Franz Joseph Hermann Michael Maria von Papen zu Köningen (About this sound listen ) (29 October 1879 – 2 May 1969) was a German nobleman General Staff officer and politician. He served as Chancellor of Germany in 1932 and as Vice-Chancellor under Adolf Hitler in 1933–1934. He belonged to the group of close advisers to president Paul von Hindenburg in the late Weimar Republic.
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active years end date
1932-11-17, 1932-12-03, 1933-04-10, 1934-08-07
active years start date
1933-01-30
birth date
1879-10-29
birth place
German Empire, Westphalia, Werl
country
German Empire
death date
1969-05-02
death place
West Germany, Sasbach (Ortenau)
occupation
Officer (armed forces)
order in office
Chancellor of Germany, Vice-Chancellor of Germany, Minister President of Prussia
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