The Life of Otto Von Bismarck (1815-1898)

Otto Von Bismarck (1815-1898)
<Tab/>Prince Otto Von Bismarck was born Otto Eduard Leopold on April 1st, 1815. He was born on the family estate at Schönhausen in Bandenburg. He is the third son of Ferdinand Von Bismarck- Schönhausen and Wilhelmina Mencken. His father was an old Junker family and his mother came from a family of intellectuals in government service. He took after his mother, but also admired his father, and so tried to disguise his sophistication under a Junker appearance.
<Tab/>At 17 Bismarck entered the University of G&a…