Alexander Van der Bellen
Van der Bellen in 2018, palinchak
Place of Birth: Greater Vienna, Alpine and Danube Reichsgaue, Greater German Reich (now Vienna, Austria)
Date of Birth: 18 January, 1944
Ethnicity:
*father – Baltic German, Dutch, 1/16th Estonian, possibly French
*mother – Estonian
Alexander Van der Bellen is an Austrian politician and economist. He has been President of Austria, since 26 January, 2017. He was a Member of the Austrian National Council, from 7 November, 1994 to 5 July, 2012, and Leader of The Greens – The Green Alternative, from 13 December, 1997 to 3 October, 2008.
His father, Aleksander Konstantin van der Bellen, was a Russian-born aristocrat, of Dutch, Baltic German, 1/16th Estonian, and possibly French, descent. His family left Russia during the Civil War in the late 1910s, settling in Estonia, and changing their name from von der Bellen to Van der Bellen. His mother, Alma (Siibold), was also a Russian immigrant, of Estonian descent. He is married to Doris Schmidauer. He has two children with his former wife Brigitte Hüttner.
He was baptized Lutheran. He was raised partly in Innsbruck, and became an Austrian citizen in 1958 (citizenship not being granted by birth).
Alexander’s paternal grandfather was Aleksander Konstantin van der Bellen (the son of Aleksander van der Bellen and Marie Anna Mollier). Alexander’s grandfather Aleksander was born in Pskov, gorod Pskov, Pskov Oblast, Russia, and was a politican and nobleman, who was head of the civilian regional government in Pskov. Alexander’s great-grandfather Alexander was the son of Alexander van der Bellen, whose own father, Jacobus van der Bellen, moved from Holland to the Russian Empire, in 1763. The surname Mollier is possibly of French origin. However, it is not clear if Alexander’s great-grandmother Marie Anna had French ancestry.
Alexander’s paternal grandmother was Adele Emilie Reymann (the daughter of Maximilian Georg Reymann and Catharina Beata Julie Britzke). Adele was born in Pihkva, and was of Baltic German, and some Estonian, descent. Maximilian was the son of Johann Nathanael Reymann, who was a Latvian emigrant, from Riga. Catharina was the daughter of Wilhelm August Ludwig Britzke and Beate Christina Masing, who was of part Estonian descent.
Alexander’s maternal grandfather was Julius Friedrich Sibold (the son of Mihkel Sibold and Kadri Siibold). Julius was an Estonian emigrant, from Aijama, Meeri, Nõo khk, Valgamaa. Mihkel was the son of Dawid Sibold and Liso Lillo. Kadri was the daughter of Dawid Pehka and Ann Lind.
Alexander’s maternal grandmother was Johanna Adele Kask (the daughter of Mihkel Kask and Ello Kull). Johanna was an Estonian emigrant, from Tartumaa, Tartu/Dorpat. Mihkel was born Mihkel Lomp, and was the son of Ado Lomp and Mari. Ello was the daughter of Mart Kull and Leena Tavel.
Alexander’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his third great-grandmother, Mai.
Source: Genealogy of Alexander Van der Bellen – https://www.geni.com
Ethnic, is there a picture, please?
no luck on that one
He won the election once again.
The election result has been annulled. So, the election has to be repeated.
Alexander’s paternal grandmother was quite clearly not an ethnic Latvian, but Baltic German, although her own great-grandfather, George David Masing, had Estonian ancestry. I would also add “possibly French”.
So his ethnicity would be:
*Baltic German, Dutch, 1/16th Estonian, possibly French (father)
*Estonian (mother)
Alexander’s grandfather Aleksander’s mother was Marie Anna Mollier. The surname “Mollier” is of possibly French origin. However, it is unclear if Marie had French ancestry. Alexander’s great-grandfather Alexander was the son of Alexander van der Bellen. Alexander’s great-great-grandfather Alexander’s father, Jacobus van der Bellen, moved from Holland to the Russian Empire in 1763.
Alexander’s paternal grandmother Adele was the daughter of Maximilian Georg Reymann and Catharina Beata Julie Britzke. Maximilian was the son of Johann Nathanael Reymann. Johann was a Latvian immigrant, from Riga. Catharina was the daughter of Wilhelm August Ludwig Britzke and Beate Christina Masing.
Alexander’s maternal grandmother Adele’s first name is Johanna, and her mother was Ello Kull. Mihkel was born Mihkel Lomp, and was the son of Ado Lomp and Mari. Ello was the daughter of Mart Kull and Leena Tavel.
Alexander’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his third great-grandmother Mai.