Leo von Caprivi
| Leo von Caprivi | |
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| Chancellor of Germany | |
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In office 20 March 1890 – 26 October 1894 |
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| Monarch | Wilhelm II |
| Deputy | Karl Heinrich von Boetticher |
| Preceded by | Otto von Bismarck |
| Succeeded by | Chlodwig von Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst |
| Prime Minister of Prussia | |
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In office 20 March 1890 – 22 March 1892 |
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| Monarch | Wilhelm II |
| Preceded by | Otto von Bismarck |
| Succeeded by | Botho zu Eulenburg |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Georg Leo von Caprivi 24 February 1831 Berlin, Prussia (Now Germany) |
| Died |
6 February 1899 (aged 67) Skyren, Germany (Now Skórzyn, Poland) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Religion | Lutheran |
| Awards | Pour le Mérite |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Prussia
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| Years of service | 1849–1888 |
| Rank | General der Infanterie Vize Admiral |
| Battles/wars |
Second Schleswig War Austro-Prussian War |
Georg Leo Graf von Caprivi de Caprera de Montecuccoli (English: Count George Leo of Caprivi, Caprera, and Montecuccoli, born Georg Leo von Caprivi; 24 February 1831 – 6 February 1899) was a German general and statesman who succeeded Otto von Bismarck as Chancellor of Germany. Caprivi served as German Chancellor from March 1890 to October 1894. Caprivi promoted industrial and commercial development, and concluded numerous bilateral treaties for reduction of tariff barriers. However, this movement toward free trade angered the conservative agrarian interests, especially the Junkers. He promised the Catholic Center party educational reforms that would increase their influence, but failed to deliver. As part of Kaiser Wilhelm's "new course" in foreign policy, Caprivi abandoned Bismarck's military, economic, and ideological cooperation with Russia, and was unable to forge a close relationship with Britain. He successfully promoted the reorganization of the German military.
Leo von Caprivi was born in Charlottenburg (then a town in the Prussian Province of Brandenburg, today a district of Berlin) the son of jurist Julius Leopold von Caprivi (1797–1865), who later became a judge at the Prussian supreme court and member of the Prussian House of Lords. His father's family was of Italian (Caprara Montecuccoli, from Modena) and possibly Slovene origin; it has been claimed that their original surname was Kopriva and they originated from Koprivnik (Nesseltal) near Kočevje in the Kočevje Rog (Hornwald) region of Lower Carniola (present-day Slovenia). However, other research states that this cannot be confirmed. The Caprivis were ennobled during the 17th century Ottoman–Habsburg wars, they later moved to Landau in Silesia. His mother was Emilie Köpke, daughter of Gustav Köpke, headmaster of the Berlinisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster and teacher of Caprivi's predecessor Otto von Bismarck.
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