Karl von Weizsäcker

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Karl Hugo Freiherr von Weizsäcker (born 25 February 1853 in Stuttgart, Germany; died 2 February 1926 ibi) was born Karl Hugo Weizsäcker as the son of the theologian Karl Heinrich Weizsäcker. While serving as a politician at the court of the Kingdom of Württemberg, his family was raised to nobility as von Weizsäcker.

Weizsäcker studied at the University of Tübingen. While serving in the administration of king William II of Württemberg, he was raised to personal nobility on 24 February 1897.

From 1900 onwards, he served as Minister of Culture until 4 December 1906 when he was made Ministerpräsident. He served in this office until 6 November 1918, shortly before monarchy was abolished.

In 1916, he and his family were raised to the heritable title of Freiherr.

Weizsäcker was the father of Ernst von Weizsäcker and thus grandfather of Richard von Weizsäcker, who was President of the Federal Republic of Germany 1984-94.

See also Weizsäcker for the family tree.

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Note regarding personal names: Freiherr is a title, translated as Baron, not a first or middle name. The female forms are Freifrau and Freiin.