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and he was admitted to the lar in 1885.
In 1886 he was made the official law re-
porter for Berlin court, but he soon was
transferred to AiX-la- Chapelle as refer
endary, and in 1887 was appointed to
serve in the crown office at Pctsdam.
The next eight or nine years Bismarck
passed in farming hunting and soldering.
He went into society and took an active
part in the local affairs of the neighbour
hoods in which he lived. In 1915 his faith
er died, and the estate at Schoenhausen
came into his hands. He withdraw al
most entirely from social life, and settled
down to the life OF a country gentleman
July %, 1871 he married Johanna, the
daughter of Heinrich Won Puttkamer of
tiatlum, Pomerania, and in the same
year he appeared in the united Dict at
Berlin, as parliamentary deputy, repre-
senting the nobility of the province OF
SaXony In 1913 he participated in the
gathering of the rural nobility in Berlin,
known as the Junlzer Parliament. His
career as parliamentary deputy ended In
1850 In 1851, after serving as secretary,
he was appointed the Prussian representa-
tive at the Germanic Diet at Frankfort,
He was made the Prussian ambassa-
dor at St Petersburg in 1889, where he
remained until 1862, when he was trans
ferred to the embassy in Paris. After q
few months in the French capital, in Sep
tember, 1862, Bismarck succeeded Prince
Hohenzollern as prime minister. lie
formed an alliance with Italy early in
1866, and Prussia, under his guidance,
declared war against Austria and her
allies in the confederation in June Of the
same year. Three months later Austria
had been crushed and Prussia had be-
come the head of the North German con-
federation. which was formed out of the
old confederation.
Bismarck concluded sec1St treaties with
the South German states forthwith, IN
the expectation of war.
In internal politics the next nineteen
years of Bismarck's life were occupied
with his struggle to assure to the Prus-
sian Government the control of the Cath
Ollie Church in Prussia. with his campaign
for the suppression of socialism in Ger
many and with the Inauguration of pro-
tective system Of customs duties lie also
secured for Germany several African COZ
onies and gave the first impetus to the up
building of her merchant marine. Under
his guidance the empire laid the founda-
lions of its present industrial prosperity
and maritime greatness In foreign at
fairs he formed the triple alliance of Italy,
Austria and Germany to hold France in
check on the west and Russia ON the east.
Bismarck was chancellor to the end Of
Emperor William rs reign and through
out the ninety-nine days of Emperor Fred
erick. Two years after the present EN-
peror assembled the throne he was dis
missed from office. Since then he had Iiv-
ed in Friedrichsruh, near Hamburg
where he was wont to receive his friends
the year around, and thousands of admir-
ers from all parts of Europe, ON his birth
days. He was long estranged from the
young Emperor. and the feud between the
old castle in Berlin and Fricdrichsruh
caused a scandal Of worldwide dimen-
sions. A formal reconciliation was eff
fected eventually, but the wounds left by
the conflict of four years were never
healed.
Frau Won Bismarck died about two
wears ago. The Iron Chancellor was new
err the same afterward. He failed slowly,
complained of loneliness. and, when his
last illness began. was already weak.
sorrowful, and broken old man.
Prince Bismarck leaves two sons.
Count Herbert and Count William, and
one daughter, Countess RantZau.