Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Chlodwig Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst | |
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Chlodwig c. 1894 | |
| Chancellor of the German Empire | |
| In office 29 October 1894 – 17 October 1900 | |
| Monarch | Wilhelm II |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | Leo von Caprivi |
| Succeeded by | Bernhard von Bülow |
| Minister President of Prussia | |
| In office 29 October 1894 – 17 October 1900 | |
| Monarch | Wilhelm II |
| Preceded by | Botho zu Eulenburg |
| Succeeded by | Bernhard von Bülow |
| State Secretary for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 20 April 1880 – 1 September 1880 | |
| Monarch | Wilhelm I |
| Chancellor | Otto von Bismarck |
| Preceded by | Joseph Maria von Radowitz |
| Succeeded by | Friedrich zu Limburg-Stirum |
| Minister President of Bavaria | |
| In office 31 December 1866 – 8 March 1870 | |
| Monarch | Ludwig II |
| Preceded by | Ludwig von der Pfordten |
| Succeeded by | Otto von Bray-Steinburg |
| Member of the Reichstag | |
| In office 1871–1881 | |
| Constituency | Oberfranken 3 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chlodwig Carl Viktor zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst 31 March 1819 |
| Died | 6 July 1901 (aged 82) Bad Ragaz, St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| Party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Imperial Liberal Party (1871–1874) |
| Spouse |
Princess Marie von Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
(m. 1847; died 1897) |
| Children |
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| Signature | |
Chlodwig Carl Viktor, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Prince of Ratibor and Corvey (German: Chlodwig Carl Viktor Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Prinz von Ratibor und von Corvey) (31 March 1819 – 6 July 1901), usually referred to as the Prince of Hohenlohe, was a German statesman, who served as the imperial chancellor of the German Empire and minister-president of Prussia from 1894 to 1900. Prior to his appointment as Chancellor, he had served in a number of other positions, including as minister-president of Bavaria (1866–1870), German Ambassador to Paris (1873–1880), Foreign Secretary (1880) and Imperial Lieutenant of Alsace-Lorraine (1885–1894). He was regarded as one of the most prominent liberal politicians of his time in Germany.