BERLIN.

New Zealand Illustrated Magazine, 1 August 1901, Page 891

BERLIN.

Prince Hohenlohk, of whoso death wo heard by cable from Berlin early last month, at the ripe age of 82, has for many years, up to his retirement last year, been a power of no ordinary magnitude in continental politics. He was born at Rothenberg in 1819, and distinguished himself at the Gottingen University. At the ago of 23 ho joined the public service of Prussia. Four years later on succeeding to the family seat of Schillingsfurst he entered the Bavarian Parliament as a hereditary member. About this time he acted as Ambassador in Athens, Florence and Rome for the Frankfort Ministry. His reputation as a statesman caused him to be selected to form a ministerial policy. This he did with such excellent foresight aud acute judgment that this policy was eventually adopted throughout Germany. He also during his political career filled amongst others the responsible positions of Bavarian Minister, Vice-presi-dent of the Customs Parliament of the German Federation, and also of the first German Parliament after the war, German Ambassador in Paris, German Plenipotiary at the Berlin Congress, Governor of AlsaceLorraine, and eventually Chancellor of the German Empire and Prime Minister of Prussia.