Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-22
PASSING OF FAMOUS SON OF
IRON CHANCELLOR.
Since 1890, He Had Been Waiting to be
Called Upon to Take Part in At
fairs-Had a Great Diplomatic
Career, but Abandoned little
Goes to Seven Year Old Son.

Freidrichsruh, Sept. 18.-Prince Her.
bert Won Bismarck died this morning
at 1915 o'clock, aged "a years. The
end was painless.
Since he ceased to be attached to
the foreign office on the retirement of
his father in 1890, Prince Humbert
had taken part in public affairs only as
a member of the reichstag. His at
titude had been that of a man not ap-
preciated 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 imperi-
Gus manner in early life when he was
very obvious of the fact that he was
the son of the most powerful states
man in Europe softened in later life.
Prince Bismarck was born on Dec.
IS, 1S49. His father trained him for
his successor as chancellor of the Ger
man empire, and advanced him rapid
ly in the diplomatic service until, at
the age of 40, he was in the foreign
Office, in which he took part in nearly
every important international trans
action.
An incident that nearly wrecked
Prince Herbert's career and that
caused the old chancellor great annoy
ance, was Prince (then count Her
berts elopement with Princess Caro-
lath Beuthen the wife of Prince Karl,
the head of the distinguished Silesian
house. The princess was of the
Hatzfeldt family, and young Bismarck
at the time was his fathers private sec
rotary. Count Herbert lived
with the princess In southern Italy
for few weeks and then, at the com
mand of his father, returned to Ger
many. The princess afterwards was
divorced and has since died
The title of Prince Bismarck and
the large fortune of the deceased will
go to his year old son Otto.
The late Emperor Frederick gave to
Chancellor Bismarck extensive forests
at Friedrichsruh, which have since 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 $4,000,000,
exclusive Of the lands.
Prince Won Bismarck was the oldest
son of the great chancellor He
studied law in the Berlin and Bonn
universities, served in the Prussian
army as a lieutenant of reserves dur
ing the Franco-Prussian war of 1870
II, and was severely wounded at the
battle of Mars la Tour. In 1873 Her
bert became an official of the depart
ment of foreign affairs, and was as
sistant to his father, then chancellor.
He was attached to the German lega-
lions at Berne and al Vienna from
1874 to 1877. Later he became
councillor of the German embassy in
London, and subsequently occupied the
same position at ST Petersburg.
In 1884 he was appointed minister
extraordinary at The Hague, and in
1885 became under secretary of state
in the department of foreign affairs.
This position he held until his father
resigned from the chancellorship,
when he left the service of the EN-
pire. From 1884 to 1887 he was
member of the German reichstag and
also, from 1898 until the time of his
death He was married in 1892 to
Countess Margaret Hoyes of the Hun
garian nobility, and after the death
Of his father inherited the title and
estate He had 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. The Countess
Won Rentzau has no children.