1. a mythical monster usually represented as breathing fire and having a scaly reptilian body, wings, claws, and a long tail. 2. informal a fierce or intractable person, esp a woman. 3. (Animals) any of various very large lizards, esp the Komodo dragon.
OTTO VON BISMARCK. Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) The battleship Bismarck was named in honour of Otto FÃ¼rst von Bismarck, the architect of German unification and the arbiter of European politics during the second half of the 19th century. Bismarck, also known as the Iron Chancellor, was the founder and first chancellor of the German Empire, and through his diplomatic skills, he managed to maintain the peace in Europe for a generation.
Alfred reigned as Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1893 to 1900. He was the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He was known as the Duke of Edinburgh from 1866 until he succeeded his paternal uncle Ernest II as the reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in the German Empire.