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Varzin and Friedrichsruhe: Bismarck’s austere private world
An interior tour of Varzin and Friedrichsruhe reveals Bismarck’s Spartan taste and controlled life. The Varzin park and streams contrast with the austere rooms, while the Friedrichsruhe audience chamber shows relics of Berlin and a portrait collection. The private study remains a hub of hard work, with little comfort and a backless chair. The article notes the Chancellor’s cold, disciplined philosophy, his family’s unity, and a ceremonial folding table linked to the Franco German peace talks.
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London
Ehrlicher Mahler
Berlin
Count Munster
St. James’s
terza
Count Herbert
the
Hague
Count Herbret
Puttkammer
Pomerania
University of
Bonn
Prince Imperial
Prince William of
Prussia
Germany
ani
Dun Juan
Europe
Varzin
Friedrichsruhe
Count Godegils
Bismarck
Count Kalnoky
Besswitz
Napoleon
Russia
Dantzig
Lauenburg
Fredrichernhe
Friedrichecuhe
Tara
Honiggrats
Beaconsfield
Monsieur Thiers
M. Bonnat
Marshal Moltke
Cardinal Hohenlohe
Chartemagne
Friedricharuhe
Count Banzau
Moltka
Anton von Werner
Paris
William
Prince William
Countess
phip
Herbert
aid
Frederick the Great
Sana Souci
Voltaire
Ferney
France
Vargailles
Rue de Provance