Born as prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck in Schönhausen April 1, 1815, …show more content…
Bismarck, behind concessions, established neutral terms with Russia in 1863 by repressing the Polish revolt and with France’s Napoleon III (Barkin, Otto Von Bismarck). He had also persuaded Italy that it would finally receive its treasured Venetia if it had sided with Prussia in their eminent attack on Austria. Thus the tables were set, Bismarck now needed to precipitate his war. As Austro-Prussian tensions rose continuously in Schleswig and Holstein, Bismarck ordered his troops that were stationed near Austrian forces to be as obnoxious as possible (Turner, 740). Austria would do the predicted, they went to war with the support of Saxony, Hesse-Kassel, and Hanover. As sixth weeks passed, Prussia dealt with Austria one of the most humiliating and devastating defeats. Dubbed as The Seven Weeks’ War, it ultimately resulted in a decisive victory of the Prussians at Königgrätz in Bohemia (Taylor 74). With such success, the Treaty of Prague ended the conflict on terms that the Austrian Habsburgs from German affairs. In 1867, Hanover, Hesse-Kassel, Nassau, and Frankfurt abdicated their respective rulers and accepted Prussian leadership. The Northern German Confederation was now established under the leadership of the king of Prussia, who was which represented by the chancellor none other than Bismarck (Taylor 75). The last obligation towards German unification was directed to now the southern German