Because of his military-style portrait and his nickname, “The Chancellor of the Exchequer,” he seems to have no blood or tears.
He was sentimental and a crybaby in real life.
Let me tell you how much it was…
When I opposed my son’s marriage, I cried and committed suicide.
When Prussia won the war against Austria in 1866,
King Wilhelm I and other ministers were excited at the thought of tearing Austria apart.
No Bismarck. I’m going to have a match with France. Why would I get hit in the back?
Wilhelm I. Then let’s have a victory parade in their capital.
Not Bismarck. If you humiliate your big brother, Austria, how would the rest of the German Empire see us?
Wilhelm I. They declared war first, but not this much.
No Bismarck! No! No! If you keep doing that, I’m going to jump and die!
Wilhelm I, do as you please.
In fact, Wilhelm I once said that it was hard to be king under Bismarck.
Wilhelm I never said I would be emperor.
In fact, Wilhelm I valued maintaining Prussia’s identity more.
He rose to the throne, and Bismarck was the son-in-law of Wilhelm I.
When I persuaded Grand Duke of Baden, Friedrich, I finally accepted it.
Instead, it pushed ahead with a capital march in Paris, France, which it failed to do in Austria.
Nevertheless, Wilhelm I publicly trusted and pushed Bismarck until the day he died.
As a former diplomat, Bismarck’s ability shone greatly in the diplomatic war.
He insulates France from Europe by gently courting Russia and Austria.
Germany, a latecomer, has set the stage for its growth into a powerful country.
But this was heavily dependent on Bismarck’s personal competence, when he stepped down as prime minister.
Germany is diplomatically isolated and eventually is driven into a two-sided war, leading to the defeat of World War I.