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Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst

Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
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Chancellor of Germany
In office
29 October 1894 – 17 October 1900
Monarch Wilhelm II
Deputy Karl Heinrich von Boetticher
Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner
Preceded by Leo von Caprivi
Succeeded by Bernhard von Bülow
Prime Minister of Prussia
In office
29 October 1894 – 17 October 1900
Monarch Wilhelm II
Preceded by Botho zu Eulenburg
Succeeded by Bernhard von Bülow
Prime Minister of Bavaria
In office
31 December 1866 – 8 March 1870
Monarch Ludwig II
Preceded by Ludwig von der Pfordten
Succeeded by Otto von Bray-Steinburg
Personal details
Born Chlodwig Carl Viktor
31 March 1819
Rotenburg an der Fulda, Hesse
(Now Germany)
Died 6 July 1901(1901-07-06) (aged 82)
Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
Political party Independent
Religion Roman Catholic
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Chlodwig Carl Viktor, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Prince of Ratibor and Corvey (German: Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Fürst von Ratibor und Corvey) (31 March 1819 – 6 July 1901), usually referred to as the Prince of Hohenlohe, was a German statesman, who served as Chancellor of Germany and Prime Minister of Prussia from 1894 to 1900. Prior to his appointment as Chancellor, he had served in a number of other positions, including as Prime Minister of Bavaria (1866–1870), German Ambassador to Paris (1873–1880), Foreign Secretary (1880) and Imperial Lieutenant of Alsace-Lorraine (1885–1894). He was regarded as one of the most prominent liberal politicians of his time in Germany.

Chlodwig was born at Rotenburg an der Fulda, in Hesse, a member of the princely House of Hohenlohe. His father, Prince Franz Joseph (1787–1841), was a Catholic; his mother, Princess Konstanze of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, a Lutheran. In accordance with the compromise customary at the time, Chlodwig and his brothers were brought up in the religion of their father, while his sisters followed that of their mother.

As the younger son of a cadet line of his house it was necessary for Chlodwig to follow a profession. For a while he thought of obtaining a commission in the British army through the influence of his aunt, Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, half-sister to Queen Victoria. Instead, however, he decided to enter the Prussian diplomatic service.


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