Klara Hitler facts for kids
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Klara Hitler
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| Born | 12 August 1860 Spital, Weitra, Austria
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| Died | 21 December 1907 (aged 47) Linz, Austria
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| Cause of death | Breast cancer |
| Other names | Klara Pölzl |
| Known for | Mother of Adolf Hitler |
| Spouse(s) | Alois Hitler (1885–1903; his death) |
| Children | Gustav Hitler (10 May 1885 - 8 December 1887) Ida Hitler (23 September 1886 - 2 January 1888) Otto Hitler (1887 - 1887) Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 - 30 April 1945) Edmund Hitler (24 March 1894 - 28 February 1900) Paula Hitler (21 January 1896 - 1 June 1960) Stepchildren: Alois Hitler, Jr. (13 January 1882 - 20 May 1956) Angela Hitler (28 July 1883 - 30 October 1949) |
| Parent(s) | Johann Baptist Pölzl Johanna Hiedler |
| Relatives | Johann Nepomuk Hiedler (grandfather) |
Klara Hitler (born Klara Pölzl, 12 August 1860 – 21 December 1907) was an Austrian woman. She was the wife of Alois Hitler and the mother of Adolf Hitler, who later became a German dictator.
Klara's Family and Marriage
Klara was born in the Austrian village of Spital, Weitra, in Lower Austria. Her father was Johann Baptist Pölzl and her mother was Johanna Hiedler. Klara's mother, Johanna, was related to Alois Hitler. Either Johanna's father, Johann Nepomuk Hiedler, or his brother, Johann Georg Hiedler, was the biological father of Alois Hitler, the man Klara would later marry. Most people believe Johann Georg Hiedler was Alois's father. This made Klara and Alois first cousins once removed.
In 1876, when Klara was 16, her uncle Alois hired her to work as a household servant. Alois had been married twice before. After his second wife, Franziska Matzelsberger, passed away in 1884, Alois and Klara got married. Their wedding was on January 7, 1885. It was an early morning ceremony held in Hitler's rooms at the Pommer Inn in Braunau. After the wedding, Alois went to work at his job as a customs official. Klara continued to call Alois "uncle" even after they were married.
Their first son, Gustav, was born four months later, on May 15, 1885. Their second child, Ida, was born on September 23, 1886. Sadly, both Gustav and Ida died from diphtheria during the winter of 1886-1887. A third child, Otto, was born and died in 1887, living only a few days.
Adolf was born on April 20, 1889. Then came Edmund on March 24, 1894, and Paula on January 21, 1896. Edmund died from measles on February 28, 1900, when he was five years old. Klara spent her adult life taking care of her home and raising her children.
Klara was very dedicated to her children. She was a typical stepmother to her stepchildren, Alois Jr. and Angela. Klara was a very religious Roman Catholic. She went to church regularly with her children. Out of her six children with Alois, only Adolf and Paula lived past childhood.
Alois's and Klara's children were:
- Gustav Hitler (born May 10, 1885, died of diphtheria on December 8, 1887, in Braunau am Inn)
- Ida Hitler (born September 23, 1886, died of diphtheria on January 3, 1888, in Braunau am Inn)
- Otto Hitler (born and died 1887 in Vienna, lived only 3 days)
- Adolf Hitler (born April 20, 1889, died April 30, 1945), who became a German dictator
- Edmund Hitler (born March 24, 1894, Passau, died of measles on February 28, 1900, Leonding)
- Paula Hitler (born January 21, 1896, died June 1, 1960), the last surviving member of Hitler's immediate family.
Later Life and Passing
When Alois died in 1903, Klara received a government pension. She sold their house in Leonding and moved with young Adolf and Paula to an apartment in Linz. A few years later, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her doctor, Eduard Bloch, gave her many painful treatments. Klara passed away at home in Linz on December 21, 1907. Adolf and Paula were with her when she died. Klara was buried in Leonding near Linz.
Adolf Hitler had a very close relationship with his mother. He was deeply saddened by her death and felt that grief for the rest of his life. Doctor Bloch later remembered seeing "so much pain and suffering" in the young Adolf after Klara's death. Many years later, in 1940, Hitler showed his thanks to Doctor Bloch (who was Jewish) by allowing him and his wife to leave Austria and go to the United States.
Images for kids
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Klara Hitler, around the 1880s
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Alois and Klara's gravestone was removed in 2012
See also
In Spanish: Klara Hitler para niños
