Leo von Caprivi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leo von Caprivi

German major general and statesman

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1831

Place of Birth: Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany

Date of Death: 06-Feb-1899

Profession: politician, military officer

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Georg Leo Graf von Caprivi de Caprera de Montecuccoli (English: Count George Leo of Caprivi, Caprera, and Montecuccoli), born Georg Leo von Caprivi, (24 February 1831 – 6 February 1899) was a German general and statesman who succeeded Otto von Bismarck as Chancellor of Germany.
Caprivi served as German Chancellor from March 1890 to October 1894.
Caprivi promoted industrial and commercial development, and concluded numerous bilateral treaties for reduction of tariff barriers.
However, this movement toward free trade angered the conservative agrarian interests, especially the Junkers.
He promised the Catholic Center party educational reforms that would increase their influence, but failed to deliver.
As part of Kaiser Wilhelm's "new course" in foreign policy, Caprivi abandoned Bismarck's military, economic, and ideological cooperation with the Russian Empire, and was unable to forge a close relationship with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
He successfully promoted the reorganization of the German military.



Alternative names	Franz Robert Richard Brendamour
Description	German illustrator
Date of birth/death	16 October 1831	22 January 1915
Location of birth/death	Aachen	Düsseldorf
Work location	Düsseldorf, auch Berlin, Leipzig, Braunschweig, Stuttgart, Munich
Authority control	: Q2149127 VIAF: 67218157 ISNI: 0000 0001 1068 706X LCCN: no99025704 GND: 116484276 SELIBR: 291421 WorldCat