Cartoon, The Throne, WW1

Cartoon, The Throne. Showing the leaders of the four Central Powers gathered round the Austrian throne. Seated on the throne itself are the German Kaiser Wilhelm II (left) and Charles I of Austria (Karl Franz Joseph Ludwig Hubert Georg Otto Marie, right), who succeeded Emperor Franz Joseph in 1916 (seen here in the form of a rug under their feet). Seated on either side are King Ferdinand of Bulgaria (left) and Mehmed V of Turkey (right). Wilhelm and Charles are squashed together on the throne -- Wilhelm says: If it's a bit of a tight fit, I'll bring you a little chair

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