Arthur Seyß-Inquart est né le 22 juillet 1892 à Stannern, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [aujourd'hui Stonarov, Czech Republic]. Il était marié à Gertrud Maschka. Il est mort le 16 octobre 1946 en Allemagne.
[his last words] I hope that this execution is the last act of the tragedy of the Second World War and that the lesson taken from this world war will be that peace and understanding should exist between peoples. I believe in Germany.