Background
He was born Karl Hugo Weizsäcker in Stuttgart, the son of the theologian Karl Heinrich Weizsäcker and his wife, the former Auguste Sophie Christiane Dahm.
He was born Karl Hugo Weizsäcker in Stuttgart, the son of the theologian Karl Heinrich Weizsäcker and his wife, the former Auguste Sophie Christiane Dahm.
While serving as a politician at the court of the Kingdom of Württemberg, his family was raised to nobility as von Weizsäcker. Weizsäcker studied at the University of Tübingen. While serving in the administration of King William II of Württemberg, he was raised to personal nobility on 24 February 1897.
From 1900 onwards, he served as Minister of Culture — until 4 December 1906 when he was made Prime Minister.
He served in this office until 6 November 1918, shortly before monarchy was abolished. In 1916, he and his family were raised to the hereditary title of Baron (Freiherr).
He died in Stuttgart in 1926.