History: Otto von Bismarck and his Policies Otto von Bismarck or Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince von Bismarck,
Count von Bismarck-Schönhausen, Duke von Lauenburg--was a Prussian
statesman who in 1871 founded the German Empire and served as its
first chancellor for 19 years. Once the empire was established, he
actively and skillfully pursued pacific policies in foreign affairs,
succeeding in preserving the peace in Europe for about two decades. [eng]