in 1933 dieter sattler married maria clara schiedges (1910–1973). they met at a theology seminar. she came originally from düsseldorf. that marriage resulted in six recorded children. these included birgit albrecht who worked as a librarian, monika schätz, a book dealer, (born 1938), a munich-based architect, florian sattler, a communications chief for the city of munich, martin sattler, a law professor emeritus at heidelberg and (born 1947), a prominent arts journalist.