Leo von Caprivi

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:advocatesFor Free Trade
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:German_Empire
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Wilhelm_II
gptkbp:birthDate February 24, 1831
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contributedTo German_industrialization
gptkbp:culturalImpact German_history
gptkbp:deathDate February 6, 1899
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Caprivi_family
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations Strengthened_with_Britain
Strengthened_with_France
Strengthened_with_Russia
gptkbp:economicActivity Promoted industrial growth
Encouraged trade agreements
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Berlin
gptkbp:field Politics
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Chancellor during a pivotal time
gptkbp:honors gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown
Order of the Red Eagle
Order of the Black Eagle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Leo von Caprivi
gptkbp:influence 20th-century politics
gptkbp:influenced German_foreign_policy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Otto_von_Bismarck
gptkbp:interests Hunting
Reading
Traveling
gptkbp:knownFor Reforms_in_Germany
gptkbp:legacy Modernization of Germany
gptkbp:militaryRank Increased military funding
Reformed military structure
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Prussian_Army
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:Caprivi's_Trade_Treaty
gptkbp:opposedBy Socialism
gptkbp:personalLife Private and reserved
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Schweidnitz,_Silesia
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Berlin,_Germany
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Free_Conservative_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole 1860
1894
gptkbp:position Chancellor_of_Germany
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Otto_von_Bismarck
gptkbp:rank Generalmajor
gptkbp:reputation Reformer
Skilled negotiator
Pragmatic leader
gptkbp:retired March 1894
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie_von_Caprivi
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Tobias_von_Jagow
Chancellor_of_Germany
gptkbp:supported Colonial expansion
gptkbp:termEnd March 27, 1894
gptkbp:termStart October 20, 1890