King William I. on the spa promenade in Bad Ems, 1870
King Wilhelm I. of Prussia is seen here in company of hid adjutant von Sepel on the spa promenade in Bad Ems. In this health resort, the king held a conversation with the French ambassador Count Benedetti on the French request for a waiver on the Hohenzollern candidacy for the throne in Spain. H. Abeken sent a telegram on 13.07.1870 which reported on the contents of this conversation, the so-called Ems telegram to Berlin
Picture No
10519843
Media ID
48006734
Size
2756px x 1752px
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Credit
Mary Evans / SZ Photo / Scherl
Date
1870
