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|death_cause=Cocaine | |death_cause=Cocaine | ||
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| + | |description= [[Bullingdon Club]] member who was noted for his flamboyant lifestyle. | ||
| + | |alma_mater=Christ Church (Oxford) | ||
| + | |birth_name=Gottfried Alexander Leopold Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen | ||
| + | |nationality=German | ||
| + | |parents=Prince Ferdinand von Bismarck, Countess Elisabeth Lippens | ||
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| + | '''Count Gottfried Alexander Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen''' (Gottfried Alexander Leopold Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen in [[German language|German]]); – was a German businessman, socialite and member of the princely German [[House of Bismarck]]. Bismarck was noted for his flamboyant lifestyle that some called ‘dissolute’ after he died, and his homes were linked to two deaths from narcotics, but he was not found responsible for either. He died of a cocaine overdose in 2007. | ||
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| + | He was a member of he [[Bullingdon Club]] at Oxford. | ||
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| + | ==Family== | ||
| + | Born in [[Uccle]], Belgium,<ref name="worldroots">https://web.archive.org/web/20080706112237/http://worldroots.com/brigitte/famous/h/herbordbismarckdesc1280-13.htm</ref> Gottfried von Bismarck-Schönhausen was the second son of [[Ferdinand von Bismarck|Ferdinand, Prince von Bismarck]] and grandson of [[Otto Christian Archibald, Prince of Bismarck|Otto, Prince von Bismarck]], a diplomat at Germany's embassy in London until a feud with [[Nazi Germany|Third Reich]] foreign minister [[Joachim von Ribbentrop]]. He was the great-great-grandson of German Chancellor [[Otto von Bismarck]]. | ||
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| + | Bismarck's great uncle and namesake [[Gottfried Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen|Count Gottfried]] was a Nazi official who may have been part of the [[20 July plot]] to assassinate [[Adolf Hitler]]. His younger sister Vanessa Gräfin von Bismarck-Schönhausen (born 26 March 1971, Hamburg) is a public relations agent in the United States. His elder brother [[Carl von Bismarck|Carl-Eduard Fürst von Bismarck-Schönhausen]] (born 1961) was a member (MP) of the [[German Bundestag]].<ref name="worldroots"/><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20130111052444/http://www.angelfire.com/in/heinbruins/Bismarck.html </ref> His younger brother Count Gregor von Bismarck-Schönhausen (born 1964) became the heir of the family estates according to the Will of his father. | ||
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| + | ==Background== | ||
| + | Bismarck grew up primarily in his family's ancestral estate near Hamburg. He attended school in Germany and Switzerland, had a brief internship at the [[New York Stock Exchange]], then enrolled at [[Christ Church, Oxford University]], where he studied [[Philosophy, Politics and Economics]] (PPE) earning a third class honours degree. He was a member of the exclusive [[Piers Gaveston Society]], "noted for its predilection for [[Clothing fetish|rubber wear]] and [[whip]]s, which he embellished with his androgynous apparel and lipstick" as well as the prohibitively expensive [[Bullingdon Club]], known for its members' wealth and destructive binges, alongside friends like [[Darius Guppy]].<ref name=dtobit>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1556420/Count-Gottfried-von-Bismarck.html]</ref> Confessing that he did not enjoy the typical social life in Oxford, he and his friends escaped to the wild, fashionable parties in London on the weekends or whenever possible. He reportedly drank heavily at night and took [[amphetamines]] by day to concentrate on his studies.<ref name="Times">http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2330658,00.html </ref> | ||
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| + | ==Narcotics incident at university== | ||
| + | The death of heiress Olivia Channon, the daughter of the English Conservative politician [[Paul Channon]], had a devastating effect on Bismarck's life.<ref name="Times"/> She had been found dead from a heroin overdose in his rooms at Christ Church in 1986, but he was not present at the time. Bismarck was charged with drug possession and fined £80 at an Oxford Magistrates Court. The shadow of Channon's death haunted him, and he was said to have "wept like a child" at her funeral.<ref name="Times"/> His father Prince Ferdinand recalled him to Germany for treatment at a private clinic, and it was said he left Oxford so quickly that a family servant had to settle his bills with pubs, tailors and restaurants.<ref name=dtobit/> | ||
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| + | ==Business career== | ||
| + | After completion of his studies at a German university, where he wrote a doctoral thesis on the East German telephone system, Bismarck visited the family estate at [[Schönhausen]], which was lost under communist rule in [[East Germany]].<ref name=dtobit/> This was a powerful personal experience for him. Later, after having spent some time in Los Angeles, he went to work as an executive for the now defunct [[Telemonde]] with the intent to raise capital from the stock market before its collapse in 2002. He returned to London soon after and became a promoter of holidays in Uzbekistan. He was a co-founding executive with [[AIM Partners]], a London-based investment firm.<ref name=dtobit/> However, his father often had to settle his debts. | ||
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| + | ==Narcotics incident 2006== | ||
| + | In August 2006, Anthony Casey, 41, fell 20 m (60 ft) from Bismarck's flat in [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]] and died. Bismarck was not arrested and the police said there were no drugs found in his flat. Nevertheless, the event re-awakened the so-called "curse" from the past and triggered speculation from the tabloids. The coroner's report had found no alcohol in Casey's body, but did find a significant amount of cocaine. {{citation needed|date=December 2020}} | ||
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| + | The coroner Dr [[Paul Knapman]] told ''The Guardian'' that a great deal of sexual [[paraphernalia]] was discovered in the flat, including sex toys and lubricants.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/drugs/Story/0,,1888777,00.html</ref> "In common parlance, in the early hours of the morning, there was a gay orgy going on", Dr. Knapman told the newspaper. "Nevertheless, this was conducted by consenting males in private." The accusation of a "gay orgy" was officially denied by Bismarck. | ||
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| + | ==Death== | ||
| + | In early 2007, Bismarck discreetly moved in with an old friend on Portobello Road, Notting Hill. He had been heard to say that he was deeply saddened that his life had brought so much shame upon his family. Friends were relieved he was making such a concerted effort to clean up his life and that he was being helped to start afresh in a new environment. On 2 July 2007, he was found dead in the almost empty £5 million flat, which was in the process of being sold. He was 44 years old. An inquest into the circumstances was opened on 6 July 2007. Sebastien Lucas, the pathologist who carried out the [[autopsy|post-mortem]] examination, said that Bismarck had been injecting cocaine on an hourly basis on the day before his death, and that his body contained the highest level of cocaine that he had ever seen, as well as [[morphine]]; he also had liver damage, [[hepatitis B]], [[hepatitis C]], and [[HIV]].<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/bismarck-died-after-injecting-cocaine-every-hour-for-a-day-394620.html</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:47, 13 September 2024
 Gottfried von Bismarck    (socialite) | |
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| Born | Gottfried Alexander Leopold Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen 19 September 1962 Uccle, Belgium |
| Died | 29 June 2007 (Age 44) London, England |
Cause of death | Cocaine |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Christ Church (Oxford) |
| Parents | • Prince Ferdinand von Bismarck • Countess Elisabeth Lippens |
| Member of | Bullingdon Club |
Bullingdon Club member who was noted for his flamboyant lifestyle. | |
Count Gottfried Alexander Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen (Gottfried Alexander Leopold Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen in German); – was a German businessman, socialite and member of the princely German House of Bismarck. Bismarck was noted for his flamboyant lifestyle that some called ‘dissolute’ after he died, and his homes were linked to two deaths from narcotics, but he was not found responsible for either. He died of a cocaine overdose in 2007.
He was a member of he Bullingdon Club at Oxford.
Contents
Family
Born in Uccle, Belgium,[1] Gottfried von Bismarck-Schönhausen was the second son of Ferdinand, Prince von Bismarck and grandson of Otto, Prince von Bismarck, a diplomat at Germany's embassy in London until a feud with Third Reich foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop. He was the great-great-grandson of German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck.
Bismarck's great uncle and namesake Count Gottfried was a Nazi official who may have been part of the 20 July plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. His younger sister Vanessa Gräfin von Bismarck-Schönhausen (born 26 March 1971, Hamburg) is a public relations agent in the United States. His elder brother Carl-Eduard Fürst von Bismarck-Schönhausen (born 1961) was a member (MP) of the German Bundestag.[1][2] His younger brother Count Gregor von Bismarck-Schönhausen (born 1964) became the heir of the family estates according to the Will of his father.
Background
Bismarck grew up primarily in his family's ancestral estate near Hamburg. He attended school in Germany and Switzerland, had a brief internship at the New York Stock Exchange, then enrolled at Christ Church, Oxford University, where he studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) earning a third class honours degree. He was a member of the exclusive Piers Gaveston Society, "noted for its predilection for rubber wear and whips, which he embellished with his androgynous apparel and lipstick" as well as the prohibitively expensive Bullingdon Club, known for its members' wealth and destructive binges, alongside friends like Darius Guppy.[3] Confessing that he did not enjoy the typical social life in Oxford, he and his friends escaped to the wild, fashionable parties in London on the weekends or whenever possible. He reportedly drank heavily at night and took amphetamines by day to concentrate on his studies.[4]
Narcotics incident at university
The death of heiress Olivia Channon, the daughter of the English Conservative politician Paul Channon, had a devastating effect on Bismarck's life.[4] She had been found dead from a heroin overdose in his rooms at Christ Church in 1986, but he was not present at the time. Bismarck was charged with drug possession and fined £80 at an Oxford Magistrates Court. The shadow of Channon's death haunted him, and he was said to have "wept like a child" at her funeral.[4] His father Prince Ferdinand recalled him to Germany for treatment at a private clinic, and it was said he left Oxford so quickly that a family servant had to settle his bills with pubs, tailors and restaurants.[3]
Business career
After completion of his studies at a German university, where he wrote a doctoral thesis on the East German telephone system, Bismarck visited the family estate at Schönhausen, which was lost under communist rule in East Germany.[3] This was a powerful personal experience for him. Later, after having spent some time in Los Angeles, he went to work as an executive for the now defunct Telemonde with the intent to raise capital from the stock market before its collapse in 2002. He returned to London soon after and became a promoter of holidays in Uzbekistan. He was a co-founding executive with AIM Partners, a London-based investment firm.[3] However, his father often had to settle his debts.
Narcotics incident 2006
In August 2006, Anthony Casey, 41, fell 20 m (60 ft) from Bismarck's flat in Chelsea and died. Bismarck was not arrested and the police said there were no drugs found in his flat. Nevertheless, the event re-awakened the so-called "curse" from the past and triggered speculation from the tabloids. The coroner's report had found no alcohol in Casey's body, but did find a significant amount of cocaine.[citation needed]
The coroner Dr Paul Knapman told The Guardian that a great deal of sexual paraphernalia was discovered in the flat, including sex toys and lubricants.[5] "In common parlance, in the early hours of the morning, there was a gay orgy going on", Dr. Knapman told the newspaper. "Nevertheless, this was conducted by consenting males in private." The accusation of a "gay orgy" was officially denied by Bismarck.
Death
In early 2007, Bismarck discreetly moved in with an old friend on Portobello Road, Notting Hill. He had been heard to say that he was deeply saddened that his life had brought so much shame upon his family. Friends were relieved he was making such a concerted effort to clean up his life and that he was being helped to start afresh in a new environment. On 2 July 2007, he was found dead in the almost empty £5 million flat, which was in the process of being sold. He was 44 years old. An inquest into the circumstances was opened on 6 July 2007. Sebastien Lucas, the pathologist who carried out the post-mortem examination, said that Bismarck had been injecting cocaine on an hourly basis on the day before his death, and that his body contained the highest level of cocaine that he had ever seen, as well as morphine; he also had liver damage, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV.[6]
References
- ↑ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20080706112237/http://worldroots.com/brigitte/famous/h/herbordbismarckdesc1280-13.htm
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130111052444/http://www.angelfire.com/in/heinbruins/Bismarck.html
- ↑ a b c d https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1556420/Count-Gottfried-von-Bismarck.html]
- ↑ a b c http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2330658,00.html
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/drugs/Story/0,,1888777,00.html
- ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/bismarck-died-after-injecting-cocaine-every-hour-for-a-day-394620.html
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