History and chronology of Georg Leo von Caprivi Caprara de Montecuccoli in Germany

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Franco Prussian War
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Georg Leo von Caprivi Caprara de Montecuccoli History of Germany


1831	Birth
24th Feb Birth of Georg Leo von Caprivi
1870	Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief-of-Staff of the 10th Army Corps
Appointed Chief-of-Staff to the 10th Army Corps
1882	Chief of the Admiralty
Appointed Chief of the Admiralty
1883	Chief of the Admiralty
1886	Resignation
Resigns because Wilhelm I consults his cabinet chiefs without his knowledge
1888	Chief of the Imperial Admiralty
Appointed Chief of the Imperial Admiralty
1890	Chancellor
Feb Berlin Summoned to Berlin by Wilhelm II, Caprivi is informed that he is the Kaiser's intended choice should Bismarck prove resistant to Wilhelm's proposed changes to the government
18th Mar Berlin Appointed Imperial Chancellor
1890	Diplomacy
21st Mar Berlin Instructed by Wihelm II to renew the Reinsurance Treaty with Russia
July Berlin Under the Zanzibar treaty the British cede the island of Heligoland to Germany in exchange for control of Zanzibar
1890	Rule of Caprivi Strip
Caprivirip The Caprivi Strip is added to German Namibia, thus linking that territory with the Zambezi River
1890	Rule of German South West Africa
The Caprivi Strip is added to German Namibia, thus linking that territory with the Zambezi River
1890	Rule of Heligoland
July Heligoland Under the Zanzibar treaty the British cede the island of Heligoland to Germany in exchange for control of Zanzibar
1890	Rule of Zanzibar
July Under the Zanzibar treaty the British cede the island of Heligoland to Germany in exchange for control of Zanzibar
1890	Treaty of Zanzibar
July Heligoland Under the Zanzibar treaty the British cede the island of Heligoland to Germany in exchange for control of Zanzibar
1892	Resignation
Following a legislative defeat on an educational bill, Caprivi resigns as Prussian Minister-President and is replaced by Count Botho zu Eulenburg
1894	Dismissal
Dismissed as Chancellor & replaced by Prince Chlodwig of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfrst
1899	Death
6th Feb Death of Georg Leo von Caprivi