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Leo, count von Caprivi, (born February 24, 1831, Berlin-Charlottenburg—died February 6, 1899, near Crossen-an-der-Oder, Germany [now Krosno, Poland]), distinguished soldier who was Bismarck’s successor as Germany’s imperial chancellor during 1890–94.

Georg Leo von Caprivi, later Georg Leo Graf von Caprivi de Caprara de Montecuccoli (English: Count George Leo of Caprivi, Caprara, and Montecuccoli), (24 February 1831–6 February 1899) was a German major general and politician, who succeeded Otto von Bismarck as Chancellor of Germany. Caprivi was German Chancellor from March 1890 to October 1894.

Leo Caprivi, Graf von (lā´ō gräf fən käprē´vē), 1831–99, German chancellor, whose full name was Georg Leo, Graf von Caprivi de Caprara de Montecuculi. A former army officer and head of the admiralty, he succeeded (1890) Bismarck as chancellor. Under him the antisocialist law was abrogated and military service was shortened from three ...

The reforms of Chancellor Leo von Caprivi, which liberalized trade and so reduced unemployment, were supported by the Kaiser and most Germans except for Prussian landowners, who feared loss of land and power and launched several campaigns against the reforms.

The Bund der Landwirte ( Agrarian League) (BDL) was a German advocacy group founded 18 February 1893 by farmers and agricultural interests in response to the farm crisis of the 1890s, and more specifically the result of the protests against the low-tariff policies of Chancellor Leo von Caprivi, including his free trade policies. [1] [2]

In 1888, the young and ambitious Wilhelm II came to the throne in Germany, and Bismarck was replaced as Chancellor by Leo von Caprivi in 1890. Kaiser Wilhelm II and Caprivi took German foreign policy...

Foreign policy of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Paper 3. Option 4: History of Europe. 13: Europe and the First World War. 2. Foreign policy of Kaiser Wilhelm II. In 1888, the young and ambitious Wilhelm II came to the throne in Germany, and Bismarck was replaced as Chancellor by Leo von Caprivi in 1890.

Otto von Bismarck. Relevant positions: Chairman of the North German Federation. Chancellor of the German Empire · Chancellor of Weimar · Chancellor of Nazi Germany · President of the East German Council of Ministers · Chancellor of Germany. German Empire First Prize.