Hubertus, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
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Prince Hubertus zu Loewenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (October 14, 1906 – November 28, 1984) was a German historian and political figure who was an early opponent of Adolf Hitler.[1] He fled Germany and helped to promote anti-Nazism in the United States. He was a former member of Parliament, and was the author of over 40 books. He was the head of the Free German Authors Association, and was decorated by Pope John XXIII for work toward reconciliation between the Roman Catholic and the Greek Orthodox church.[2]
He was the son of Count Maximilian of Löwenstein-Scharfeneck and Constance, daughter of Henry de Worms, 1st Baron Pirbright. Prince Hubertus was instrumental in returning the island of Heligoland to West Germany from Britain which used this high-sea island for bombing training after Britain occupied it after World War II.
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[edit]- ^ zuhlsdorff, Volkmar (2004). Hitler's Exiles: The German Cultural Resistance in America and Europe. London, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780826478009.
- ^ "Prince Hubertus zu Loewenstein- Wertheim-Freudenberg". New York Times. December 1, 1984.
Prince Hubertus zu Loewenstein- Wertheim-Freudenberg, a German historian and political figure who was an early opponent of Hitler and, as a refugee, helped arouse Americans against Nazism, died Wednesday in Bonn of heart failure after suffering from peritonitis. He was 78 years old and lived in Bad Godesberg, a ...
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- 1906 births
- 1984 deaths
- People from Kufstein District
- German Roman Catholics
- Centre Party (Germany) politicians
- Free Democratic Party (Germany) politicians
- German Party (1947) politicians
- Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians
- House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
- Princes of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
- Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Recipients of the Saarland Order of Merit
- 20th-century German historians
- German male non-fiction writers
- German anti-fascists