Bismarck family

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The Bismarck family is a German noble family descending from Herebord von Bismarck, the first verifiable holder of the name from the 13th century. A Prussian Junker family until 1871, their most notable member Otto von Bismarck, gained the status of Fürst von Bismarck. Two ships of the German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine), as well as a battleship from the World War II-era, were named after Otto von Bismarck. Also named in his honour were the Bismarck Sea and Bismarck Archipelago (both near the former German colony of New Guinea), as well as Bismarck, North Dakota (a city in the United States).

• Ferdinand von Bismarck (1771 – 1845)
  • Bernhard von Bismarck (1810 – 1893)
    • Gottfried von Bismarck (1881 – 1928)
      • Klaus von Bismarck (1912 – 1997)
      • Philipp von Bismarck (1913 – 2006), former member of the Bundestag
  • Otto von Bismarck (1815 – 1898), First Chancellor of Germany
    • Marie von Bismarck (1847 – 1926)
    • Herbert von Bismarck (1849 – 1904)
      • Gräfin Hannah Leopoldine Alice von Bismarck-Schönhausen (1893 – 1971)
      • Gräfin Goedela von Bismarck (1896 – 1981) ∞ Hermann Graf Keyserling (1880 – 1946)
        • Arnold Keyserling (1922 – 2005), renowned philosopher
      • Otto Fürst von Bismarck (1897 – 1975), former member of the Bundestag
        • Ferdinand Graf von Bismarck (1930 – )
          • Carl-Eduard Graf von Bismarck (1961 – ), member of the Bundestag
      • Gottfried Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen (1901 – 1949), member of the Reichstag
        • Gunilla Gräfin von Bismarck (1949 – )
      • Graf Albrecht von Bismarck-Schönhausen (1903-1970)
    • Wilhelm von Bismarck (1852 – 1901)