Personal Life
Ursula von der Leyen is married to Heiko von der Leyen, a professor of medicine, the CEO of a business development company (medical engineering) and a member of the House of Leyen, an ancient family of high nobility, that included several Prince-Electors of the Holy Roman Empire.
Ursula von der Leyen and Heiko von der Leyen have seven children, David (1987), Sophie (1989), Maria Donata (1992), twins Victoria and Johanna (1994), Egmont (1998) and Gracia (1999).
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