Klara Hitler was the mother of the leader of the Nazi Party, and German dictator, Adolf Hitler. Though her son’s tainted legacy has invariably cast its shadow on her name, there is nothing to suggest that Klara was of a tyrannical nature. On the contrary, witness accounts attest to the fact that Klara was a quiet and affectionate woman. A devout Catholic who went to church regularly, Klara was born into a peasant family. The family had its roots in the small rural region in Austria. She came into the household of Alois Hitler, a relative, as a servant, at the tender age of 16. Their relationship altered from that of master-servant to husband-wife in a few years’ time. Though Klara and Alois Hitler had six children together, only two of them survived into adulthood. One of them was Adolf Hitler. While Alois Hitler was disinterested in raising the children, Klara, by all means, was a dedicated mother, who spent most of her adult life rearing them, and giving them a pious childhood by taking them to the church regularly.