President of Germany's Weimar Republic (1925-1934).
He appointed Adolf Hitler as Chancellor on 30 January 1933.
The German zeppelin Hindenburg, which caught fire and burned at
Lakehurst, NJ, in 1937, was named after him.
1,171th Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (1931).
Was a descendant of Martin Luther.
Had three children: Irmengard Pauline (b. 1880), Oskar (b. 31 Jan 1883) and Annemaria (b. 19 Nov 1891, m. to Christian Alexander Franz von Pentz and had issue).
Older brother of Otto (b. 24 Aug 1849), Ida (b. 19 Dec 1851) and Bernhard (b. 17 Jan 1859).
Son of Robert von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg and wife Luise Schwickart.