In his insightful biography Bismarck: A Life, Jonathan Steinberg vivifies Otto von Bismarck, Minister-President of Prussia (1862-1890) and Chancellor of Germany (1871-1890). The father of ...

The unification of the German nation-state brought us a world of trouble. ... Detail of portrait of Otto von Bismarck by Franz von Lenbach, 1890. (Public domain/via Wikimedia) ...

Otto von Bismarck, the architect of unification, understood that to hold the ceremony in a German city would foment jealousy among the fractious states that had reluctantly agreed upon unity.

The siblings are the great-great-grandchildren of Otto von Bismarck, who masterminded the unification of Germany in the 19th century. Carl-Eduard, 63, has earned a reputation as the black sheep of ...

1. Unification. One of the things that Otto Von Bismarck is known for is his unification of the 39 sovereign states of Prussia into the renowned German Empire.This unification was something that ...

The heirs of Otto von Bismarck, Germany’s legendary “Iron Chancellor”, are embroiled in a bitter courtroom battle over a fortune as grand as their family name.. Carl-Eduard von Bismarck, the ...