This is an incomplete list of ambassadors from Germany to Italy.
The below lists contain the highest-ranking representatives of the North German Confederation (1866–1871), the German Empire (1871–1945) and the Federal Republic of Germany (since 1951) in the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946) and the Italian Republic (since 1946). The capital of Italy and the official headquarters of the German embassy were Turin (1861–1865), Florence (1865–1870) and Rome (since 1870). The German ambassador in Rome has also been accredited for the Republic of San Marino since 1995.[1]
| Name | Image | Term Start | Term End | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North German Confederation | |||||
| Guido von Usedom | 1868 | 1869[2] | |||
| Brassier de Saint-Simon-Vallade | 1869 | 1872[3] | |||
| / / German Empire | |||||
| Robert von Keudell | 1873 | 1887 | |||
| Eberhard zu Solms-Sonnenwalde | 1887 | 1893 | |||
| Bernhard von Bülow | 1893 | 1897 | |||
| Anton Saurma von der Jeltsch | 1897 | 1899[4] | |||
| Karl von Wedel | 1899 | 1902 | |||
| Anton von Monts de Mazin | 1903 | 1909 | |||
| Gottlieb von Jagow | 1909 | 1913 | |||
| Hans von Flotow | 1913 | 1915 | |||
| John von Berenberg-Gossler | 1920 | 1921 | |||
| Konstantin von Neurath | 1921 | 1930 | |||
| Karl von Schubert | 1930 | 1932 | |||
| Ulrich von Hassell | 1932 | 1938 | |||
| Hans Georg von Mackensen | 1938 | 1943 | |||
| Otto Christian Archibald von Bismarck | August 1942 | August 1943[5] | chargé d'affaires | ||
| Rudolf Rahn | 1943 | 1945 | General representative in Salò | ||
| Federal Republic of Germany | |||||
| Clemens von Brentano | 1951 | 1957 | |||
| Manfred Klaiber | 1957 | 1963 | |||
| Herbert Blankenhorn | 1963 | 1965 | |||
| Hans-Heinrich Herwarth von Bittenfeld | 1965 | 1969 | |||
| Rolf Lahr | 1969 | 1973 | |||
| Hermann Meyer-Lindenberg | 1974 | 1977 | |||
| Hans Arnold | 1977 | 1981 | |||
| Rüdiger von Wechmar | 1981 | 1983 | |||
| Lothar Lahn | 1983 | 1986 | |||
| Friedrich Ruth | 1986 | 1992 | |||
| Konrad Seitz | 1992 | 1994 | |||
| Dieter Kastrup | 1994 | 1998 | |||
| Fritjof von Nordenskjöld | 1998 | 2000 | |||
| Klaus Neubert | 2001 | 2004 | |||
| Michael H. Gerdts | 2004 | 2007 | |||
| Michael Steiner | 2007 | 2010 | |||
| Michael H. Gerdts | 2010 | 2012 | |||
| Reinhard Schäfers | 2012 | 2015 | [6] | ||
| Susanne Wasum-Rainer | 2015 | 2018 | |||
| Viktor Elbling | 2018 | 2023 | |||
| Hans-Dieter Lucas | 2023 | Present | |||
See also: States of the German Confederation.
| Name | Image | Term Start | Term End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1865: Establishment of diplomatic relations | ||||
| Ferdinand von Hompesch-Bollheim | 1865 | 1868 | ||
| Ludwig von Paumgarten-Frauenstein | 1868 | 1870 | ||
| Wilhelm von Dönniges | 1870 | 1872 | ||
| Alfred Ludwig von Bibra | 1872 | 1880 | ||
| Rudolf von Tautphoeus | 1880 | 1885 | ||
| 1886 | 1887 | |||
| Clemens von Podewils-Dürniz | 1887 | 1896 | ||
| Heinrich Tucher von Simmelsdorf | 1896 | 1903 | ||
| 1903 | 1915 | |||
| 1915: Breaking off diplomatic relations | ||||
| 1919: Dissolution of the embassy | ||||
| Name | Image | Term Start | Term End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16??: Establishment of diplomatic relations | ||||
| Gottfried von Jena | ||||
| François de Langes | ||||
| Name | Image | Term Start | Term End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johann Friedrich von Cocceji | ||||
| Friedrich von Waldburg-Truchsess | 1816 | 1827 | ||
| Friedrich von Martens | 1827 | 1829 | ||
| 1829 | 1830 | Resident in Vienna | ||
| August Schoultz von Ascheraden | 1830 | 1832 | [7] | |
| Friedrich Ludwig III von Truchsess zu Waldburg | 1832 | 1844 | ||
| Heinrich Alexander von Redern | 1845 | 1848 | ||
| Georg von Werthern | 1848 | 1850 | ||
| Heinrich Alexander von Redern | 1850 | 1854 | ||
| Joseph Maria Anton Brassier de Saint-Simon-Vallade | 1854 | 1862 | ||
| 1862: Recognition of the Kingdom of Italy by Prussia | ||||