[citation needed] After receiving his Abitur in 1982, von Bismarck completed his two years of military service at the Bismarck-Kaserne [de] in Wentorf, West Germany.

[6] In 1985, von Bismarck concluded his training in capital markets investing at Citibank and worked for Shearson Lehman in New York.

When Peter Harry Carstensen became Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein, Bismarck replaced him in the Bundestag, the German parliament.

Von Bismarck was previously married to Mexican-American actress Laura Harring (1987–1989), Swiss heiress and humanitarian Celia Demaurex (1997–2004), and Canadian designer Nathalie Bariman (2004–2014).

[8][10][11] German Chancellor Angela Merkel is reported to have told the couple, "You two have united history... the next Prince of Bismarck will be a mix of both religions.