Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand von Bismarck

(1771–1845)

BIRTH

November 13, 1771

PLACE

Schönhausen (Elbe), Prussia

DEATH

November 22, 1845

PLACE

Schönhausen (Elbe), Prussia

FAMILY

FATHER

Otto von Bismarck

(1815-1898)

HOMES

RELIGIOUS VIEWS

RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED

DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED

MEMBERSHIPS

AWARDS

Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand von Bismarck was a Prussian landowner and former military officer, and the father of Otto von Bismarck. He married Wilhelmine Luise Mencken in 1806.

LANDOWNERMILITARY OFFICER

EARLY LIFE

He managed family estates including Schönhausen and Kniephof after service in the Prussian army.

CAREER

DEATH

Ferdinand von Bismarck died at Schönhausen on November 22, 1845. As his death approached, his son Otto traveled there to be with him, according to the Otto von Bismarck Foundation. The foundation does not give a specific cause of death.