De Maizière
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De Maizière is the name of an influential German family of Huguenot ancestry that migrated from France to Germany during the 17th century. Several family members have had and still have important roles in German politics and business.
The name derives from "Maizières", which is the name of several communes in France.
[edit] Important family members
- Ernst de Maizières (born 1841), Landgerichtspräsident of Neuruppin and one of the authors of the civil code of Germany.
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- Walter de Maizière, Lawyer
- Ulrich de Maizière (1912–2006), Inspector General of the Bundeswehr
- Thomas de Maizière (born 1954), Chief of the Chancellor's Office and Federal Minister of Special Affairs in the cabinet of Angela Merkel
- Andreas de Maizière, former member of Commerzbank's board of directors
- Clement de Maizière, GDR lawyer, Member of the Ost-CDU and a Stasi spy
- Lothar de Maizière (born 1940), GDR lawyer, Member of the Ost-CDU, later the first and only democratically elected head of state of the GDR
- Ulrich de Maizière (1912–2006), Inspector General of the Bundeswehr
