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Botho, count zu Eulenburg

Prussian statesman
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Born:
July 31, 1831, near Bartenstein, Prussia
Died:
November 5, 1912, Berlin (aged 81)
Title / Office:
prime minister (1892-1894), Prussia
Political Affiliation:
German Conservative Party
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Botho, count zu Eulenburg (born July 31, 1831, near Bartenstein, Prussia—died November 5, 1912, Berlin) was a Prussian statesman associated with the Conservative Party in imperial Germany. As Prussian minister of the interior (1878–81), Eulenburg formulated Chancellor Otto von Bismarck’s laws against the Social Democrats and presented them to the imperial Reichstag. In 1892 he became prime minister of Prussia, succeeding the imperial chancellor, Leo, Graf von Caprivi, who from 1890 had held both offices. When Caprivi attempted to liberalize the Prussian franchise, Eulenburg demanded imperial legislation against the Social Democrats and tried to persuade the emperor William II (Kaiser ...(100 of 141 words)

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