The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-19
BISMARCK IS DEAD.
His Title and Estates VIII Pass to
Seven Year-Old Son.

FREDERICKSBURG, Sept. 19.-Prince
Herbert Bismarck died Sunday morn
ing at 1918 o'clock. The end was
painless.
Since he ceased to be foreign min
lister on the retirement of his father
in 1890, Prince Herbert Bismarck has
taken part in public affairs only as
a member of the reichstag. His at
titude had been that of a 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
speaker improved year by year. He
always declined to join any political
group, steadfastly calling himself an
Independent. His naughty and i'm
perious 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.
Prince Bismarck's father trained
him for his successor as chancellor
of the German empire, and advanced
him rapidly in the diplomatic service
until at the age of forty he was min
lister of foreign affairs, in which po-
sition 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 an
noyance, was Prince, then Count, Her
bert's elopement with Princess Caro-
lath Beuthen, the wife of Prince
Karl, the head of that distinguished
SileSian house. The princess was of
the Hatzfeldt family, and young Bis
marck at the time was his fathers
private secretary. Count Herbert lived
with the princess in southern Italy
for a few weeks and then at the COM
mand of his father returned to Ger
many. The princess was divorced and
has since died.
The title of Prince Bismarck and the
large fortune of the deceased will go
to his 7-year-old Otto.
The late Emperor Frederick gave to
Chancellor Bismarck extensive forests
at FREDERICKSBURG which have since
increased in value, and the chancellor
gave to Prince Herbert $2,400. 900 in Sc
curities and cash. The estate is now
estimated to be worth $4.OOoO0o, exclu
Sive of lands. f,
Prince Bismarck was born in 1919,
and was the oldest son of the late
Prince Otto Bismarck. the great chan
cellor of the German empire. He stud
led law in the Berlin and Bonn univer-
stiles, served in the Prussian army as
a lieutenant of reserves during the
Franco-German war of 1901, and
was severely wounded at. the battle of
In 1873 Herbert became
an official of the department of foreign
affairs, and was assistant to his faith
err, then chancellor. He was attached
at Vienna from 1874 to 1877. Later on
the deceased became counselor of the
German embassy in London, and sub
occupied the same position
at ST. Petersburg. In 1884 he was APP
pointed minister extraordinary at The
Hague and in 1885 he became under
secretary of state in the department of
foreign affairs.
This post he held until the dismissal
of his father from the CHARACTERISTIC
when he left the service of the en-
pire. From 1884 to 1887 the deceased
was a member of the German reich
stag and also from 1898 until the time
Of his death. He was married in 1892
to Countess Margaret Hoyos, of the
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.