State Councilor1936
Appointed State Councilor
Historical person
Arthur Seyss-Inquart Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Arthur Seyss-Inquart, based on 14 World History Database records associated with Austria.
14 records1936–194612 events4 places
Chronological biography
1936
1938
Minister of Security15 February 1938
Appointed Minister of Security
Visit to Berlin16 February 1938
Visits Hitler in Berlin to receive his orders
Anschluss12 March 1938
Hitler voids Article 88 of the Treaty of St Germain for Austrias independence
Chancellor12 March 1938
Appointed Chancellor
Independence of Austria12 March 1938
Hitler voids Article 88 of the Treaty of St Germain for Austrias independence
Invasion of Austria12 March 1938
Hitler voids Article 88 of the Treaty of St Germain for Austrias independence
Treaty of St Germain12 March 1938
Hitler voids Article 88 of the Treaty of St Germain for Austrias independence
1940
Reich Commissioner1940
Appointed Reich Commissoner for The Netherlands
Reich Commissioner1940
Appointed Reich Commissoner for the Austria
Reich Commissioner1940
Appointed Reich Commissoner for The Netherlands. Appointed Reich Commissoner for the Austria
1945
Indictment Served at Nuremberg19 October 1945
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
Not Guilty Plea at Nuremberg21 November 1945
He entered a plea of not guilty before the International Military Tribunal.
1946
Defence Testimony at Nuremberg10 June 1946
Seyss-Inquart began testimony concerning his political roles in Austria and the occupied Netherlands.
Titles and roles
Chancellor · Minister of Security · Reich Commissioner · State Councilor
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.