The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-19
PRINCE
BISMARCK
IS DEAD

Friedrichsruhe. Sept. l9.-Prince Her
bert Bismarck died this morning at lO;le
O'Clock The end was painless
Since he ceased 20 be foreign minister
on the retirement OF his father In 1880
the prince had taken part in public af-
fairs only as a 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 opportunity to resume his career
His delivery as a parliamentary speak
er improved year by year. lie always
declined 10 join any political group
steadfastly calling himself an independ-
ent. His naughty and imperious man
ners OF early life. when he was ever
conscious OF the fact that no was the
son OF the most powerful statesman In
Europe. softened In later life.
Prince Bismarck's father trained MIN
| for his successor as chancellor OF the
| German empire and advanced him rapid
| ly I'm the diplomatic service, until at the
| age OF 40 he was minister or foreign al
fairs, in which position he took part IN
| nearly every important international
| transaction.
| An incident that nearly wrecked Prince
| Herbert's career, and that caused the
| old chancellor great annoyance was
! Prince (then Count Herberts elopement
with Princess Carolath Beuthen, the wife
OF Prince Karl. the head OF a disun-
| guished Silesian house. The princess
was of the Ratzfeldt family ana young
| Bismarck at the time was his father ,
private secretary.
Count Herbert lived with the princess
| I'm southern Italy for a few weeks ana
then. at the command OF his fatner. re-
turned TO Germany. The princess after-
ward 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 u
Chancellor Bismarck extensive forests a
F'riedrichsruhe, which have since Increases
in value The chancellor gave TO Primo
Herbert 81, 400, 900 In securities and ines
forests. The estate Is now estimated I
be worth 81 900 600 exclusive OF the lands
Prince Bismarck. who was born In 1879
I was the oldest son Of the late QUO BIS
narck the great chancellor or the Ger
, man empire. He studied law in the Ber
lin and Bonn universities. served In tn
Prussian army as a lieutenant OF re
serves during the anco-German war o
ls70-1 and was severely wounded at tn
I battle OF Mars-la-Tour.
In 1879 Herbert became an official o
the department OF foreign affairs and wa
assistant to his father, then chancelloi
; He was attached TO the German Legations
at Berne and at Vienna from 1874 TO 1877
Later on he became counsellor or IN
: German embassy In London and subse
quentiy occupied the same position a
St Petersburg.
In 1884 he was appointed minister eX
i traordinary at The Hague, and in lS
. ne became under secretary OF state !
T the department OF affairs. This post Her
bert held until the dismissal OF his fathe
from the chancellorship, when he lei
the service OF the empire. From 1884
2 1887 the deceased was a member Of tn
! German Relchstag and also from is!
; until the time OF his death.
He was married I'm 1892 to Counties
Margaret Hoyos OF the Hungarian nc
bility, and after the death OF his fathe
he inherited the title OF Prince. The d.
ceased had only one sister, who is III
wife OF Count Won Renthau. His brothe
William, died in 1901.
Prince Herbert leaves five children, tw
girls and three boys. His brother, WI
liam, had four children, all OF whom al
still alive The Countess Won Rentha
has no children.