Klara Hitler
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Klara Hitler, born Klara Pölzl (August 12, 1860 - December 21, 1907), was the mother of Adolf Hitler with her husband Alois Hitler.
Born in the village of Spital, she was the daughter of Johann Pölzl and Johanna Hiedler. Either Klara's grandfather Johann Nepomuk Hiedler or his brother were also likely Alois' biological father. Moreover, Johann was her future husband's step-uncle. Even after they were married Klara still called her husband Uncle. Author Bradley F. Smith describes Klara as "a fairly large girl, almost as tall as her husband, with dark brown hair and even features."[1] Her adult life was devoted to keeping house and raising children, for which, according to Smith, Alois had limited interest.[2] Klara had six children. Only two of them, Adolf and Paula, survived childhood. She was a devout[3] Roman Catholic and went to church regularly. When her husband Alois died in 1903 he left her a government pension along with property and as a result she was adequately provided for financially, as were her children. However, four years after the death of her husband Klara died painfully from breast cancer at the age of 47 in Linz, Austria. Her teenaged children Adolf and Paula were at her side.
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- Bullock, Alan Hitler: A Study in Tyranny 1953 ISBN 0-06-092020-3
- Fest, Joachim C. Hitler Verlag Ullstein, 1973 ISBN 0-15-141650-8
- Kershaw, Ian Hitler 1889-1936: Hubris W W Norton, 1999 ISBN 0-393-04671-0
- Maser, Werner Hitler: Legend, Myth and Reality Penguin Books Ltd 1973 ISBN 0-06-012831-3
- Smith, Bradley F. Adolf Hitler: His Family, Childhood and Youth Hoover Institute, 1967
