31:
280:. They still kept in touch with the Polish side of the family, visiting them in Poznań several times in the 1930s and receiving visits in Berlin from Polish relatives. Despite the surname change, Ludwig Kasner's nephew Zygmunt Rychlicki said Kasner always stayed true to his Polish roots.
170:
In 2013 Ludwig Kasner received media attention in Poland and
Germany after a new book shed light on Angela Merkel's family background. This was not only due to Kasner's being of Polish origin, but also because Kasner's nephew had provided a photograph of him in the uniform of the Polish
199:, Poland). His mother was the daughter of Bartłomiej Kaźmierczak (born 1828) and Apolonia Bielejewicz (1826-1903). The Kaźmierczak name derives from Jan Kaźmierczak, an 18th-century Pole from the Poznań area.
283:
Ludwig Kasner was raised a
Catholic, but in the 1930s the family converted to Lutheranism, and his son became a Protestant pastor. Ludwig Kasner died on February 3, 1959, on the premises of the
1183:
1267:
1522:
1517:
1487:
1512:
1418:
1319:
1406:
1191:
1492:
30:
1293:
1497:
1255:
294:
had said in 1995 that one of her grandfathers was originally from Poland; and in 2000 she had reiterated that she was one-quarter Polish.
241:, Ludwig opted for German citizenship and relocated to Berlin, the hometown of his fiancée Marie Margarete Pörschke (August 11, 1905, at
1467:
284:
1457:
226:; it is not known whether he took part in fighting against Germany. With the Blue Army, he returned to Poland to fight in the
1507:
1502:
1442:
1379:
1350:
1240:
1166:
1462:
1298:
207:
187:
Ludwig Kasner was born out of wedlock to Ludwik
Wojciechowski and Anna Kaźmierczak (1867–1943), ethnic
1394:
1213:
175:(also known as "Haller's Army") which had fought for Poland's independence in the late stages of
1472:
1482:
1477:
238:
227:
8:
219:
172:
54:
36:
1438:
1375:
1346:
1236:
1162:
231:
81:
242:
1324:
211:
223:
1451:
291:
250:
246:
192:
188:
156:
152:
148:
124:
58:
266:
104:
85:
203:
176:
1279:
1371:
1342:
1232:
1158:
262:
196:
62:
1214:"The German chancellor's Polish roots | DW | 26.03.2013"
144:
254:
215:
66:
1321:
Dziadek Angeli Merkel był w armii
Hallera. Walczył z Niemcami?
1268:
All in the Family: Chancellor Merkel's
Heritage Pleases Poles
287:
at Berlin-Karlshorst. His occupation after 1945 is unknown.
222:, which fought for Polish independence on the side of the
1143:
death record nr. 326 Berlin-Lichtenberg, February 4, 1959
290:
Even before the 2013 media reports about Ludwig Kasner,
257:
district, and was promoted twice, reaching the rank of
155:. He was the paternal grandfather of German Chancellor
210:and fought on the western front before being taken
1419:Kanzlerin Angela Merkel ist zu einem Viertel Polin
237:After returning from war, in the aftermath of the
1365:
1336:
1226:
1152:
272:In 1930 the family Germanized their surname from
1449:
1291:
1184:"Six things you didn't know about Angela Merkel"
1181:
1256:Polnische Erregung über Angela Merkels Herkunft
39:uniform with his wife Marie Margarethe Pörschke
1523:Converts to Lutheranism from Roman Catholicism
1407:Six things you didn't know about Angela Merkel
143:; October 17, 1896 – February 2, 1959) was a
1488:World War I prisoners of war held by France
1137:
29:
1518:Polish people of the Polish–Ukrainian War
285:Soviet Military Administration in Germany
1280:Merkel's Polish roots emerge in new book
1368:Angela Merkel: The Authorized Biography
1339:Angela Merkel: The Authorized Biography
1229:Angela Merkel: The Authorized Biography
1155:Angela Merkel: The Authorized Biography
261:("chief watch master", the most senior
1513:Polish people of the Polish–Soviet War
1493:German prisoners of war in World War I
1450:
1182:Stefan Kornelius (10 September 2013).
1007:
899:
895:
883:
787:
679:
675:
671:
661:
565:
456:
452:
440:
343:
320:
316:
96:Marie Margarete Pörschke (1905 - 1986)
1077:
1067:
1063:
1051:
1048:
1038:
1025:
1015:
1011:
995:
992:
982:
969:
959:
955:
943:
940:
930:
917:
907:
903:
880:
870:
857:
847:
843:
831:
828:
818:
805:
795:
791:
775:
772:
762:
749:
739:
735:
723:
720:
710:
697:
687:
683:
655:
645:
633:
623:
619:
607:
605:
595:
583:
573:
569:
553:
546:
536:
524:
514:
510:
498:
496:
486:
474:
464:
460:
433:
423:
411:
401:
397:
385:
383:
373:
361:
351:
347:
331:
324:
1498:German Army personnel of World War I
1395:The German chancellor's Polish roots
218:. He subsequently joined the Polish
13:
1292:Schuller, Konrad (22 March 2013).
14:
1534:
1458:German people of Polish descent
1412:
1400:
1388:
1359:
1330:
1313:
1468:Military personnel from Poznań
1299:Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
1285:
1273:
1261:
1249:
1220:
1206:
1175:
1146:
206:, Ludwig was drafted into the
1:
1427:
1131:
114:Ludwik Wojciechowski (father)
1508:Polish people of World War I
1503:Blue Army (Poland) personnel
7:
1435:Die Kanzlerin und ihre Welt
297:
10:
1539:
1366:Kornelius, Stefan (2013).
1337:Kornelius, Stefan (2013).
1227:Kornelius, Stefan (2013).
1153:Kornelius, Stefan (2013).
1001:
941:14. Aleksander Bielejewicz
918:28. Aleksander Bielejewicz
897:
889:
781:
677:
673:
559:
454:
446:
337:
318:
306:Ancestors of Ludwig Kasner
167:by Ludwig Kasner in 1930.
78:February 3, 1959 (aged 62)
1433:Stefan Kornelius (2013),
1065:
1057:
1032:
1013:
1009:
976:
957:
949:
924:
905:
901:
864:
845:
837:
812:
793:
789:
773:6. Bartłomiej Kaźmierczak
756:
737:
729:
704:
685:
681:
639:
621:
613:
589:
571:
567:
530:
512:
504:
480:
462:
458:
417:
399:
391:
367:
349:
345:
265:rank). In 1926 their son
163:had been Germanized from
141:Ludwik Marian Kaźmierczak
120:
116:Anna Kaźmierczak (mother)
110:
100:
92:
74:
48:Ludwik Marian Kaźmierczak
44:
28:
21:
1327:(Poznań), 23 March 2013
993:7. Apolonia Bielejewicz
806:26. Stanisław Gaszyński
245:- November 9, 1986, at
182:
1463:German police officers
1078:31. Brygida Dorocianka
1049:15. Franziska Sypkoska
721:12. Maciej Kaźmierczak
438:) Ludwik Wojciechowski
35:Kaźmierczak in Polish
829:13. Jadwiga Gaszyńska
329:) Józef Wojciechowski
16:German police officer
1194:on 10 September 2013
249:). He worked in the
239:Treaty of Versailles
228:Polish-Ukrainian War
191:and citizens of the
151:who worked with the
134:Ludwig Marian Kasner
23:Ludwig Marian Kasner
1026:30. Antoni Sypkoski
881:3. Anna Kaźmierczak
698:24. Jan Kaźmierczak
253:, last in Berlin's
159:, whose birth name
1294:"Großvaters Krieg"
1443:978-3-455-50291-6
1128:
1127:
1124:
1123:
267:Horst Kaźmierczak
259:Hauptwachtmeister
232:Polish-Soviet War
131:
130:
82:Berlin-Karlshorst
1530:
1422:
1416:
1410:
1404:
1398:
1392:
1386:
1385:
1363:
1357:
1356:
1334:
1328:
1317:
1311:
1310:
1308:
1306:
1289:
1283:
1277:
1271:
1265:
1259:
1253:
1247:
1246:
1224:
1218:
1217:
1210:
1204:
1203:
1201:
1199:
1190:. Archived from
1179:
1173:
1172:
1150:
1144:
1141:
312:
311:
303:
302:
243:Berlin-Kreuzberg
202:In 1915, during
195:from Posen (now
149:Polish ethnicity
50:October 17, 1896
33:
19:
18:
1538:
1537:
1533:
1532:
1531:
1529:
1528:
1527:
1448:
1447:
1430:
1425:
1417:
1413:
1405:
1401:
1393:
1389:
1382:
1364:
1360:
1353:
1335:
1331:
1325:Gazeta Wyborcza
1318:
1314:
1304:
1302:
1290:
1286:
1278:
1274:
1266:
1262:
1254:
1250:
1243:
1225:
1221:
1212:
1211:
1207:
1197:
1195:
1180:
1176:
1169:
1151:
1147:
1142:
1138:
1134:
1129:
300:
212:prisoner of war
185:
127:(granddaughter)
115:
88:
79:
70:
51:
49:
40:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1536:
1526:
1525:
1520:
1515:
1510:
1505:
1500:
1495:
1490:
1485:
1480:
1475:
1470:
1465:
1460:
1446:
1445:
1429:
1426:
1424:
1423:
1411:
1409:, The Guardian
1399:
1387:
1381:978-1846883071
1380:
1374:. p. 14.
1358:
1352:978-1846883071
1351:
1345:. p. 14.
1329:
1312:
1284:
1272:
1260:
1248:
1242:978-1846883071
1241:
1235:. p. 14.
1219:
1205:
1174:
1168:978-1846883071
1167:
1161:. p. 14.
1145:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1126:
1125:
1122:
1121:
1119:
1117:
1115:
1113:
1111:
1109:
1107:
1105:
1103:
1101:
1099:
1097:
1095:
1093:
1091:
1089:
1086:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1079:
1076:
1073:
1072:
1069:
1068:
1066:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1044:
1043:
1040:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1027:
1024:
1021:
1020:
1017:
1016:
1014:
1012:
1010:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1002:
1000:
997:
996:
994:
991:
988:
987:
984:
983:
981:
978:
977:
975:
972:
971:
968:
965:
964:
961:
960:
958:
956:
954:
951:
950:
948:
945:
944:
942:
939:
936:
935:
932:
931:
929:
926:
925:
923:
920:
919:
916:
913:
912:
909:
908:
906:
904:
902:
900:
898:
896:
894:
891:
890:
888:
885:
884:
882:
879:
876:
875:
872:
871:
869:
866:
865:
863:
860:
859:
858:27. Franciszka
856:
853:
852:
849:
848:
846:
844:
842:
839:
838:
836:
833:
832:
830:
827:
824:
823:
820:
819:
817:
814:
813:
811:
808:
807:
804:
801:
800:
797:
796:
794:
792:
790:
788:
786:
783:
782:
780:
777:
776:
774:
771:
768:
767:
764:
763:
761:
758:
757:
755:
752:
751:
748:
745:
744:
741:
740:
738:
736:
734:
731:
730:
728:
725:
724:
722:
719:
716:
715:
712:
711:
709:
706:
705:
703:
700:
699:
696:
693:
692:
689:
688:
686:
684:
682:
680:
678:
676:
674:
672:
670:
667:
666:
663:
662:
660:
654:
651:
650:
647:
646:
644:
641:
640:
638:
635:
634:
632:
629:
628:
625:
624:
622:
620:
618:
615:
614:
612:
609:
608:
606:
604:
601:
600:
597:
596:
594:
591:
590:
588:
585:
584:
582:
579:
578:
575:
574:
572:
570:
568:
566:
564:
561:
560:
558:
555:
554:
552:
545:
542:
541:
538:
537:
535:
532:
531:
529:
526:
525:
523:
520:
519:
516:
515:
513:
511:
509:
506:
505:
503:
500:
499:
497:
495:
492:
491:
488:
487:
485:
482:
481:
479:
476:
475:
473:
470:
469:
466:
465:
463:
461:
459:
457:
455:
453:
451:
448:
447:
445:
442:
441:
439:
432:
429:
428:
425:
424:
422:
419:
418:
416:
413:
412:
410:
407:
406:
403:
402:
400:
398:
396:
393:
392:
390:
387:
386:
384:
382:
379:
378:
375:
374:
372:
369:
368:
366:
363:
362:
360:
357:
356:
353:
352:
350:
348:
346:
344:
342:
339:
338:
336:
333:
332:
330:
323:
321:
319:
317:
315:
308:
307:
301:
299:
296:
224:Entente Powers
184:
181:
129:
128:
122:
118:
117:
112:
108:
107:
102:
98:
97:
94:
90:
89:
80:
76:
72:
71:
52:
46:
42:
41:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1535:
1524:
1521:
1519:
1516:
1514:
1511:
1509:
1506:
1504:
1501:
1499:
1496:
1494:
1491:
1489:
1486:
1484:
1481:
1479:
1476:
1474:
1473:Angela Merkel
1471:
1469:
1466:
1464:
1461:
1459:
1456:
1455:
1453:
1444:
1440:
1436:
1432:
1431:
1420:
1415:
1408:
1403:
1396:
1391:
1383:
1377:
1373:
1369:
1362:
1354:
1348:
1344:
1340:
1333:
1326:
1323:
1322:
1316:
1301:
1300:
1295:
1288:
1281:
1276:
1270:, Der Spiegel
1269:
1264:
1257:
1252:
1244:
1238:
1234:
1230:
1223:
1215:
1209:
1193:
1189:
1185:
1178:
1170:
1164:
1160:
1156:
1149:
1140:
1136:
1120:
1118:
1116:
1114:
1112:
1110:
1108:
1106:
1104:
1102:
1100:
1098:
1096:
1094:
1092:
1090:
1088:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1081:
1075:
1074:
1071:
1070:
1061:
1060:
1055:
1054:
1046:
1045:
1042:
1041:
1036:
1035:
1030:
1029:
1023:
1022:
1019:
1018:
1005:
1004:
999:
998:
990:
989:
986:
985:
980:
979:
974:
973:
967:
966:
963:
962:
953:
952:
947:
946:
938:
937:
934:
933:
928:
927:
922:
921:
915:
914:
911:
910:
893:
892:
887:
886:
878:
877:
874:
873:
868:
867:
862:
861:
855:
854:
851:
850:
841:
840:
835:
834:
826:
825:
822:
821:
816:
815:
810:
809:
803:
802:
799:
798:
785:
784:
779:
778:
770:
769:
766:
765:
760:
759:
754:
753:
747:
746:
743:
742:
733:
732:
727:
726:
718:
717:
714:
713:
708:
707:
702:
701:
695:
694:
691:
690:
669:
668:
665:
664:
659:
658:Ludwig Kasner
653:
652:
649:
648:
643:
642:
637:
636:
631:
630:
627:
626:
617:
616:
611:
610:
603:
602:
599:
598:
593:
592:
587:
586:
581:
580:
577:
576:
563:
562:
557:
556:
550:
544:
543:
540:
539:
534:
533:
528:
527:
522:
521:
518:
517:
508:
507:
502:
501:
494:
493:
490:
489:
484:
483:
478:
477:
472:
471:
468:
467:
450:
449:
444:
443:
437:
431:
430:
427:
426:
421:
420:
415:
414:
409:
408:
405:
404:
395:
394:
389:
388:
381:
380:
377:
376:
371:
370:
365:
364:
359:
358:
355:
354:
341:
340:
335:
334:
328:
322:
314:
313:
310:
309:
305:
304:
295:
293:
292:Angela Merkel
288:
286:
281:
279:
275:
270:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
251:Berlin Police
248:
247:Berlin-Pankow
244:
240:
235:
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
205:
200:
198:
194:
193:German Empire
190:
180:
178:
174:
168:
166:
162:
158:
157:Angela Merkel
154:
153:Berlin Police
150:
147:policeman of
146:
142:
139:
135:
126:
125:Angela Merkel
123:
119:
113:
109:
106:
103:
99:
95:
91:
87:
83:
77:
73:
68:
64:
60:
59:German Empire
56:
47:
43:
38:
32:
27:
20:
1434:
1414:
1402:
1390:
1370:. Richmond:
1367:
1361:
1341:. Richmond:
1338:
1332:
1320:
1315:
1303:. Retrieved
1297:
1287:
1275:
1263:
1251:
1231:. Richmond:
1228:
1222:
1208:
1196:. Retrieved
1192:the original
1188:The Guardian
1187:
1177:
1157:. Richmond:
1154:
1148:
1139:
970:29. Apolonia
750:25. Marianna
657:
548:
435:
326:
289:
282:
277:
273:
271:
258:
236:
201:
186:
169:
164:
160:
140:
137:
133:
132:
105:Horst Kasner
86:East Germany
1483:1959 deaths
1478:1896 births
1282:, The Local
551:) Franziska
274:Kaźmierczak
208:German Army
204:World War I
177:World War I
165:Kaźmierczak
1452:Categories
1428:Literature
1421:, Die Welt
1372:Alma Books
1343:Alma Books
1258:, Die Welt
1233:Alma Books
1198:29 October
1159:Alma Books
1132:References
269:was born.
263:constable
220:Blue Army
173:Blue Army
121:Relatives
111:Parent(s)
37:Blue Army
1305:29 April
549:Possibly
436:Possibly
327:Possibly
298:Ancestry
230:and the
101:Children
55:Prussia
53:Posen,
1441:
1378:
1349:
1239:
1165:
278:Kasner
255:Pankow
216:France
197:Poznań
161:Kasner
145:German
93:Spouse
67:Poland
63:Poznań
189:Poles
61:(now
1439:ISBN
1397:, DW
1376:ISBN
1347:ISBN
1307:2014
1237:ISBN
1200:2013
1163:ISBN
547:5. (
434:2. (
325:4. (
183:Life
75:Died
45:Born
656:1.
276:to
214:in
1454::
1437:,
1296:.
1186:.
234:.
179:.
138:né
84:,
65:,
57:,
1384:.
1355:.
1309:.
1245:.
1216:.
1202:.
1171:.
136:(
69:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
