Otto von Bismarck

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Otto von Bismarck in military uniform and cap, with a mustache, facing slightly to the side in a black-and-white portrait taken around 1880.

Map showing Schleswig-Holstein and surrounding regions after the Seven Weeks' War in 1866. Schleswig and Holstein are highlighted, with boundaries from 1866 marked, and neighboring areas labeled as Prussia, Denmark, and other German states. Current international boundaries and major cities such as Kiel, Lubeck, and Hamburg are indicated.

Franco-German War

Map showing the German Empire as it existed from 1871 to 1918, with its borders outlined and regions color-coded. The map highlights the Kingdom of Prussia in green and the full extent of the German Empire in yellow, including regions such as Bavaria, Saxony, Westphalia, and East Prussia. Neighboring countries like France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria-Hungary, and the Russian Empire are also labeled. Major cities such as Berlin, Munich, and Hamburg are marked.

Political cartoon "Dropping the Pilot" by Sir John Tenniel shows Otto von Bismarck descending a ship's ladder while Kaiser Wilhelm II looks on from above.

Portrait of Otto von Bismarck by Franz von Lenbach shows Bismarck seated, wearing a white military uniform with a yellow sash and medals, painted against a dark background.

Otto von Bismarck

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Otto von Bismarck in military uniform and cap, with a mustache, facing slightly to the side in a black-and-white portrait taken around 1880.

Otto, prince von Bismarck summary

Otto von Bismarck: Quotes

Politics and Politicians
Politics is the art of the possible.Otto von Bismarck