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| Carl-Eduard | |
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.jpg) Von Bismarck in 2017 | |
| Prince of Bismarck | |
| Tenure | 23 July 2019 – present |
| Predecessor | Ferdinand von Bismarck |
| Successor | Alexei Count von Bismarck-Schoenhausen |
| Born | Carl-Eduard Otto Wolfgang Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen (1961-02-16)16 February 1961 (age 64) Zurich, Switzerland |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Count Alexei von Bismarck-Schönhausen Countess Grace von Bismarck-Schönhausen |
| House | Bismarck |
| Father | Ferdinand, Prince von Bismarck |
| Mother | Countess Elisabeth Lippens |
Carl-Eduard, Prince of Bismarck (Carl-Eduard Otto Wolfgang; born 16 February 1961),[4] often known asCarl von Bismarck, is a German politician. A member of theChristian Democratic Union, he sat in theBundestag from 2005 to 2007. He is the current head of the Princely line of theHouse of Bismarck. His oldest son Alexei Count von Bismarck-Schoenhausen is his successor.[5]
Born on 16 February 1961 inZürich, Switzerland, asCount of Bismarck-Schönhausen, Carl von Bismarck is a member of the princelyHouse of Bismarck and the son of the lawyer and landowner Ferdinand von Bismarck and the Belgian countess Elisabeth Lippens.[6] He is the great-great-grandson of the German chancellorOtto von Bismarck.[7]
After receiving hisAbitur in 1982, von Bismarck completed histwo years of military service at theBismarck-Kaserne [de] inWentorf,West Germany.[8]
In 1985, von Bismarck concluded his training in capital markets investing atCitibank and worked forShearson Lehman in New York.[citation needed] In 1988 he received his bachelor's degree in international business fromUCLA.
In 1989, von Bismarck was requested by his father to return to West Germany.[citation needed] Between 1989 and 1992, he worked for the companyInvestor Treuhand inDüsseldorf. Since 1993 he worked for the Princely Bismarck Administration (Fürstlich von Bismarck'schen Verwaltung) inFriedrichsruh.[9]
Bismarck became a member of the CDU in 1995, and was elected vice-chairman of the CDU inLauenburg in 1999 (his ancestor, Otto von Bismarck, had been the nominalDuke of Lauenburg in the 1890s). WhenPeter Harry Carstensen became Prime Minister ofSchleswig-Holstein, Bismarck replaced him in theBundestag, the German parliament. In the 2005 federal election, he won his constituency with a plurality (44.4%) of the vote.
Von Bismarck was previously married to Mexican-American actressLaura Harring (1987–1989), Swiss heiress and humanitarianCelia Demaurex (1997–2004), and Canadian designer Nathalie Bariman (2004–2014).[10] He married Brazilian art writer and curatorAlessandra Silvestri-Levy in 2016.[11]
Von Bismarck has two children with Nathalie Bariman: a son and heir apparent to the princely title, Count Alexei von Bismarck-Schönhausen, and a daughter, Countess Grace von Bismarck-Schönhausen. Bariman is Jewish, and they married in a Jewish ceremony.[10][12][13] German ChancellorAngela Merkel is reported to have told the couple, "You two have united history... the next Prince of Bismarck will be a mix of both religions."[10]
Nathalie gave birth to 2 children, future heir Alexei von Bismarck and Countess Grace von Bismarck
Carl-Eduard, 5th Prince of Bismarck Cadet branch of theHouse of Bismarck Born: 16 February 1961 | ||
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| Preceded by | — TITULAR — Prince of Bismarck 23 July 2019 – present | Incumbent Heir: Alexei, Count of Bismarck |
