Albrecht Graf von Roon | |
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 Albrecht von Roon in the 1870s | |
| Minister President of Prussia | |
| In office 1 January 1873 – 9 November 1873 | |
| Monarch | Wilhelm I |
| Preceded by | Otto von Bismarck |
| Succeeded by | Otto von Bismarck |
| Prussian Minister of War | |
| In office 5 December 1859 – 9 November 1873 | |
| Preceded by | Eduard von Bonin |
| Succeeded by | Georg von Kameke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 April 1803 Pleushagen, Province of Pomerania, Holy Roman Empire (now Pleśna, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland) |
| Died | 23 February 1879 (aged 75) Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Resting place | Reichenbach |
| Awards | |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch/service |  Prussian Army |
| Years of service | 1821–1873 |
| Rank | Generalfeldmarschall |
| Battles/wars | |
Albrecht Theodor Emil Graf von Roon[a] (German pronunciation: [ˈalbʁɛçt fɔn ˈʁoːn]; 30 April 1803 – 23 February 1879) 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 moderate conservative and supporter of executive monarchy, he was an avid modernizer who worked to improve the efficiency of the army.
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