th Austria. Bismarck wanted to unite Germany with Prussian power. Bismarck wanted to separate Germany with Austria. He strongly opposed to alliance with Austria. He had even thought to intrigue other nation to fight with Austria. Thus, he could take advantage of it. In 1859 he was sent as ambassador to Russia, and then to France in 1862. When there was a constitutional conflict in Prussia, King William was looking for a man to help him. Bismarck was the best choice. But Bismarck demanded to be free in foreign policy. William would not allow it. As a result, Bismarck stayed in France for about 6 months, which pushed William to the wall. In late 1862, Bismarck returned to Berlin and was appointed to be prime minister of Prussia and soon later became foreign minister as well. King William did not have a choice. Bismarck was 47.
             When Bismarck became prime minister of Prussia, he devoted himself to the task of unifying Germany. Bismarck had no real devotion to the monarchy. He wanted to have absolute control. Usually, nationalism had been related with liberalism, but Bismarck made a conservative nationalism a possibility. In a speech given to the budget commission to se
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