Kaiser Wilhelm Left This Letter Unopened for Six Months
Late 19th Century

Kaiser Wilhelm Left This Letter Unopened for Six Months

For six months in 1889, a jewelry box sat unopened on Kaiser Wilhelm II's desk, holding a letter that could have changed the course of European history.

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EuropeAustro-Hungarian EmpireGerman EmpireDiplomacyPre World War ILate 19th CenturyKaiser Wilhelm IIFranz JosephAlliance SystemMissed Opportunities

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