Foreign News: Bismarck Appointed

Prince Otto von Bismarck, grandson of the Iron Chancellor, has turned from politics in the Reichstag, where his grandsire carved a memoriable career for himself, to diplomacy, being appointed first secretary of the German legation at Stockholm, capital of Sweden.

Prince Otto, son of the late Prince Herbert Bismarck, onetime Secretary of State of Prussia, is 30 years old. At 26 he was elected a Reichstag deputy, being one of the youngest men ever to enter the German Parliament.

Unlike his famed grandsire, who (according to Emil Ludwig, famed Teuton biographer) until he was...

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!