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Although Schuschnigg considered Austria a German state and Austrians to be Germans, he was strongly opposed to Adolf Hitler's goal to absorb Austria into the Third Reich and wished for it to remain independent.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"15 December 1897","date":"1897-12-15"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738635#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Riva del Garda","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194136"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738635#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"18 November 1977","date":"1977-11-18"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738635#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Mutters","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q525877"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738635#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"United States","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30","start":"1956"},{"text":"Austria","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738635#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"jurist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185351"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"diplomat","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193391"},{"text":"pedagogue","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1231865"},{"text":"lawyer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40348"},{"text":"professor","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121594"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738635#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Fatherland Front","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q695482"},{"text":"Christian Social Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q692131"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738635#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Stella Matutina","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q874457"},{"text":"University of Freiburg","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q153987"},{"text":"University of Innsbruck","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q875788"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738635#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Vera von Schuschnigg","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37550074","start":"1938","end":"1959"},{"text":"Herma Schuschnigg","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62391613","start":"1924-10-07","end":"1935-07-13"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738635#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria (14 May 1936 – 11 July 1936)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5468294","start":"1936-05-14","end":"1936-07-11"},{"text":"Federal Chancellor of Austria (29 July 1934 – 11 March 1938)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1006398","start":"1934-07-29","end":"1938-03-11"},{"text":"Federal Minister of Education, Science and Research (21 September 1933 – 29 July 1934)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2498793","start":"1933-09-21","end":"1934-07-29"},{"text":"Federal Minister of Justice (29 January 1932 – 21 September 1933)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1714331","start":"1932-01-29","end":"1933-09-21"},{"text":"member of the National Council of Austria (18 May 1927 – 1 October 1930)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17535155","start":"1927-05-18","end":"1930-10-01"},{"text":"member of the National Council of Austria","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17535155"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738635#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Schuschnigg","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738635"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Kurt Schuschnigg born?","a":"Kurt Schuschnigg was born on 15 December 1897 in Riva del Garda."},{"q":"What positions has Kurt Schuschnigg held?","a":"Positions held by Kurt Schuschnigg include: Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria (1936–1936); Federal Chancellor of Austria (1934–1938); Federal Minister of Education, Science and Research (1933–1934); Federal Minister of Justice (1932–1933); member of the National Council of Austria (1927–1930)."},{"q":"Where did Kurt Schuschnigg study?","a":"Kurt Schuschnigg was educated at Stella Matutina, University of Freiburg, University of Innsbruck."}],"related":[{"name":"Sebastian Kurz","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/sebastian-kurz"},{"name":"Wolfgang Schüssel","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/wolfgang-schussel"},{"name":"Karl Renner","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/karl-renner"},{"name":"Michael Mayr","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/michael-mayr"},{"name":"Engelbert Dollfuss","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/engelbert-dollfuss"},{"name":"Alexander Schallenberg","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/alexander-schallenberg"},{"name":"Josef Klaus","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/josef-klaus"},{"name":"Alfred Gusenbauer","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/alfred-gusenbauer"},{"name":"Carl Vaugoin","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/carl-vaugoin"},{"name":"Otto Ender","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/otto-ender"},{"name":"Arthur Seyss-Inquart","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/arthur-seyss-inquart"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/kurt-schuschnigg-b5473bf94e.jpg","width":500,"height":372,"license":"CC0","credit":"Rijksmuseum","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Benito_Mussolini_met_Kurt_Schuschnigg_in_Veneti%C3%AB,_RP-F-2019-107.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Kurt Schuschnigg","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Schuschnigg","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q738635","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738635","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Benito Mussolini met Kurt Schuschnigg in Venetië, RP-F-2019-107.jpg by Rijksmuseum (CC0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Benito_Mussolini_met_Kurt_Schuschnigg_in_Veneti%C3%AB,_RP-F-2019-107.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Kurt Schuschnigg, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Benito Mussolini met Kurt Schuschnigg in Venetië, RP-F-2019-107.jpg — Rijksmuseum, CC0.","cite":"\"Kurt Schuschnigg\". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/kurt-schuschnigg. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-01T03:28:20Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/kurt-schuschnigg","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/kurt-schuschnigg","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/kurt-schuschnigg?lang=ne"}}