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Leo von Caprivi

1831 - 1899

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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. He served as the Imperial Chancellor of the German Empire from March 1890 to October 1894. During his tenure as chancellor, Caprivi promoted industrial and commercial development, and concluded numerous bilateral treaties for reduction of tariff barriers. However, this movement toward free trade angered Germany's conservative agrarian interests, especially the Junkers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leo von Caprivi is the 1,722nd most popular politician (down from 1,469th in 2019), the 433rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 391st in 2019) and the 122nd most popular German Politician.

Leo von Caprivi was a German general and statesman who served as Chancellor of Germany from 1890 to 1894. He is most famous for being the first German Chancellor to have been born in a foreign country.

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Among politicians, Leo von Caprivi ranks 1,722 out of 19,576. Before him are Léon Degrelle, Gaspard II de Coligny, Artaxerxes III, Rafael Trujillo, Henri, Count of Chambord, and Giulio Andreotti. After him are Queen Paola of Belgium, Tim Walz, Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg, Martinian, Ferenc Szálasi, and Maria Anna of Bavaria.

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Among people born in 1831, Leo von Caprivi ranks 11. Before him are Sitting Bull, James A. Garfield, Emperor Kōmei, Richard Dedekind, Xianfeng Emperor, and Savitribai Phule. After him are Lucy Webb Hayes, Cheoljong of Joseon, Eduard Suess, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, Johann Martin Schleyer, and Joseph Joachim. Among people deceased in 1899, Leo von Caprivi ranks 4. Before him are Johann Strauss II, Alfred Sisley, and Robert Bunsen. After him are Félix Faure, Paul Reuter, Rosa Bonheur, Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma, Ernest Chausson, Sophus Lie, Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia, and Horatio Alger.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Leo von Caprivi ranks 433 out of 7,253. Before him are Levi Strauss (1829), Manfred Eigen (1927), Sepp Maier (1944), Ernst Abbe (1840), Otto Loewi (1873), and Otto Lilienthal (1848). After him are Pina Bausch (1940), Hans Krebs (1898), Maria Anna of Bavaria (1805), Ernst Bloch (1885), Michael Haneke (1942), and Frederick I of Sweden (1676).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Leo von Caprivi ranks 122. Before him are Georg von Hertling (1843), Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1904), Ludwig III of Bavaria (1845), Richard von Weizsäcker (1920), Karl Haushofer (1869), and Christian III of Denmark (1503). After him are Maria Anna of Bavaria (1805), Frederick I of Sweden (1676), Conradin (1252), Hedwig of Silesia (1174), Christopher of Bavaria (1416), and Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine (1823).

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