Leo von Caprivi

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Leo von Caprivi was a late 19th-century German statesman who succeeded Otto von Bismarck as Chancellor of Germany and pursued a more moderate foreign and domestic policy in the German Empire.

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instanceOf German politician
human
allegiance German Empire
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
dateOfBirth 1831-02-24
dateOfDeath 1899-02-06
education Prussian Cadet Corps
endTime 1894-10-26
familyName von Caprivi
givenName Georg
Leo
hasOccupation politician
soldier
statesman
knownFor more moderate foreign policy than Bismarck
social and economic reforms in the German Empire
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOf Prussian House of Lords
militaryBranch Prussian Army
militaryRank General der Infanterie
monarch Wilhelm II, German Emperor
nativeLanguage German
nobleTitle Count
notableEvent conclusion of commercial treaties with European states
negotiation of the Caprivi Strip exchange with the United Kingdom
notableWork Caprivi reforms
linked to: Caprivi conflict

Caprivi’s New Course
officeContested Chancellor of the German Empire
placeOfBirth Berlin
placeOfBurial Skyren, Province of Brandenburg
linked to: Fläming region
placeOfDeath Skyren, Province of Brandenburg
positionHeld Chancellor of the German Empire
Chief of the Imperial Admiralty
Minister President of Prussia
member of the Prussian House of Lords
religion Protestantism
replacedBy Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
replaces Otto von Bismarck
sexOrGender male
startTime 1890-03-20
termEndAsChancellor 1894-10-26
termEndAsMinisterPresidentOfPrussia 1892-03-08
termStartAsChancellor 1890-03-20
termStartAsMinisterPresidentOfPrussia 1890-03-20

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Caprivi Strip namedAfter Leo von Caprivi
Invalids' Cemetery containsGraveOf Leo von Caprivi