Wilhelm von Bismarck
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Wilhelm | |
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Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen | |
Varzin, German Empire | |
Noble family | House of Bismarck |
Spouse(s) | Sybil von Arnim |
Issue | 4 (Three daughters and one son) |
Father | Otto von Bismarck |
Mother | Johanna von Puttkamer |
Count Wilhelm Otto Albrecht von Bismarck-Schönhausen (1 August 1852 – 30 May 1901) was a German counselor, civil servant and politician, who served as a member of the Reichstag from 1880 to 1881 and president of the Regency of Hanover from 1889 to 1890. The youngest son of Otto von Bismarck, he and his brother Herbert von Bismarck both resigned their posts after the elder Bismarck was dismissed as Chancellor of Germany in 1890. Wilhelm subsequently accepted an appointment as Governor of East Prussia in 1894. Mount Wilhelm (German: Wilhelmsberg, or in Kuman: Enduwa Kombuglu, or Kombugl'o Dimbin) the highest mountain in Papua New Guinea at 4,509 metres (14,793 ft), part of the Bismarck Range, was named after him by Hugo Zöller.
Biography
Wilhelm von Bismarck was born at
Though Herbert was considered next in line as
Both he and his brother fought in the
Bismarck briefly joined his brother and father in German politics, becoming a member of the Reichstag, but was defeated upon seeking re-election in 1881. He then pursued a career in law and, the next year, became a government counselor. In 1885, he married his cousin, Sybil von Arnim, with whom he had four children.
Four years later, in 1889, he became President of the Regency of Hanover and held this position until the following year, when he and Herbert left their respective appointments in protest of their father being forced to step down as Chancellor by
On the morning of May 31, 1901, after an illness of six days, Bismarck died in
Of the newspapers which carried obituaries of Wilhelm's death, according to the
Orders and decorations
He received the following orders and decorations:[2]
- Kingdom of Prussia:
- Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class on Black Band[3]
- Knight of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class with Star and Oak Leaves
- Austria-Hungary:[4]
- Knight of the Iron Crown, 3rd Class, 1879
- Commander of the Order of Franz Joseph, with Star, 1884
- Kingdom of Italy: Grand Officer of the Crown of Italy
- Netherlands: Commander of the Netherlands Lion, with Star
- Ottoman Empire:
- Order of Osmanieh, 2nd Class
- Order of the Medjidie, 1st Class
- Persian Empire: Order of the Lion and the Sun, 3rd Class
- Royal Military Order of Our Lord Jesus Christ
- Knight of St. Anna, 2nd Class in Diamonds
- Spain: Commander of the Order of Charles III, 1st Class
See also
References
- ^ New York Times. 31 May 1901. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat fur das jahr 1901, p. 225
- ^ "Eisernes Kreuz von 1870", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (in German), vol. 3, Berlin, 1877, p. 117 – via hathitrust.org
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Ritter-Orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1901, pp. 110, 163, retrieved 13 March 2021
Further reading
- Rich, Norman. Friedrich von Holstein: Politics and Diplomacy in the Era of Bismarck and Wilhelm II. Volume 1. London: Cambridge University Press, 1965.
- Stern, Fritz. Gold and Iron: Bismarck, Bleichroder and the Building of the German Empire. London: Allen and Unwin, 1977.