Iron County register., 1904-09-22
PRINCE HERBERT
BISMARCK DEAD
End Came Peacefully Sunday Morn
ing at Freidrichsruhe.
SON OF GERMAN CHANCELLOR
Since the Retirement of His IllustrA-
GUS Father in 1890, the Prince
Has Taken No Part i'm Public
Affairs of Germany.


Friedrichsruhe, Sent. 19-Pr'nce
Herbert Bismarck died Sunday morn
ing at 1915 o'clock. The end was pain
less.
Since he ceased to be foreign minis
ter on the retirement Of his father in
1890, Prince Herbert Bismarck had
taken part in public affairs only a. 4
member of the reichstag. His attitude
had been that of man not appreciated
by his sovereign. and who was
waiting in the background for an OPP
portunity to resume his career.
His delivery as a parliamentary
speaker improved year by year. He
always declined to join any political
group, steadfastly calling himself an
independent. His naughty and imperi-
GUS manners in early life, when he was
ever conscious of the fact that he was
the son of the most powerful statesman
in Europe, softened in later life.
Trained For His Fathers Successor.
Prince Bismarck's father trained him
for his successor as chancellor of the
German empire, and advanced him rap
idly in the diplomatic service until at
the age of 40 he was minister of for
eign affairs, in which position he took
part in nearly every important inter-
national transaction.
An incident that nearly wrecked
Prince Herbert's career and that caused
the old chancellor great annoyance was
Prince (the Count Herbert's elope-
ment with Princess Carolath Beuthen,
the wife of Prince Karl, the head of
that distinguished Silesian house. The
princess was of the Hatzfeldt family,
and young Bismarck at the time was
his fathers private secretary. Count
Herbert lived with the princess in
southern Italy for few weeks, and
then, at the command of his father,
returned to Germany. The princess af-
terwards was divorced, and has since
died.
The title Of Prince Bismarck and the
large fortune of the deceased will go
to his seven-year-old son, Otto.
The late Emperor Frederick gave to
Chancellor Bismarck extensive forests
at Friedrichsruhe, which since have in
creased in value, and the chancellor
gave to Prince Herbert $2,400,000 in
securities and cash. The estate is now
estimated to be worth $4,000,0O0, ex-
elusive of the lands.
Sketch of His Life.
Prince Bismarck was born in 1849,
was the Oldest son of the late Prince
Otto Bismarck, the great chancellor OF
the German empire, He studied law in
the Berlin and Bonn universities
served in the Prussian army as lieu
tenant of reserves during the Franco
German war of 1901, and was Sc
verely wounded al the battle of Mars
La-Tour. In 1873 Herbert became an
official of the department Of foreign af-
fairs, and was assistant to his father,
then chancellor. He was attached to
the German legations at Berne and at
Vienna from 1874 to 1877. Later on,
the deceased become councillor of the
German embassy in London, and sub
sequently occupied the same position
at st. Petersburg. In 1884 he was ap-
pointed minister plenpiotentiary at The
Rague, and 1885 he became under-sec-
retary of state in the department Of
foreign affairs This post nc held until
the dismissal of his father from the
chancellorship, when he left the serv-
ice Of the empire. From 1884 to 1887
the deceased was member of the Ger
man reichstag, and also from 1893 until
the time Of his death. He was married
in 1892 to Countess Margaret Hoyes, of
the Hungarian nobility, and after the
death of his father, he inherited the
title Of prince. The deceased had only
one sister, who is the wife Of Count
Won Rentzau. His brother William died
in 1901.
Prince Herbert leaves five children
two girls and three boys. His brother
William had four children, all of whom
are still alive. The Countess Won
Rentzau has no children
1