serviceyears monarch death_date allegiance birth_date signature term_end death_place battles term_start rank image name deputy predecessor birth_place awards party office successor article_title
1849 -- 1888 wilhelm ii wilhelm ii 6 february 1899 prussia 24 february 1831 caprivi signature.svg 26 october 1894 22 march 1892 skyren , germany -lrb- now skórzyn , poland -rrb- second schleswig war austro-prussian war 20 march 1890 20 march 1890 general der infanterie vize admiral bundesarchiv bild 183-r09316 , leo graf von caprivi.jpg leo von caprivi karl heinrich von boetticher otto von bismarck otto von bismarck berlin , prussia -lrb- now germany -rrb- pour le mérite independent chancellor of germany prime minister of prussia chlodwig von hohenlohe-schillingsfürst botho zu eulenburg leo von caprivi

leo von caprivi

georg leo graf von caprivi de caprera de montecuccoli -lrb- , born georg leo von caprivi ; 24 february 1831 -- 6 february 1899 -rrb- was a german general and statesman who succeeded otto von bismarck as chancellor of germany .
caprivi served as german chancellor from march 1890 to october 1894 .
caprivi promoted industrial and commercial development , and concluded numerous bilateral treaties for reduction of tariff barriers .
however , this movement toward free trade angered the conservative agrarian interests , especially the junkers .
he promised the catholic center party educational reforms that would increase their influence , but failed to deliver .
as part of kaiser wilhelm 's `` new course '' in foreign policy , caprivi abandoned bismarck 's military , economic , and ideological cooperation with russia , and was unable to forge a close relationship with britain .
he successfully promoted the reorganization of the german military .
