Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst

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Chlodwig Carl Viktor, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Prince of Ratibor and Corvey (German: Chlodwig Carl Viktor Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Prinz von Ratibor und von Corvey) (31 March 1819 – 6 July 1901), usually referred to as the Prince of Hohenlohe, was a German statesman, who served as the imperial chancellor of the German Empire and minister-president of Prussia from 1894 to 1900. A member of the princely house of Hohenlohe, Chlodwig served in the Prussian civil service until 1845, when he succeeded as Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst and became a member of the Bavarian Reichsrat. In 1866, on the recommendation of the composer Richard Wagner, Hohenlohe was appointed minister-president of Bavaria, and came to be regarded as the second most important statesman in Germany after Otto von Bismarck. His pro-Prussian stance and opposition to ultramontanism ultimately led to his downfall. He was forced to resign in 1870 but remained a highly influential figure. In 1871, he...

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