Carlo von Tiedemann was born to Lieutenant General
Carl von Tiedemann (1878–1979) and Fides von Tiedemann, née von Kleist (1910–1980). He started to work for
Axel-Springer-Verlag and as a journalist for
Cuxhavener Allgemeinen and
Hamburger Abendblatt. From 1971 onwards, Tiedemann worked as a television and radio presenter for German broadcaster
NDR. From 1980 to 1988 Tiedemann was married for the first time. Tiedemann was in his second marriage since 2012. He had four children. Tiedemann lived in
Quickborn and Hamburg, where he died on 8 June 2025, at the age of 81. ==Television==