Heinrich von Brentano

Heinrich von Brentano di Tremezzo (June 6, 1904 - November 14 1964) was a German conservative politician (CDU) and lawyer.

Brentano was born in Offenbach, Hesse. He was one of the founders of the CDU in Hesse and was a member of the German parliament from 1949. Between 1955 and 1961 he was Foreign Minister of Germany. He was an important figure in the foundation of the European Economic Community (EEC).

He belonged to a family of Italian origin which settled in Hesse in the 17th century and were recognized as Hessian nobles, with close contact to important figures of the German Romanticism, including Goethe, Savigny and Arnim. He was related to famous German poets such as Clemens von Brentano and Bettina von Arnim.

Brentano died at Darmstadt.

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NAME= Brentano, Heinrich von
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=German politician and lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH=June 6, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH=Offenbach, Hesse
DATE OF DEATH=November 14 1964
PLACE OF DEATH=Darmstadt