Georg Friedrich Graf von Hertling ( 31 August 1843 -- 4 January 1919 ) was a Bavarian politician who served as Minister-President of Bavaria 1912 -- 1917 and then as Minister-President of Prussia and Chancellor of the German Empire from 1917 to 1918 .
Georg Friedrich Graf von Hertling ( 31 August 1843 -- 4 January 1919 ) was a Bavarian politician . He served as Minister-President of Bavaria 1912 -- 1917 and then as Minister-President of Prussia and Chancellor of the German Empire from 1917 to 1918 .