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Florentine Rost van Tonningen

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The Resume

    (November 14, 1914-March 24, 2007)
    Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Born Florentine Sophie Heubel
    Wife of NSB (National Socialist Movement) member Meinoud Rost van Tonningen
    Their wedding was the first SS marriage following approval from Heinrich Himmler
    Known as the ‘Black Widow’ in the Netherlands for collaborating with the Nazis and propagating their ideals
    President of the National Bank during German occupation (1941-1945)
    Wrote ‘In Search of My Wedding Ring’ (1990)
    Died in Waasmunster, Belgium

Why she might be annoying:

    She denied that the Holocaust happened.
    She treated her wedding ring as a ‘holy relic’ after Adolf Hitler kissed it during her wedding.
    She allegedly organized neo-Nazi meetings and distributed Nazi literature after World War II.
    She fostered cozy ties with other Nazi activists and their sympathizers, such as Gudrun Burwitz, David Irving, and Hjalmar Schacht
    During her appearance in the television show ‘The Black Sheep’, she defended herself so fiercely that the broadcaster had to consider dropping the broadcast. (2000)
    She has a pretty long last name.
    She gave her sons unusual names, like Grimbert, Ebbe, and Herre.
    Her funeral was put under lockdown for fear that it would attract right wing extremists.

Why she might not be annoying:

    Her husband died while in prison, either by suicide or murder. (June 6, 1945)
    Her home was frequently searched by the police and even vandalized by arsonists.
    She owned a private company that made heating equipment.
    Her sons disassociate themselves from her political beliefs.
    She had a fancy-looking wedding ring with the life tree symbol in it.
    She moved to Belgium because she felt her life became impossible in her native Netherlands as a result of her notoriety.

Credit: Big Lenny


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 26 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 92.31% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 80 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 16 Votes: 18.75% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 38 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 140 Votes: 55.00% Annoying