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Otto von Bismarck

The name Bismarck is usually associated with the famous Otto von Bismarck, a German statesman of the 19th century. Also referred to as Otto Fürst von Bismarck, and living (1815-1898), he was a highly influential German politician of the 19th century, Prime Minister of Prussia, and Chancellor of the Second German Reich. Bismarck redirects here. ... Bismarck redirects here. ...


Ships

Battlecruiser class

Fürst Bismarck may refer to: SMS Fürst Bismarck, German auxiliary cruiser of World War One SS Fürst Bismarck (1890), German ocean liner SS Fürst Bismarck (1905), German ocean liner Category: ... The Mackensen class was the last class of battlecruisers to be built by Germany in World War I. None of them were ever completed as shipbuilding priorities were concentrated on U-boats and destroyers. ...

Battleship

The German battleship Bismarck is one of the most famous warships of the Second World War. ... Combatants Kriegsmarine Royal Navy Commanders Günther Lütjens† John Tovey Strength 1 battleship 2 aircraft carriers 3 battleships 4 cruisers 7 destroyers Casualties 1 battleship sunk 2,200 dead[1] 110 captured 1 destroyer sunk 1 battleship damaged 49 dead[2] The last battle of the German battleship Bismarck... Sink the Bismarck! is a 1960 black-and-white war film based on the book The Last Nine Days of the Bismarck by C. S. Forester, and recounts the true story of the Royal Navys attempts to find and sink the famous German battleship during World War II. It... Sink the Bismark is a song, written by country music singer Johnny Horton and Tillman Franks, based on the pursuit and eventual sinking of the German battleship Bismarck in May of 1941. ...

Ocean liners

RMS Majestic, originally christened Bismarck, was launched in 1914 and was, at 56,551 gross tonnes, the largest ship in the world until the completion of the S.S. Normandie in 1935. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ...

Places

Geography

The Bismarck Sea lies to the north of the island of New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. ... The Bismarck Archipelago is a group of islands off the northeastern coast of New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean, named in honour of the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck and belonging to Papua New Guinea. ... Location of Bismarck in Burleigh County, North Dakota Coordinates: , Country State County Burleigh Founded 1872 Government  - Mayor John Warford Area  - City 27. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... Bismarck is located between Hot Springs and Caddo Valley on State HWY 7 and 84 in Hot Spring County, Arkansas. ... Bismarck is a village located in Vermilion County, Illinois. ... Bismarck is a city located in St. ... Route 20, or Highway 20, may refer to: Manitoba Provincial Highway 20 Highway 20 (Ontario) Quebec Autoroute 20 Ayalon Highway Interstate 20 U.S. Route 20 State Route 20 (California) Route 20 (Connecticut) State Road 20 (Florida) State Route 20 (Georgia) Michigan State Highway 20 Minnesota State Highway 20 Route... Route 57 redirects here. ...

Buildings and Structures

Bismarck-towers are a unique German monument-style to honor the ex-chancellor Otto von Bismarck (1815 - 1898). ... Szczecin Bismarck Tower One of the many Bismarck Towers that dot the landscape of the former German Kaiserreich (as well as countries such as the USA, South Africa, Australia, and Argentina) is located in Szczecin, Poland (Stettin in German). ...

Other people named Bismarck

  • Herebord von Bismarck, the first verifiable holder of the name (from the 13th century)
  • Ludolf August von Bismarck (1683-1750), a Russian General
  • Levin Friedrich von Bismarck (1703-1774), a Prussian Attorney General
  • August Wilhelm von Bismarck (1750-1783), a Prussian Finance Minister
  • Friedrich Alexander Graf von Bismarck-Bohlen (1818-1894), a Prussian General
  • Herbert von Bismarck (1849-1904), Secretary of State, son of Otto von Bismarck
  • Gottfried von Bismarck (1881-1928)
  • Bernhard von Bismarck
  • Gottfried Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen (1901-1949), a Nazi parliamentary representative, grandson of Otto von Bismarck
  • Count Gottfried von Bismarck (1962-2007) son of Prince Ferdinand von Bismarck, great-great-grandson of the famous Otto von Bismarck
  • Philipp von Bismarck (b. 1913), a German politician of the CDU party
  • Prince Ferdinand von Bismarck
  • Klaus von Bismarck, 1961-1976, and administrator of a German radio station
  • Gunilla von Bismarck (b. 1949), great-granddaughter of Otto von Bismarck, a German philanthropist
  • Carl-Eduard von Bismarck (b. 1961), great-great-grandson of Otto von Bismarck, a German politician
  • Aurel von Bismarck, a musician and composer

(Nicolaus Heinrich Ferdinand) Herbert von Bismarck, Fürst von Bismarck (28 December 1849 - 18 September 1904) was born in Berlin, the son of Chancellor Otto von Bismarck and his wife Johanna, née von Puttkamer. ... Gottfried Alexander Leopold Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen (19 September 1962 – 2 July 2007) was best known for his flamboyance, debaucherous parties, and substance abuse which intertwined with scandals including the death of a university classmate and an accidental death that occurred at his London apartment during an orgy. ... Gottfried Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen (9 March 1901 - 14 September 1949), German politician and German Resistance figure, was a grandson of the Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. ... Gottfried Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen was born on 19 September 1962 in Uccle, Belgium. ... Carl-Eduard von Bismarck Count Carl-Eduard von Bismarck (Carl-Eduard Otto Wolfgang Jayme Anders Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen) (born February 16, 1961 in Zürich) is a German politician (CDU). ...

Things

  • Bismark is another name for the German pastry, or donut, known as Berliner
  • Bismarck, a beer mix also known as a Black Velvet
  • Bismarck herring, a variant of rollmops

Berliner with plum jam filling A Berliner Pfannkuchen is a predominantly German pastry made from sweet yeast dough baked in fat, which has a marmalade or jam filling and usually icing, powdered sugar or conventional sugar on top. ... The Black Velvet cocktail, also known as a Bismarck, is a cocktail made from a stout beer (often Guinness) and a white, sparkling wine, traditionally champagne. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Herring. ...

Media


  Results from FactBites:
 
Otto von Bismarck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4400 words)
Bismarck's Sozialistengesetze failed to suppress the labour movements but made him appear as a reactionary, a reputation he partially refuted with the new and generous social reform and welfare legislation he enacted.
Bismarck believed that the Roman Catholic Church held too much political power; moreover, he was concerned about the emergence of the Catholic Centre Party (organised in 1870).
The new Emperor opposed Bismarck's careful foreign policy, preferring vigorous and rapid expansion to protect Germany's "place in the sun." The rift was further widened by their differing views on domestic policy; Bismarck wanted anti-socialist policies to remain in place, whilst the Emperor thought that he could win popularity by refusing to renew them.
Otto von Bismarck at AllExperts (3558 words)
Otto von Bismarck was educated at the Friedrich Wilhelm Gymnasium and the Grauen Kloster Gymnasium.
In 1849, Bismarck was elected to the Landtag, the lower house of the new Prussian legislature.
Bismarck resigned at Wilhelm II's insistence in 1890, to be succeeded as Chancellor of Germany and Minister-President of Prussia by Leo von Caprivi.
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