Albrecht von Roon
Politician
1803 – 1879
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Who was Albrecht von Roon?
Albrecht Theodor Emil Graf von Roon was a Prussian soldier and statesman. As Minister of War from 1859 to 1873, Roon, along with Otto von Bismarck and Helmuth von Moltke, was a dominating figure in Prussia's government during the key decade of the 1860s, when a series of successful wars against Denmark, Austria and France led to German unification under Prussia's leadership. A conservative and reactionary supporter of the monarchy, he was an avid modernizer who worked to improve the efficiency of the army.
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- Born
- Apr 30, 1803
Pleśna, West Pomeranian Voivodeship - Nationality
- Germany
- Died
- Feb 23, 1879
Berlin
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on July 23, 2013
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