Himmler was an awkward child

On 7 October 1900, Heinrich Luitpold Himmler was born in Munich to a traditional Roman Catholic middle-class family with deep ties to the Bavarian royal family. His mother, Anna Maria Himmler, was a devoted Roman Catholic, and his father, Joseph Gebhard Himmler, was a teacher.

His godfather, Prince Heinrich of Bavaria, a member of the Bavarian royal family who had been taught by Gebhard Himmler, was the originator of Himmler's initial name, Heinrich. His father was the deputy principal of a grammar school in Landshut, where he went to school. Although he did well in school, he had difficulties in social situations and sports. He had trouble in sports. He had terrible health, with chronic stomach problems as well as other conditions. He regularly used weights and exercised to build strength when he was younger. However, as his peers would recall, Heinrich Himmler continued to be a studious but awkward person in social situations.