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Elisabeth Waldheim (Elisabeth Ritschel) was born on 13 April, 1922 in Vienna, Austria, is an Elisabeth Sissy" Waldheim was political figure and the wife of Kurt Waldheim. Discover Elisabeth Waldheim's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 94 years old?

Popular As Elisabeth Ritschel
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Age 94 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 13 April, 1922
Birthday 13 April
Birthplace Vienna, Austria
Date of death 28 February, 2017
Died Place Vienna, Austria
Nationality Austria

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Who Is Elisabeth Waldheim's Husband?

Her husband is Kurt Waldheim (1944–2007, his death)

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Husband Kurt Waldheim (1944–2007, his death)
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Children Lieselotte Gerhard Christa

Elisabeth Waldheim Net Worth

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1922

Elisabeth "Sissy" Waldheim (née Ritschel; 13 April 1922 – 28 February 2017) was an Austrian political figure and the wife of Kurt Waldheim, the UN Secretary-General and President of Austria.

1941

According to her husband's New York Times obituary, "[s]he was an ardent Nazi who before the war had renounced her Roman Catholic faith and joined the League of German Maidens, the young women’s equivalent of the Hitler Youth. She applied for Nazi Party membership as soon as she was old enough, and was accepted in 1941".

She gave up her job in order to support her husband's diplomatic and political career.

He became the Foreign Minister of Austria and UN Secretary General.

1944

On 19 August 1944, in the middle of the Second World War, the couple married in Vienna.

1945

Their first daughter, Lieselotte, was born in 1945.

1986

She was the First Lady of Austria from 1986 to 1992.

She was born in Vienna as the eldest of three sisters to Wilhelm Ritschel and his wife Hildegard.

Her paternal grandfather was a military official in the imperial army.

After the fall of the Habsburg empire, he became an entrepreneur.

Elisabeth was named after the former Austrian empress of the same name and nicknamed "Sissy".

Waldheim decided to study law at University of Vienna, where she first met Kurt Waldheim.

In 1986, he was elected President of Austria and she became Austria's First Lady.

The couple had three children: daughter Lieselotte Waldheim-Natural works for the United Nations, daughter Christa Waldheim-Karas became an artist (she is married to Othmar Karas, Austrian Member of the European Parliament), and son Gerhard Waldheim is an investment banker.

She spoke German, English and French.

2017

She died on 28 February 2017 at the age of 94.