Fürst Otto Christian Archibald von Bismarck-Schönhausen

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The wedding of the Prince of Bismarck and Ann-Mari Tengbom, in the Berliner Dom, 1928. President Paul von Hindenburg, members of the cabinet and representatives of the Swedish embassy were present Prince of Bismarck Reign 18 September 1904 - 24 December 1975 (71 years, 97 days) Predecessor Herbert von Bismarck Successor Ferdinand von Bismarck Spouse Ann-Mari Tengbom Issue Ferdinand von Bismarck Maximilian von Bismarck-Schönhausen Gunilla von Bismarck-Schönhausen Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen Full name Otto Christian Archibald Fürst von Bismarck House House of Bismarck Father Herbert von Bismarck Mother Marguerite, Countess of Hoyos Born 25 September 1897 Schönhausen, Brandenburg Died 24 December 1975 (aged 78) Friedrichsruh, Schleswig-Holstein Burial Friedrichsruh Styles of The Prince of Bismarck

Reference style His Serene Highness Spoken style Your Serene Highness Alternative style Sir Otto Christian Archibald, Prince von Bismarck (25 September 1897, Schönhausen, Brandenburg – 24 December 1975) was a German politician and diplomat, and the Prince of Bismarck from 1904 to his death. He was the elder son of Herbert von Bismarck, as well as the grandson of the famous Otto von Bismarck and elder brother of Gottfried Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen. A lawyer, he became the owner of the family estate in Schönhausen, and joined the diplomatic service in 1927, serving in Stockholm (1927–28), London (1928–37), with the Foreign Ministry in Berlin (1937–40), as Envoy to Rome (Kingdom of Italy) (1940–43), and finally as head of the Italian section of the Foreign Ministry (1943–44). In August 1942, Bismarck was directed to request that Italy turn over Jewish refugees in Italian-occupied Croatia for deportation to the East. He disclosed that the goal was the "dispersion and elimination" of these Jews.[1] He was a member of the DNVP (the conservative party) in the Weimar Republic, and served as a Member of Parliament from 1924 to 1928. In 1933 he joined the Nazi Party and in 1935 he became a member of the Anglo-German Fellowship. In the 1950s he considered becoming a member of the FDP (the liberal party), which offered him a nomination for Parliament, but eventually joined the conservative CDU instead. He served as a Member of Parliament for the constituency of Herzogtum Lauenburg (Duchy of Lauenburg, his grandfather held the title Duke of Lauenburg) from 1953 to 1965, and as a member of the foreign affairs committee. He was also a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and served as its Vice President from 1959 to 1960 and from 1961 to 1966. He was also chairman of the Deutsche Parlamentarische Gesellschaft from 1957 to 1961. He received the Great Cross of Merit in 1965. Bismarck married Ann-Mari Tengbom (1907–1999), a native of Sweden, daughter of Ivar Tengbom, on 18 April 1928, and they had six children, including the current head of the princely House of Bismarck, Ferdinand von Bismarck, and the philanthropist Gunilla von Bismarck. His grandson Carl-Eduard von Bismarck served as a Member of Parliament, representing the CDU for the constituency Herzogtum Lauenburg, from 2005 to 2007. [edit]References

^ Susan Zuccotti, Under His Very Windows: The Vatican and the Holocaust in Italy (2000), p. 116.

Beskrivelse: Kilde: Capital Times

- April 18 1928: 

Miss Ann Tengbom Is Bride of Prince Otto Von Bismarck: BERLIN—Prince Otto Von Bismarck, grandson of the Iron Chancellor, was married at noon today In the Berlin Cathedral, to Miss Ann Marie Tengbom daughter of Professor Ivan Tengbom. a Swedish architect. "The civil ceremony was performed Tuesday at the Berlin registration office. President Von Hindenburg, Foreign Minister Stresemann and many German and Swedish society people were present. The ceremony was performed after the Swedish fashion. The bridegroom stood at the richly decorated altar and awaited the bride who was conducted there by.her father.