav Stresemann | ||||||
Johanna Marx | wife of Wilhelm Marx (1st term) | ||||||
– | Hans Luther unmarried during office | ||||||
Johanna Marx | wife of Wilhelm Marx (2nd term) | ||||||
Gottliebe Müller | wife of Hermann Müller (2nd term) | ||||||
– | Heinrich Brüning unmarried during office | ||||||
Martha von Boch-Galhau | wife of Franz von Papen | ||||||
Elisabeth von Schleicher | wife of Kurt von Schleicher | ||||||
Nazi Germany (1933–1945) | |||||||
Eva Hitler | wife of Adolf Hitler (one day, prior to their suicide) | ||||||
Magda Goebbels | wife of Joseph Goebbels | ||||||
Ehrengard Freiin von Plettenberg | wife of Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk |
Federal Republic of Germany (1949–present)[]
Name | Relation to Chancellor |
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Auguste Adenauer († 1948) | Konrad Adenauer widowed during office |
Luise Erhard | wife of Ludwig Erhard |
Marie-Luise Kiesinger | wife of Kurt Georg Kiesinger |
Rut Brandt | wife of Willy Brandt |
Hannelore Schmidt | wife of Helmut Schmidt |
Hannelore Kohl | wife of Helmut Kohl |
Doris Schröder-Köpf | wife of Gerhard Schröder |
Joachim Sauer | husband of Angela Merkel |
Britta Ernst | wife of Olaf Scholz |
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