What is Otto von Bismarck's full name?
Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck
Otto von Bismarck nickname(s):
The Iron Chancellor, Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg
Otto von Bismarck date of birth:
April 1, 1815
How old was Otto von Bismarck when died?
83
Where was Otto von Bismarck born?
Schönhausen, Altmark, Prussia
When did Otto von Bismarck die?
July 30, 1898
Where did Otto von Bismarck die?
Friedrichsruh, Germany
Otto von Bismarck body shape:
Large
What religion is Otto von Bismarck?
Lutheran
What is Otto von Bismarck's ethnicity?
White
What is Otto von Bismarck nationality?
German
Where did Otto von Bismarck go to university?
University of Göttingen , University of Berlin , University of Greifswald
What is Otto von Bismarck's occupation?
Head of State
Otto von Bismarck claim to fame:
Unifier of Germany
Otto von Bismarck family:
Herbert von Bismarck (son) (politician), Wilhelm von Bismarck (son) (politician), Gottfried Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen (grandson) (politician), Otto Christian Archibald von Bismarck (grandson) (politician and diplomat)
Short Biography
Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg (1 April 1815 – 30 July 1898), known as Otto von Bismarck, was a conservative Prussian statesman who dominated German and European affairs from the 1860s until 1890. In the 1860s he engineered a series of wars that unified the German states (excluding Austria) into a powerful German Empire under Prussian leadership. With that accomplished by 1871 he skillfully used balance of power diplomacy to preserve German hegemony in a Europe which, despite many disputes and war scares, remained at peace. For historian Eric Hobsbawm, it was Bismarck who "remained undisputed world champion at the game of multilateral diplomatic chess for almost twenty years after 1871, [and] devoted himself exclusively, and successfully, to maintaining peace between the powers."