Abstract

This commemorative placard shows Kaiser Wilhelm I, Habsburg Emperor Franz Joseph, and Russian Tsar Alexander II with their leading statesmen: Bismarck, Count Gyula Andrássy, and Prince Alexander Gorchakov. The banners at top and bottom read “May peace be with you!” [“Friede sei unter Euch!”] and “Strength through unity” [“Einigkeit macht stark”].

Three Emperors’ Meeting in Berlin (September 5–12, 1872)

Source

Source: Commemorative issued in celebration of the emperors’ meeting in Berlin in September 1872. Photo collage/cabinet card (1872).
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Recommended Citation

Three Emperors’ Meeting in Berlin (September 5–12, 1872), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/forging-an-empire-bismarckian-germany-1866-1890/ghdi:image-1418> [April 23, 2024].