Died 1929-10-28.
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Bernhard von Bülow
Bernhard Heinrich Karl Martin, Prince of Bülow was a German politician who served as the imperial chancellor of the German Empire and minister-president of Prussia from 1900 to 1909. A fervent supporter of Weltpolitik, Bülow devoted his chancellorship to transforming Germany into a global power. Despite presiding over sustained economic growth and major scientific breakthroughs within his country,…
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politics · Chancellor of the German Empire from 1900 to 1909 · politician · diplomat · statesperson · author · ambassador · jurist · minister · also Bernhard von Bülow, Príncipe Bernhard von Bülow, Bernard von Bülow, Bülow
Born 3 May 1849 · Died 28 October 1929 · Q60113
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1929· 2 entries
“Opis: komentując fakt, że Bulow pozwolił na pośmiertne wydanie swoich pamiętników.”
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1917· 1 entry
Was entirely unacceptable to the vast majority of both the German people and the Reichstag
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1909· 2 entries
And was succeeded by Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg
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Bülow lived principally at the villa in Rome that he had purchased for his retirement
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1908· 3 entries
Awarded Knight of the Seraphim (1908).
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Wilhelm's indiscreet remarks were published during the Daily Telegraph Affair, causing significant damage to German foreign relations and the Kaiser's prestige
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After the passing of an expropriation bill in the Diet, Bülow quelled concerns from Cardinal Kopp that the bill was too extreme
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1907· 1 entry
During the Harden–Eulenburg Affair, Adolf Brand, the founding editor of the homosexual periodical Der Eigene, printed a pamphlet alleging that Bülow had been blackmailed for engaging in homosexual practices and was moral
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1905· 2 entries
At 56, he led his old Hussars regiment at the gallop in an imperial parade and was rewarded by an appointment to the rank of major general
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Where he made a speech supporting Morocco's independence, but his presence there simultaneously demonstrated Germany's determination to maintain its own influence
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1902· 1 entry
That increased the duties on agriculture
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1901· 1 entry
"Since I have Bülow I can sleep peacefully"
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1899· 2 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1899).
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On bringing to a successful conclusion the negotiations by which Germany acquired the Caroline Islands, he was raised to the rank of Count
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1898· 1 entry
Said that such a policy would "mobilize the best patriotic forces" and "appeal to the highest national emotions" which would in turn "keep the non-Socialist workers away from Social Democracy" and pull the worker away
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1897· 1 entry
Career landmark: Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs (1897–1900).
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1888· 1 entry
Was offered the choice of appointments to Washington, DC, or Bucharest, and chose Bucharest, as Maria objected to the prospect of traveling to the United States and leaving her family behind
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1887· 1 entry
And advocated the ethnic cleansing of Poles from Polish territories of the German Empire in a future armed conflict
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1885· 1 entry
Friedrich von Holstein noted that Bülow was attempting to have Prince Chlodwig von Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst removed as ambassador to France to get the post despite meanwhile exchanging friendly letters with him
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1884· 1 entry
Had hoped to be posted to London but instead became first secretary at the embassy in St
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1876· 1 entry
Was appointed attaché to the German embassy in Paris, attended the Congress of Berlin as a secretary and became second secretary to the embassy in 1880
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1873· 1 entry
His father became State Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the German government, serving under Bismarck
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1856· 1 entry
His father was sent to the Federal Diet in Frankfurt to represent Holstein and Lauenburg, when Otto von Bismarck was also there to represent Prussia
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1849· 1 entry
Born 1849-05-03.
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