!

THE

LIFE OF BISMARCK,

PRIVATE AND POLITICAL;

WITH

DESCRIPTIVE NOTICES OF HIS ANCESTRY.

BY

JOHN GEORGE LOUIS HESEKIEL,

AUTHOR OF "FAUST AND DON JUAN," ETC.

TRANSLATED AND EDITED,

WITH AN INTRODUCTION, EXPLANATORY NOTES, AND APPENDICES,

BY

KENNETH R. H. MACKENZIE, F.S.A., F.A.S. L.

WITH UPWARD OF ONE HUNDRED ILLUSTRATIONS BY DIEZ, GRIMM,
PIETSCH, AND OTHERS.

NEW YORK:

HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS,

FRANKLIN SQUARE.

1870.

Bismarck on the Biese.-The Bismarck Louse.-Derivation of the Name Bismarck.—

Wendic Origin Untenable.-The Bismarcks in Priegnitz and Ruppin.-Riedel's

Erroneous Theory.—The Bismarcks of Stendal.-Members of City Guilds.-Claus

von Bismarck of Stendal.—Rise of the Family into the Highest Rank in the Four-

teenth Century......
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CHAPTER II.

CASTELLANS AT BURGSTALL CASTLE.

[1270-1550.]

Rulo von Bismarck, 1309–1338.-Excommunicated.-Claus von Bismarck.-His

Policy.-Created Castellan of Burgstall, 1345.-Castellans.-Reconciliation with

Stendal, 1350.-Councillor to the Margrave, 1353.-Dietrich Kogelwiet, 1361.-

His White Hood.-Claus in his Service, while Archbishop of Magdeburg.—The

Emperor Charles IV.-The Independence of Brandenburg threatened.-Cham-

berlain to the Margrave, 1368.-Subjection of the Marks to Bohemia, 1373.—

Claus retires into Private Life.-Death about 1377.-Claus II., 1403.-Claus

III. and Henning. — Friedrich I. appoints Henning a Judge. - Ludolf. — His

Sons. - Pantaleon. — Henning III. obiit circâ 1528. — Claus Electoral Ranger,

1512.- Ludolf von Bismarck. - Electoral Sheriff of Boetzow, 1513.-His De-

scendants.....

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CHAPTER III.

THE PERMUTATION.

[1550-1563.]

Changes. The Electoral Prince John George and Burgstall.-Forest-rights.—The

Exchange of Burgstall for Crevese.-Schönhausen and Fischbeck.-The Permu-

tation completed, 1563.......

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