This is an incomplete list of ambassadors from Germany to Italy.
The below lists contain the highest-ranking representatives of the North German Confederation (1866–1871), the German Empire (1871–1945) and the Federal Republic of Germany (since 1951) in the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946) and the Italian Republic (since 1946). The capital of Italy and the official headquarters of the German embassy were Turin (1861–1865), Florence (1865–1870) and Rome (since 1870). The German ambassador in Rome has also been accredited for the Republic of San Marino since 1995. [1]
Name | Image | Term Start | Term End | Notes |
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1865: Establishment of diplomatic relations | ||||
Ferdinand von Hompesch-Bollheim | ![]() | 1865 | 1868 | |
Ludwig von Paumgarten-Frauenstein | 1868 | 1870 | ||
Wilhelm von Dönniges | ![]() | 1870 | 1872 | |
Alfred Ludwig von Bibra | 1872 | 1880 | ||
Rudolf von Tautphoeus | 1880 | 1885 | ||
Karl Moy de Sons | 1886 | 1887 | ||
Clemens von Podewils-Dürniz | ![]() | 1887 | 1896 | |
Heinrich Tucher von Simmelsdorf | 1896 | 1903 | ||
Rudolf von und zu Tann-Rathsamhausen | 1903 | 1915 | ||
1915: Breaking off diplomatic relations | ||||
1919: Dissolution of the embassy | ||||
Name | Image | Term Start | Term End | Notes |
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16??: Establishment of diplomatic relations | ||||
Gottfried von Jena | ![]() | c. 1665 | ||
François de Langes | c. 1703 | |||
Name | Image | Term Start | Term End | Notes |
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Johann Friedrich von Cocceji | c. 1759 | |||
Friedrich von Waldburg-Truchsess | 1816 | 1827 | ||
Friedrich von Martens | 1827 | 1829 | ||
Bogislaw von Maltzahn | 1829 | 1830 | Resident in Vienna | |
August Schoultz von Ascheraden | 1830 | 1832 | [8] | |
Friedrich Ludwig III von Truchsess zu Waldburg | 1832 | 1844 | ||
Heinrich Alexander von Redern | 1845 | 1848 | ||
Georg von Werthern | ![]() | 1848 | 1850 | |
Heinrich Alexander von Redern | 1850 | 1854 | ||
Joseph Maria Anton Brassier de Saint-Simon-Vallade | ![]() | 1854 | 1862 | |
1862: Recognition of the Kingdom of Italy by Prussia | ||||
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