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De Maizière is the name of an influential German family of Huguenot ancestry that migrated from France to Germany in the late 17th century. Several family members have had and still have important roles in German politics and business.
The name derives from Maizières-lès-Metz, a commune in the Moselle department in France that was the family's original home.
Important family members
- Ernst de Maizières (born 1841), Landgerichtspräsident of Neuruppin and one of the authors of the civil code of Germany.
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- Walter de Maizière, Lawyer
- Ulrich de Maizière (1912–2006), Chief of staff of the Bundeswehr 1966–1972
- Thomas de Maizière (born 1954), Chief of the Chancellor's Office and later Minister in the cabinet of Angela Merkel
- Andreas de Maizière, former member of Commerzbank's board of directors
- Clement de Maizière, GDR lawyer, Member of the Ost-CDU and a Stasi spy
- Lothar de Maizière (born 1940), GDR lawyer, Member of the Ost-CDU, later the only democratically elected head of state of the GDR
- Ulrich de Maizière (1912–2006), Chief of staff of the Bundeswehr 1966–1972
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