Gottfried von Bismarck - Wikipedia

Born in Uccle, Belgium, Gottfried von Bismarck-Schönhausen was the second son of Ferdinand, Prince von Bismarck and grandson of Otto, Prince von Bismarck, a ... GottfriedvonBismarck FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 20thand21st-centuryGermanbusinessmanandnobleman CountGottfriedvonBismarckBornGottfriedAlexanderLeopoldGrafvonBismarck-Schönhausen(1962-09-19)19September1962Uccle,BelgiumDied29June2007(2007-06-29)(aged 44)London,EnglandNoblefamilyBismarckFatherFerdinand,PrinceofBismarckMotherCountessElisabethLippens CountGottfriedAlexanderLeopoldvonBismarck-Schönhausen(GottfriedAlexanderLeopoldGrafvonBismarck-SchönhauseninGerman;19September1962–29June2007)wasaGermanbusinessman,socialiteandmemberoftheprincelyGermanHouseofBismarck.Bismarckwasnotedforhisdissolutelifestyle,andhishomeswerelinkedtotwodeathsfromnarcotics,buthewasnotfoundresponsibleforeither.Hediedofacocaineoverdosein2007. Contents 1Family 2Earlylifeandeducation 3Narcoticsincidentatuniversity 4Businesscareer 5Narcoticsincident2006 6Death 7Ancestry 8Seealso 9References Family[edit] BorninUccle,Belgium,[1]GottfriedvonBismarck-SchönhausenwasthesecondsonofFerdinand,PrincevonBismarckandgrandsonofOtto,PrincevonBismarck,adiplomatatGermany'sembassyinLondonuntilafeudwithThirdReichforeignministerJoachimvonRibbentrop.Hewasthegreat-great-grandsonofGermanChancellorOttovonBismarck. Bismarck'sgreatuncleandnamesakeCountGottfriedwasaNaziofficialwhomayhavebeenpartofthe20JulyplottoassassinateAdolfHitler.HisyoungersisterVanessaGräfinvonBismarck-Schönhausen(born26March1971,Hamburg)isapublicrelationsagentintheUnitedStates.HiselderbrotherCarl-EduardFürstvonBismarck-Schönhausen(born1961)wasamember(MP)oftheGermanBundestag.[1][2]HisyoungerbrotherCountGregorvonBismarck-Schönhausen(born1964)becametheheirofthefamilyestatesaccordingtotheWillofhisfather. Earlylifeandeducation[edit] Bismarckgrewupprimarilyinhisfamily'sancestralestatenearHamburg.HeattendedschoolinGermanyandSwitzerland,hadabriefinternshipattheNewYorkStockExchange,thenenrolledatChristChurch,OxfordUniversity,wherehestudiedPhilosophy,PoliticsandEconomics(PPE)earningathirdclasshonoursdegree.HewasamemberoftheexclusivePiersGavestonSociety,"notedforitspredilectionforrubberwearandwhips,whichheembellishedwithhisandrogynousapparelandlipstick"aswellastheprohibitivelyexpensiveBullingdonClub,knownforitsmembers'wealthanddestructivebinges,alongsidefriendslikeDariusGuppy.[3]ConfessingthathedidnotenjoythetypicalsociallifeinOxford,heandhisfriendsescapedtothewild,fashionablepartiesinLondonontheweekendsorwheneverpossible.Hereportedlydrankheavilyatnightandtookamphetaminesbydaytoconcentrateonhisstudies.[4] Narcoticsincidentatuniversity[edit] ThedeathofheiressOliviaChannon,thedaughteroftheEnglishConservativepoliticianPaulChannon,hadadevastatingeffectonBismarck’slife.[4]ShehadbeenfounddeadfromaheroinoverdoseinhisroomsatChristChurchin1986,buthewasnotpresentatthetime.Bismarckwaschargedwithdrugpossessionandfined£80atanOxfordMagistratesCourt.TheshadowofChannon'sdeathhauntedhim,andhewassaidtohave"weptlikeachild"atherfuneral.[4]HisfatherPrinceFerdinandrecalledhimtoGermanyfortreatmentataprivateclinic,anditwassaidheleftOxfordsoquicklythatafamilyservanthadtosettlehisbillswithpubs,tailorsandrestaurants.[3] Businesscareer[edit] AftercompletionofhisstudiesataGermanuniversity,wherehewroteadoctoralthesisontheEastGermantelephonesystem,BismarckvisitedthefamilyestateatSchönhausen,whichwaslostundercommunistruleinEastGermany.[3]Thiswasapowerfulpersonalexperienceforhim.Later,afterhavingspentsometimeinLosAngeles,hewenttoworkasanexecutiveforthenowdefunctTelemondewiththeintenttoraisecapitalfromthestockmarketbeforeitscollapsein2002.HereturnedtoLondonsoonafterandbecameapromoterofholidaysinUzbekistan.Hewasaco-foundingexecutivewithAIMPartners,aLondon-basedinvestmentfirm.[3]However,hisfatheroftenhadtosettlehisdebts. Narcoticsincident2006[edit] InAugust2006,AnthonyCasey,41,fell20 m(60 ft)fromBismarck'sflatinChelseaanddied.Bismarckwasnotarrestedandthepolicesaidtherewerenodrugsfoundinhisflat.Nevertheless,theeventre-awakenedtheso-called"curse"fromthepastandtriggeredspeculationfromthetabloids.Thecoroner'sreporthadfoundnoalcoholinCasey'sbody,butdidfindasignificantamountofcocaine.[citationneeded] ThecoronerDrPaulKnapmantoldTheGuardianthatagreatdealofsexualparaphernaliawasdiscoveredintheflat,includingsextoysandlubricants.[5]"Incommonparlance,intheearlyhoursofthemorning,therewasagayorgygoingon",Dr.Knapmantoldthenewspaper."Nevertheless,thiswasconductedbyconsentingmalesinprivate."Theaccusationofa"gayorgy"wasofficiallydeniedbyBismarck. Death[edit] Inearly2007,BismarckdiscreetlymovedinwithanoldfriendonPortobelloRoad,NottingHill.Hehadbeenheardtosaythathewasdeeplysaddenedthathislifehadbroughtsomuchshameuponhisfamily.Friendswererelievedhewasmakingsuchaconcertedefforttocleanuphislifeandthathewasbeinghelpedtostartafreshinanewenvironment.On2July2007,hewasfounddeadinthealmostempty£5 millionflat,whichwasintheprocessofbeingsold.Hewas44yearsold.Aninquestintothecircumstanceswasopenedon6July2007.SebastienLucas,thepathologistwhocarriedoutthepost-mortemexamination,saidthatBismarckhadbeeninjectingcocaineonanhourlybasisonthedaybeforehisdeath,andthathisbodycontainedthehighestlevelofcocainethathehadeverseen,aswellasmorphine;healsohadliverdamage,hepatitisB,hepatitisC,andHIV.[6] Ancestry[edit] AncestorsofGottfriedvonBismarck16.PrinceOttoEduardvonBismarck8.PrinceHerbertvonBismarck17.JohannavonPuttkamer4.PrinceOttoChristianvonBismarck18.CountGeorgAntonofHoyos9.CountessMargueriteMalvineofHoyos19.AliceWhitehead2.PrinceFerdinandvonBismarck20.CaptainSvenJustusTengbom10.IvarJustusTengbom21.AgnesCarolinaAlmqvist5.Ann-MariTengbom22.LarsAugustNordin11.HjördisFrederikaNordin23.IdaJosefinaHansson1.CountGottfriedvonBismarck24.AugustePhilippeMarieLippens12.RaymondLippens25.MarieGhislainet'Serstevens6.CountLéonLippens26.BaronLéonMariedeBéthune13.BaronessGhislainedeBéthune27.AnneJeanneDavid-Fischbach-Malacord3.CountessElisabethLippens28.HippolytePhilippeMarieLippens14.CountMauriceAugusteLippens29.CountessLouisedeKerchovedeDenterghem7.CountessSuzanneLippens30.HenriÉdouardAugustePeltzer15.MadeleinePeltzer31.SuzanneAmélieOrban Seealso[edit] MonavonBismarck Carl-EduardvonBismarck References[edit] ^abLeovandePas."DescendantsofHerbordvonBismarck".Worldroots.Archivedfromtheoriginalon6July2008.Retrieved5July2007. ^HeinBruin(4July2007)."DescendantsofOttovonBismarckandJohannavonPuttkamer".HeinsPage.Archivedfromtheoriginalon11January2013.Retrieved5July2007. ^abcd"CountGottfriedvonBismarckObituary".TheDailyTelegraph.5July2007.Retrieved5July2007. ^abcStuartWavell(27August2006)."TheCurseoftheCount".SundayTimes.London.Retrieved5July2007. ^FredAttewill(6October2006)."Fatalfallafter'gayorgy'wasmisadventure".TheGuardian.Retrieved5July2007. ^CahalMilmo(11October2007)."Bismarckdiedafterinjectingcocaine'everyhourforaday'".TheIndependent.Retrieved12October2007. 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