Who is Adolf Hitler's closest living relative?

 

Adolf Hitler had no children. Four of his five full brothers and sisters died at a young age. The only one to live to adulthood was his sister Paula who died in 1960 and never found children of her own. It appeared as though the family line was over, however there was one branch remaining.

Hitler's father had a son with a previous marriage in Alois Jr. Alois Jr.'s son, William Patrick Hitler, grew up in Europe and moved to the United States prior to WW2. He wanted to be against his uncle's regime so he wrote to President Roosevelt and was permitted to serve as a medic for the U.S. Navy.

After the War, William lived in New York. The family name of his father was so disreputable that he changed it to Stuart - Houston. He and his wife had four sons, namely: Alexander, Louis, Howard, and Brian.

Howard died in a car accident in 1989. The other three brothers lead a quiet life on Long Island. None of them married and had children. They say that there was no official plan to end the family line but when they die, Adolf Hitler's last direct relatives will be gone and the bloodline will end.

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