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Secrets of the Courts of Europe Retold by an Ambassador
An unnamed ambassador recounts dramatic imperial diplomacy from the Franco‑German tensions of the 1870s. He describes Bismarck’s schemes, Fleuriot’s misreadings, and a staged paper trick in Berlin and Paris, ending with the Kaiser's reaction and the unraveling of the triple alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Sardou
Comedie Francaine
Bismarck
Prince von Bismarck
France
M. de Blowitz
London Times
Alexander II
Russia
M. Fleuriot
Berlin
Wilhelm I
Germany
Dedline
Uderstanding
Alsace-Lorraine
Egypt
Great Britain
Waterloo
Eayot
Paris
Herlin
England
Lord Soames
Prince Bismarck
Foreign Office
Quai d'Orsay
M. Flewriot
Eust
Baron
Fleuriot
Ber- UN
Wilhelm II
Charles XI
Machiavelli
Klemarck
Imperial Palace
M. le Baron
Wilhelm
Soames
Begin
Pen
Hut
Prince
Kaleer
M. T
U.S
Great Britains