Otto von Bismarck

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Coat of Arms of Otto von Bismarck

Bismarck's signature

Deutsch: Otto von Bismarck, Herzog zu Lauenburg (1815-1898), war ein deutscher Staatsmann und Politiker und von 1871-1890 erster deutscher Reichskanzler.

English: Otto von Bismarck-Schönhausen, Duke of Lauenburg (April 1, 1815 – July 30, 1898) was a prominent European aristocrats and statesmen of the nineteenth century. As Prime Minister of Prussia from 1862 to 1890, he engineered the unification of Germany. Thereafter, he served as the first Chancellor of the German Empire from 1871 to 1890.

[edit] Early years

Bismarck,
age 11 in 1826

Bismarck,
age 21 in 1836

Bismarck,
age 31 in 1847

[edit] Political life

[edit] photographies

Portrait, 1860	Otto von Bismarck in Generalsuniform	General Otto von Bismarck	Bismarck in cuirassier-uniform, 1875
Bismarck with German spiked helmet, 1880	Otto von Bismarck	Bismarck at his desk, 1886	Bismarck in uniform, 1889
Bismarck in uniform, 18 May 1889	Bismarck in his Office, 1889	Bismarck, 31 August 1890	Bismarck, 1890
Otto von Bismarck after retirement, age 80 in 1895	Bismarck's office

[edit] paintings

Otto von Bismarck as a member of the Prussian Parliament, 1860s	Otto von Bismarck as Prime minister of Prussia	Otto von Bismarck, as Chancellor of Germany (Reichskanzler), age 58 in 1873
Colorierte Ambrotypie, ca. 1874	Bismarck 1979	Bismarck, painting by Franz von Lehnbach, 1879	Portrait of Bismarck, 1885
Bismarck, portrait by Franz von Lenbach, 1889	Otto von Bismarck, age 79 in 1894	Bismarck, portrait by Franz von Lenbach, 1894
		Stamp, 150th Birthday of Bismarck, 1965

[edit] Bismarck with other personalities

with famous opera singer Pauline Lucca, 1865	Carl Steffeck: General Reille überbringt König Wilhelm	Bismarck with Moltke	Bismarck, Albrecht Graf von Roon und Moltke
War between France and Germany, Headquaters Versailles, 1871	Proclamation of the German Empire, Versailles 1871	Bismarck und Napoleon III of France, 1878	Berlin Congress, 1878

[edit] Caricatures

English cartoon, "The pilot leaves the ship" (after emperor Wilhelm II had dismissed Bismarck from the government)

Romania: Anti-dynasty cartoon, published in Ghimpele in 1872, and illustrating the differences of opinion inside the liberal camp. Left panel: Alexander John Cuza betrayed by Ion Brătianu; right panel: Carol I of Romania, supported by Otto von Bismarck and Brătianu