THE THREE EMPERORS LEAGUE
A brief summary
THE COLLABORATORS AND
FORMATION
The three emperors league consisted of Emperor Franz Joseph I of AustriaHungary, Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany and Tsar Alexander II of Russia.
It formed on October 22 nd 1873 for the first time.
Otto Van Bismark was the one whome had negotiated the agreement
He was trying to revive the Holy Alliance of 1815
The Schnönbrunn Convention that was signed by Russia and Austria-Hungary,
June 6th 1873
BACKGROUND
Issues concerning the maintenance of power balance in Europe were usually
handled by Bismarck
Many believed this to be an important part of his political philosophy
Violence persisted when Germany was united even after their victory in the
Franco-Prussian war, they didn’t want to reluctant to provoke the French, but
limited them.
DISSOLUTION AND REVIVAL
Disbanded in 1875 over conflicting
ideas about Balkan territory
The full conclusion occurred in 1879
where it gave way to the dual alliance
The Three Emperors League was
revived on June 18 1881, but lived
only for three years, revived again in
1884, but lapsed one final time in
1887.
The League kept collapsing because
of colliding territorial interests
between Austria-Hungary and Russia
for the Balkans