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The Battle for Constantinople Across European Powers
The article surveys the long contest over Constantinople, tracing its fate through rulers from Popes Sixtus V to Napoleon III and Catherine the Great. It notes Britain’s past protectorship, Russia’s ambitions, and the strategic, religious, and economic significance of the city, as well as the rivals of Greece and Bulgaria seeking control of the prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Europe
Sixtus V
Pius V
Leo X
Francis 1
Henry IV
Frince
Peter the Great
Catherine the Great
Clars Alexander
Nicholas
Alexander II
Russia
Napoleon I
Napoleon III
Marimiisian I
Joseph II
Germany
Elizabeth
Bismarck
Bosporus
Great Britain
Ottoman Empire
San Stefano
Constantnople
Dardanelles
Sea of
Marmora
Bir Waward Grey
Foreign Affairs
House of Commons
Mediterranean
Black Sea
France
M. Bagonoff
Vetrograd
St. Sophia
Rome
Constantipole
Weli
Sokolniki
Lesueur
Napoleom
Peter
Petrograd
Moscow
Stamboul
Alexander I
Napoleon
Grande Armee
Prussia
Sweden
Austria
Leipzig
Waterloo
Elba
St. Helena
Asia
Indian Ocean
Suez Canal
Red Sea
Ismid
Persian Gulf
Konia
Bagday
India
Edward Grey
British Empire
England
Africa
Mosque of
Athens
Constantine
Sophia
Ferdinand
Basellica