Queen Victoria · Character
Otto von Bismarck
Prussian Chancellor who unified Germany and interacted with Victoria.
minor
Also known as Bismarck, Grant Bismarck
First appearance: viii gladstone and lord beaconsfield
Otto von Bismarck shows up with force in III. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Briefly encountered by Victoria at a party in Versailles, described as a distinguished-looking Prussian gentleman.
Otto von Bismarck first appears in 0044 viii gladstone and lord beaconsfield.
In III: Briefly encountered by Victoria at a party in Versailles, described as a distinguished-looking Prussian gentleman.
Later, in III: Depicted as an antagonist in the Battenberg marriage crisis, opposing the match and confronting Victoria.
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