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Georg Leo Graf von Caprivi de Caprara de Montecuccoli (English: Count George Leo of Caprivi, Caprara, and Montecuccoli; born Georg Leo von Caprivi; 24 February 1831 – 6 February 1899) was a German general and statesman who served as the chancellor of the German Empire from March 1890 to October 1894. Caprivi promoted industrial and commercial ...
Leo, count von Caprivi was a distinguished soldier who was Bismarck’s successor as Germany’s imperial chancellor during 1890–94. Caprivi was educated in Berlin and entered the army in 1849; he took part in the Austrian campaign of 1866, being attached to the staff of the I Army.
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Leo Caprivi, Graf von (lā´ō gräf fən käprē´vē), 1831–99, German chancellor, whose full name was Georg Leo, Graf von Caprivi de Caprara de Montecuculi. A former army officer and head of the admiralty, he succeeded (1890) Bismarck as chancellor.
Georg Leo Graf von Caprivi de Caprara de Montecuccoli was a German general and statesman who served as the chancellor of the German Empire from March 1890 to October 1894.
May 14, 2024 · Caprivi was educated in Berlin. He entered the Prussian Army in 1849 and served in the Second Schleswig War of 1864, the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 as a major in the staff of Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, and the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71, the latter as chief of staff of the X Army Corps.
Georg Leo von Caprivi, later Georg Leo Graf von Caprivi de Caprara de Montecuccoli (English: Count George Leo of Caprivi, Caprara, and Montecuccoli ), (24 February 1831–6 February 1899) was a German major general and politician, who succeeded Otto von Bismarck as Chancellor of Germany.
May 21, 2024 · Bismarck’s successor was Leo, Graf von Caprivi, a military administrator who, despite his conservatism, accepted William II’s policy of winning over the parties of the masses. Caprivi inaugurated the four years of the “new course,” an attempt to follow a more democratic line without changing the social or economic foundations.
