[BISMARCK (Otto von, 1815-1898, Prusso-German Statesman, from 1871 Prince, 'The Iron Chancellor')]

Unsigned Carte-de-visite Portrait Photograph, showing him head and shoulders, three quarter face to the right, with a firm gaze, titled below in German as Count von Bismarck, 4" x 2½", no place, no date, circa

Bismarck was made Ambassador to Russia in 1858. In 1862 Friedrich Wilhelm IV recalled him, to help when parliament refused to vote the money for the army. The King hesitated to make him a minister, as Bismarck demanded a free hand in foreign affairs. However, in September 1862, parliament threw out the Budget, the King felt he had no choice, and Bismarck was appointed Minister-President and Minister for Foreign Affairs. So began his long period in power. He was made Count in 1865 following the annexation of Schleswig-Holstein.

Item Date:  1865

Stock No:  55438      £150

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