Franz von Papen (HM6)

Franz Joseph Hermann Michael Maria von Papen, Erbsälzer zu Werl und Neuwerk (* October 29th in 1879) is a German politician. In 1932, he has been Chancellor of Germany for less than half a year, essentially being a puppet of general von Schleicher. After losing the office, he allied with the against Schleicher and returned as 's vice chancellor, but found himself sidelined very soon. His main works were negotiating the concordate of with the and the destruction of the Catholic Centre Party, which had been his one for many years. After the , he resigned. On August 13th, 1938 he was accepted as a member by the NSDAP.
Out of office, he became German ambassador to Austria and .
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