Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank (1929-1945) was a German-Jewish girl from Frankfurt. She moved to the Netherlands in 1934, when only 5 years old. She spent most of her life in Amsterdam. Anne was formally stripped of her German citizenship in 1941, and was never granted Dutch citizenship. For the last years of her life, Anne was legally stateless.
Anne's father was Otto Frank (1889-1980), a lieutenant of the German Army in World War I, and a veteran of both the Battle of the Somme (1916) and the Battle of Cambrai (1917).
Anne Frank's mother was Edith Holländer (1900-1945), a German-Jewish woman of Dutch descent. Her family name means "Dutchman", as her family had moved from Amsterdam to Germany during the 18th century.
Through her father's side of the family, Anne Frank was a first cousin, once removed of Jean-Michel Frank (1895-1941), a famous French interior designer. Jean-Michel committed suicide during an extended visit to New York City in 1941, after struggling with depression.