Adam von Trott zu Solz
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Trott zu Solz in 1943
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| Born |
9 August 1909 Potsdam, Germany |
| Died | 26 August 1944 (aged 35) Plötzensee Prison, Berlin |
| Cause of death | Execution |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Diplomat, lawyer |
| Known for | Opposing the Nazi government and taking part in the July 20th Plot |
| Spouse(s) | Clarita Tiefenbacher (1940-1944 his death) |
| Children | Two |
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Friedrich Adam von Trott zu Solz (9 August 1909 – 26 August 1944) was a German lawyer and diplomat who was involved in the conservative resistance to Nazism. A declared opponent of the Nazi regime from the beginning, he actively participated in the Kreisau Circle of Helmuth James Graf von Moltke and Peter Yorck von Wartenburg. Together with Claus von Stauffenberg he conspired in the 20 July plot, supposed to be appointed Secretary of State in the Foreign Office and lead negotiator with the western allies if they had succeeded.
Adam von Trott was born in Potsdam, Brandenburg, into the Protestant Trott zu Solz dynasty, members of the Hessian Uradel nobility. He was the fifth child of the Prussian Culture Minister August von Trott zu Solz (1855–1938) and Emilie Eleonore (1875–1948), née von Schweinitz, whose father served as German ambassador in Vienna and Saint Petersburg. By her mother Anna Jay, Emilie Eleonore was a great-great granddaughter of John Jay, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and the first Chief Justice.
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