General von Bismarck

GPTKB entity

Properties (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Iron_Cross
Order of the Red Eagle
Order of the Black Eagle
gptkbp:born April 1, 1815
gptkbp:children gptkb:Wilhelm_von_Bismarck
gptkbp:contribution German_Empire_formation
gptkbp:died July 30, 1898
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations Franco-German_relations
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Göttingen
gptkbp:famousFor Blood and Iron speech
gptkbp:famousQuote "Politics is the art of the possible."
"Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied."
"The great questions of the day will not be settled by speeches and majority decisions."
"A great power is like a great man; it is not the size of the body that counts, but the size of the mind."
The_secret_of_politics?_Make_a_good_treaty_with_Russia.
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Otto_von_Bismarck
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Second_Reich
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General von Bismarck
gptkbp:influence 20th-century politics
gptkbp:influenced European_politics
gptkbp:influencedBy Realpolitik
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:unification_of_Germany
Bismarck's_System
gptkbp:legacy Social welfare programs
Realpolitik
Balance_of_power_in_Europe
gptkbp:militaryRank Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Conservatism
gptkbp:position Chancellor_of_Germany
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Chlodwig_Carl_Viktor,_Prince_of_Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
gptkbp:residence Friedrichsruh
gptkbp:role statesman
diplomat
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Johanna_von_Puttkamer
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Leo_von_Caprivi
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Treaty_of_Frankfurt
gptkb:Triple_Alliance
Reinsurance Treaty