that Johann Nepomuk himself was, in fact, Alois' natural father but could not acknowledge this publicly due to his marriage. Nepomuk willed Alois a considerable portion of his life savings. Nepomuk's granddaughter, Klara, had a protracted affair with Alois before marrying him on 7 January 1885 in Braunau Am Inn after Alois' second wife, Franziska Matzelsberger had died on 10 August 1884 from tuberculosis. Klara had 6 children with Alois, and gave birth to Adolf Hitler on 20 April 1889. See also Hitler family References 1807 births 1888 deaths Johann Nepomuk Austrian farmers Austrian Roman Catholics