Johanna von Westphalen

This article is about the German politician. For the theatre critic and political activist, see Jenny von Westphalen.
Johanna von Westphalen
Full name
Johanna Paula Alphonsa Josepha Antonia Huberta Maria de Mercede Cosmas und Damian Reichsgräfin von Westphalen zu Fuerstenberg
BornJohanna Reichsgräfin von Galen
(1936-09-24)24 September 1936
Haus Assen, Westphalia
Germany
Died21 January 2016(2016-01-21) (aged 79)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria
Germany
Noble familyGalen (by birth)
Westphalen (by marriage)
SpouseCount August von Westphalen zu Fürstenberg
FatherChristoph Bernhard, Count of Galen
MotherCountess Marie-Sophie Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau
Occupationpolitician, Catholic activist

Countess Johanna von Westphalen zu Fuerstenberg (German: Johanna Reichsgräfin von Westphalen zu Fürstenberg; Johanna Paula Alphonsa Josepha Antonia Huberta Maria de Mercede Cosmas und Damian; née von Galen, 24 September 1936 – 21 January 2016) was a German conservative politician and Catholic activist. A member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, she was active in the anti-abortion movement and a patron of Catholic institutions. She was knighted by Pope John Paul II in 2002 as a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great.

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