Otto von Bismarck

Standard Name: Bismarck, Otto von

Connections

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Family and Intimate relationships Elizabeth von Arnim
Henning, a recent widower fifteen years older than his bride, was the only son of Graf Harry Kurt Edward von Arnim, a German ambassador who had been exiled from Germany by Bismarck because of political...
Family and Intimate relationships Mathilde Blind
In the same year that MB 's stepfather came under attack by the Prussian government, her brother, Ferdinand Cohen Blind , made an assassination attempt on the Prussian Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck .
“Jewish Encyclopedia”. JewishEncyclopedia.com, 2002.
Garnett, Richard, and Mathilde Blind. “Memoir”. The Poetical Works of Mathilde Blind, edited by Arthur Symons and Arthur Symons, T. Fisher Unwin, 1900, pp. 1-43.
22-3
Textual Production Elinor Glyn
She had first been commissioned to write these articles in 1915.
Glyn, Anthony. Elinor Glyn. Hutchinson, 1968.
219-20, 228
Hardwick, Joan. Addicted to Romance: The Life and Adventures of Elinor Glyn. Andre Deutsch, 1994.
189-91
One of her important assignments was to report on German wartime abuses. She interviewed victims of such abuse, as well as...

Timeline

2 January 1861: William I became King of Prussia when Frederick...

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2 January 1861

William I became King of Prussia when Frederick William IV died.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
243, 256
Chisholm, Hugh, editor. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Eleventh, Cambridge University Press, 1911.
Clark, Christopher. “I could bite the table”. London Review of Books, Vol.
33
, No. 7, 31 Mar. 2011, pp. 15-16.
15

September 1862: The Prussian government called in the conservative...

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September 1862

The Prussian government called in the conservative Otto von Bismarck —then Prussian Ambassador at Paris—as prime minister.
Hobsbawm, Eric John. The Age of Capital 1848-1875. Abacus, 1975.
90
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
245
Sheehan, James J. “The German States and the European Revolution”. Revolution and the Meanings of Freedom in the Nineteenth Century, edited by Isser Woloch, Stanford University Press, 1996, pp. 246-79.
278

1863: Germany and Denmark again clashed over the...

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1863

Germany and Denmark again clashed over the Schleswig-Holstein Duchies.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
175, 256
Thompson, Dorothy, 1923 - 2011. Queen Victoria: Gender and Power. Virago Press, 1990.
121
Clark, Christopher. “I could bite the table”. London Review of Books, Vol.
33
, No. 7, 31 Mar. 2011, pp. 15-16.
15

Later 1864: To preclude occupation by the German Confederation...

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Later 1864

To preclude occupation by the German Confederation of the Schleswig-Holstein Duchies (lying between Denmark and Prussia, ruled by Denmark), Bismarck led an alliance of Prussia and Austria, which defeated Denmark in the summer.
Hobsbawm, Eric John. The Age of Capital 1848-1875. Abacus, 1975.
97
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
248-9

15 June 1866: The Austro-Prussian or Seven Weeks' War broke...

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15 June 1866

The Austro-Prussian or Seven Weeks' War broke out (deliberately provoked by Bismarck ) between Prussia and Italy on one side and Austria and a number of minor German states on the other.
“Austro-Prussian War”. Bartleby.com: Great Books Online: The Columbia Encyclopedia.

19 July 1870: Napoleon III declared war on Prussia, initiating...

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19 July 1870

Napoleon III declared war on Prussia, initiating the Franco-Prussian War.
Hobsbawm, Eric John. The Age of Capital 1848-1875. Abacus, 1975.
92, 97
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
257
Merriman, John M. “Contested Freedoms in the French Revolutions, 1830-1871”. Revolution and the Meanings of Freedom in the Nineteenth Century, edited by Isser Woloch, Stanford University Press, 1996, pp. 173-11.
202
Millman, Richard. British Foreign Policy and the Coming of the Franco-Prussian War. Clarendon, 1965.
194
Raymond, Dora Neill. British Policy and Opinion During the Franco-Prussian War. AMS, 1967.
66
Carr, William. The Origins of the Wars of German Unification. Longman, 1991.
205-6
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
292, 294
Dupuy, R. Ernest, and Trevor N. Dupuy. The Encyclopedia of Military History: From 3500 B.C. to the Present. 2nd ed., Jane’s, 1986.
832, 837

Early 1871: With the support of both a parliament elected...

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Early 1871

With the support of both a parliament elected by universal male suffrage and German liberals, Bismarck became the Chancellor of a united German Empire.
Hobsbawm, Eric John. The Age of Capital 1848-1875. Abacus, 1975.
90-1

29 January 1871: Paris capitulated to the Prussians who had...

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29 January 1871

Paris capitulated to the Prussians who had been besieging it since the previous September. Political opinion in the city was fiercely divided and food was running short.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
286
Merriman, John M. “Contested Freedoms in the French Revolutions, 1830-1871”. Revolution and the Meanings of Freedom in the Nineteenth Century, edited by Isser Woloch, Stanford University Press, 1996, pp. 173-11.
202
Sayer, John. “Diary of an Unknown Parisienne”. Bodleian Library Record, Vol.
xviii
, No. 1, Apr. 2003, pp. 43-56.
50ff

1873: Bismarck persuaded Russia and Austria to...

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1873

Bismarck persuaded Russia and Austria to join with Germany in forming the League of the Three Emperors a plan announced the previous year.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
343-4

March 1890: William II of Germany dismissed Bismarck...

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March 1890

William II of Germany dismissed Bismarck from the position of Chancellor.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
318

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