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Otto von Bismarck was a German-Prussian statesman of the late 19th century, and a dominant figure in world affairs. As Prime Minister of Prussia from 1862 to 1890, he oversaw the unification of Germany. He designed the German Empire in 1871, becoming its first Chancellor and dominating its affairs until he was removed by Wilhelm II in 1890, though his diplomacy of Realpolitik and powerful rule gained him the nickname the Iron Chancellor.