Carl von Bismarck
Carl-Eduard von Bismarck | |
|---|---|
 Carl-Eduard, Prince of Bismarck and wife Alessandra, Princess of Bismarck | |
| Born | Carl-Eduard Otto Wolfgang Jayme Anders Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen 16 February 1961 Zurich, Switzerland |
| Nationality | German |
| Spouse(s) | Laura Harring (1987–1989) Celia Demaurex (1997–2004) Nathalie Bariman (2004–2014)[1][2] Alessandra Silvestri-Levy
(m. 2016) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Ferdinand, Prince von Bismarck Countess Elisabeth Lippens |
Carl-Eduard Otto Wolfgang Jayme Anders, Prince of Bismarck (born 16 February 1961 in Zurich), often known as Calle von Bismarck, is a German politician (CDU). He served as a member of the Bundestag from 2005 to 2007, and is the currently head of the princely House of Bismarck.
Background and education[]
Born in Zurich, Switzerland, Bismarck is a member of the princely House of Bismarck and the son of the lawyer and landowner Ferdinand von Bismarck and the Belgian countess Elisabeth Lippens. He is the great-great-grandson of the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck.
After receiving his Abitur in 1982, von Bismarck completed his two years of military service at the Bismarck Kasern in Wentorf, West Germany.[4]
In 1985, von Bismarck concluded his training in capital markets investing at Citibank and worked for Shearson Lehman in New York. In 1988 he received his bachelor's degree in international business from UCLA. In 1989 he was requested by his father to return to West Germany.[citation needed] Between 1989 and 1992, he worked for the company Investor Treuhand in Düsseldorf. Since 1993 he has worked for the Princely Bismarck Administration (Fürstlich von Bismarck'schen Verwaltung) in Friedrichsruh.[5]
Von Bismarck was married to Mexican-American actress Laura Harring (1987–1989), Swiss heiress and humanitarian Celia Demaurex (1997–2004), Israeli-born Canadian designer Nathalie Bariman (2004–2014).[6] His current wife is Italo-Brazilian art writer and curator Alessandra Silvestri-Levy. The couple married in 2016.[7]
Von Bismarck has two children with Nathalie Bariman, including the heir apparent to the princely title, Count Alexei von Bismarck-Schönhausen, and daughter Countess Grace von Bismarck-Schönhausen. Bariman is Jewish, and they married in a Jewish ceremony.[6][8][9] German Chancellor Angela 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."[6]
Political career[]
Bismarck became a member of the CDU in 1995, and was elected vice-chairman of the CDU in Lauenburg in 1999 (his ancestor, Otto von Bismarck, had been the nominal Duke of Lauenburg in the 1890s). When Peter Harry Carstensen became Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein, Bismarck replaced him in the Bundestag, the German parliament. In the 2005 federal election, he won his constituency with a plurality (44.4%) of the vote.
He resigned his mandate on 19 December 2007.[10] If he had resigned in January, as planned, he would have been eligible for a pension, inciting more criticism.[4][10]
See also[]
- Gottfried von Bismarck (brother)
- Mona von Bismarck
- House of Bismarck
References[]
- ^ "New York Post: German nobleman sued in NY court for $2.5M in unpaid child support". 16 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ Pancevski, Bojan (2013-12-13). "Bad blood sinks the Bismarcks". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
- ^ "Heimliche Hochzeit" [Secret marriage] (in German). Gala. June 18, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Bismarck, Carl-Eduard von". webarchiv.bundestag.de. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Bismarck, Carl-Eduard von".
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "German aristocrat sued by Canadian-born wife for $3.4M in child support". nationalpost. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
- ^ "Heimliche Hochzeit". Gala (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Bismarck heir sued in New York for $2.5m in child support". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
- ^ Bismarck, Nathalie von (2011). Invisible. A & G. ISBN 9780615411941.
Nathalie gave birth to 2 children, future heir Alexei von Bismarck and Countess Grace von Bismarck
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Bismarck geht von Bord - CDU erleichtert". www.tagesspiegel.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-01-09.
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