List of ambassadors of Germany to Italy

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This is an incomplete list of ambassadors from Germany to Italy.

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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]

Ambassadors

NameImageTerm StartTerm EndNotes
Flag of Germany (1867-1918).svg North German Confederation
Guido von Usedom 18681869 [2]
Brassier de Saint-Simon-Vallade Brassier de Saint Simon-Vallade by Sebbers.jpg 18691872 [3] [4]
Flag of Germany (1867-1918).svg / Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg / Flag of Germany 1933.svg German Empire
Robert von Keudell 18731887
Eberhard zu Solms-Sonnenwalde 18871893
Bernhard von Bülow Bundesarchiv Bild 146-2004-0098A, Bernhard von Bulow.jpg 18931897
Anton Saurma von der Jeltsch Anton Saurma von der Jeltsch.jpg 18971899 [5]
Karl von Wedel Karl Graf von Wedel, der neue Statthalter von Elsass-Lothringen, c.1907.jpg 18991902
Anton von Monts de Mazin 19031909
Gottlieb von Jagow Gottlieb von Jagow circa 1915.jpg 19091913
Hans von Flotow 19131915
John von Berenberg-Gossler 19201921
Konstantin von Neurath Bundesarchiv N 1310 Bild-032, Rom, Konstantin von Neurath.jpg 19211930
Karl von Schubert Bundesarchiv Bild 102-09382, Karl von Schubert.jpg 19301932
Ulrich von Hassell Ulrich von Hassell thumb.jpg 19321938
Hans Georg von Mackensen Bundesarchiv Bild 183-E13139, 90. Geburtstag von August von Mackensen (cropped) - Hans Georg von Mackensen.jpg 19381943
Otto Christian Archibald von Bismarck Amb. Von Maltzhan & Prince Otto Bismarck, 12-3-25 LCCN2016841476.jpg August 1942August 1943 [6] chargé d'affaires
Rudolf Rahn Rudolf Rahn Auswartiges Amt.jpg 19431945General representative in Salò
Flag of Germany.svg Federal Republic of Germany
Clemens von Brentano19511957
Manfred Klaiber Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F017054-0045, Paris, Einweihung Deutsche Botschaft, Klaiber.jpg 19571963
Herbert Blankenhorn Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F000897-0002, Herbert Blankenhorn.jpg 19631965
Hans-Heinrich Herwarth von Bittenfeld 19651969
Rolf Lahr Rolf Lahr thumb.jpg 19691973
Hermann Meyer-Lindenberg Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F017420-0021, Bonn, Empfang fur Politiker aus Brasilien.jpg 19741977
Hans Arnold 19771981
Rüdiger von Wechmar Rudiger Freiherr von Wechmar (1974 UN photo).jpg 19811983
Lothar Lahn 19831986
Friedrich Ruth Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F066724-0008, Bundestag, Verteidigungsausschuss (cropped) - Friedrich Ruth.jpg 19861992
Konrad Seitz 19921994
Dieter Kastrup 19941998
Fritjof von Nordenskjöld 19982000
Klaus Neubert 20012004
Michael H. Gerdts Michael H Gerdts - Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Warsaw.jpg 20042007
Michael Steiner Steiner-Rassoul-Grossman in June 2011 (cropped) - Michael Steiner.jpg 20072010
Michael H. Gerdts Michael H Gerdts - Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Warsaw.jpg 20102012
Reinhard Schäfers 20122015 [7]
Susanne Wasum-Rainer Sarre-Union Susanne Wasum-Rainer et Yossi Gal 17 fevrier 2015.jpg 20152018
Viktor Elbling Viktor Elbling (cropped).jpg 20182023
Hans-Dieter Lucas Summetokhe UPEKs N. Kotzia ste Sunodo Upourgon Exoterikon tou NATO (Bruxelles, 01-02.12.15) (22870666433).jpg 2023Present

Envoys from the German States (before 1871)

Bavarian envoys

NameImageTerm StartTerm EndNotes
1865: Establishment of diplomatic relations
Ferdinand von Hompesch-Bollheim F. von Hompesch-Bollheim - Guestpahlia Heidelberg 1846.jpg 18651868
Ludwig von Paumgarten-Frauenstein 18681870
Wilhelm von Dönniges Hanfstaengl, Franz - Friedrich Wilhelm von Donniges (1814-1872) (Zeno Fotografie).jpg 18701872
Alfred Ludwig von Bibra 18721880
Rudolf von Tautphoeus 18801885
Karl Moy de Sons 18861887
Clemens von Podewils-Dürniz Clemens von Podewils-Durniz1.jpg 18871896
Heinrich Tucher von Simmelsdorf 18961903
Rudolf von und zu Tann-Rathsamhausen 19031915
1915: Breaking off diplomatic relations
1919: Dissolution of the embassy

Prussian envoys

Envoy to Savoy-Piedmont (until 1720)

NameImageTerm StartTerm EndNotes
16??: Establishment of diplomatic relations
Gottfried von Jena Portret van Gottfried von Jena, RP-P-1914-1518.jpg c.1665
François de Langes c.1703

Envoy to Sardinia-Piedmont (1720–1862)

NameImageTerm StartTerm EndNotes
Johann Friedrich von Cocceji c.1759
Friedrich von Waldburg-Truchsess 18161827
Friedrich von Martens 18271829
Bogislaw von Maltzahn 18291830Resident in Vienna
August Schoultz von Ascheraden 18301832 [8]
Friedrich Ludwig III von Truchsess zu Waldburg 18321844
Heinrich Alexander von Redern 18451848
Georg von Werthern Georg Graf von Werthern-Beichlingen (1816-1895).jpg 18481850
Heinrich Alexander von Redern 18501854
Joseph Maria Anton Brassier de Saint-Simon-Vallade Brassier de Saint Simon-Vallade by Sebbers.jpg 18541862
1862: Recognition of the Kingdom of Italy by Prussia

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References

  1. Amt, Auswärtiges. "German missions in Italy". www.auswaertiges-amt.de. German Federal Foreign Office . Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  2. Bundesgesetzblatt des Norddeutschen Bundes Band 1869, Seite 288 auf Wikisource
  3. Bundesgesetzblatt des Norddeutschen Bundes Band 1869, Seite 288 auf Wikisource
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