Prince Hubertus zu Loewenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (October 14, 1906 – November 28, 1984) was a German historian and political figure who was an early opponent of Adolf Hitler. He fled Germany and helped to promote anti-Nazism in the United States. He was a former member of Parliament, and was the author of over 40 books. He was the head of the Free German Authors Association, and was decorated by Pope John XXIII for work toward reconciliation between the Roman Catholic and the Greek Orthodox church.

He was the son of Count Maximilian of Löwenstein-Scharfeneck and Constance, daughter of Henry de Worms, 1st Baron Pirbright. Prince Hubertus was instrumental in returning the island of Heligoland to West Germany from Britain which used this high-sea island for bombing training after Britain occupied it after World War II.

Hubertus, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg

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Löwenstein

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1906 births

1984 deaths

People from Kufstein District

German Roman Catholics

Centre Party (Germany) politicians

Free Democratic Party (Germany) politicians

German Party (1947) politicians

Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians

House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg

Princes of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg

Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Recipients of the Saarland Order of Merit

20th-century German historians

German male non-fiction writers

German anti-fascists

Hubertus, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg