Bismarck is actually dripping in that white uniform
I see this everyday when booting up Victoria II 🙂
Regardless of the political implications etc, it’s a well done painting.
Though yes, it was a dick move of Bismarck to do this in Versailles.
it was this observation in the European (especially the British) chancelleries that laid the foundations for what would have been the First World War. Not even my dog believes Princip’s isolated gesture
History class flashbacks.
This was done in Versailles which was a real dick move to the French.
It’s no wonder the French were so harsh to them in the treaty of Versailles. The symbolism of returning the favour of humiliating them in the same Palace was too tempting to pass on.
Little fun fact:
Until the last moment it was not clear what title Wilhelm I would bear.
He himself preferred the title “Emperor of Germany”, whom the dukes and prices opposed, because it would imply a direct authority over themselfes.
Bismarck wanted the title “German Emperor” because it would recall the Roman Empire and the HRE. And because it wouldn’t upset the princes and dukes.
The Frankfurter Parliament suggested (years before) the title “Emperor of the Germans”. But this title was out of question for Wilhelm, because he saw himself as emperor chosen by the grace of god and not by or for the people. (The title was also preferred by the dukes and prices, because it would not imply any authority.)
The Grand Duke of Baden, Friedrich I, also son in law to Wilhelm, was the one to proclaim the new German Emperor and had not been giving the “correct” title, because everyone wanted another. Wilhelm had even suggested to not be proclaimed as emperor at all, if he didn’t get his title “Emperor of Germany”.
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So Friedich of Baden proclaimed the new emperor, knowing he stepped in a minefield and that someone would be angry no matter what, as:
“Seine Majestät, Kaiser Wilhelm!”
“His Majesty, Emperor Wilhelm!”
…smart guy!
​
He later was simply called “German Emperor” as he was called in the constitution of the German Empire.
How the mighty have fallen.
Another fun fact: Bismarck didn’t wear a white uniform at the actual ceremony. His uniform was painted white to make him stand out as the painting was a birthday present to him.
The rise and fall of the German Empire never ceases to fascinate me.
Nearing the 19th century’s end, it would seem that Germany’s future as a country was brighter than ever. Its GDP was the highest in continental Europe and the 3rd highest in the world. It had a dominant industry and an increasing share of the world’s trade. It became the first welfare state in the world under the Bismarck model. Germany held a widely respected cultural legacy, dominating the natural sciences, winning Nobel Prizes and having produced influental minds such as Dürer, Kepler, Mozart, von Beethoven, Gauss, Kant, Schinkel, Gutenberg, Hegel, Siegfried Marcus, von Liebig, Kepler, and so on. The German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck was able to butter up and reassure Germany’s European neighbours into accepting this huge, solid block of a state unified in the middle of Europe and preserve the balance of power with the Dreikaiserbund. But despite all this, the German elite, notably Kaiser Wilhelm II, still felt insecure about Germany’s standing in the word. They had unified relatively late compared to other European powers and had no historical prestige to ride on as a unified nation state that would date back hundreds of years like countries such as England, Sweden, Portugal, Russia or France had. They had no colonies and they had missed out on the 1700s-1800s colonial scrambles.
So as a young state with all this growing power and hunger in them, they were more than eager to flex Germany’s newfound muscle. Under Kaiser Wilhelm II’s rule, Germany largerly abandoned the Bismarckian policies and embraced the *”Weltmacht oder niedergang”* mentality in an attempt to secure their perceivably ”rightful place in the sun” as a world power which they felt was finally due. Thus came the rapid naval expansion, colonial scramble, interference in the British and French zones of influence in Africa, abandonment of Russia in the favor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, all of which only helped create tension that contributed to the start of WW1 and brought these former enemies together.
A bunch of babbling “Junkers” … Dog kennels are more comprehensible.
Imagine that room smells like cabbage farts and incontinence.
I can easily imagine everybody in that room loudly and proudly singing that song.
Always found it crazy how the German Empire was formed in France. Pretty big “fuck you” to the French
[Here’s a good video](https://youtu.be/PSKQ3ZNQ_O8?t=15) that helps depict and demonstrate the unification of Germany and the consequences it had for the rest of Europe.
Insert grenade
A Richmond AFL private school old boys reunion
*Record scratch*
*Freeze frame*
“Yep, that’s me. You’re probably wondering how I got into this situation…”
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What a huge mistake.
Images that precede unfortunate events
I have a bad feeling about this…
Bismarck is actually dripping in that white uniform
I see this everyday when booting up Victoria II 🙂
Regardless of the political implications etc, it’s a well done painting.
Though yes, it was a dick move of Bismarck to do this in Versailles.
it was this observation in the European (especially the British) chancelleries that laid the foundations for what would have been the First World War. Not even my dog believes Princip’s isolated gesture
History class flashbacks.
This was done in Versailles which was a real dick move to the French.
It’s no wonder the French were so harsh to them in the treaty of Versailles. The symbolism of returning the favour of humiliating them in the same Palace was too tempting to pass on.
Little fun fact:
Until the last moment it was not clear what title Wilhelm I would bear.
He himself preferred the title “Emperor of Germany”, whom the dukes and prices opposed, because it would imply a direct authority over themselfes.
Bismarck wanted the title “German Emperor” because it would recall the Roman Empire and the HRE. And because it wouldn’t upset the princes and dukes.
The Frankfurter Parliament suggested (years before) the title “Emperor of the Germans”. But this title was out of question for Wilhelm, because he saw himself as emperor chosen by the grace of god and not by or for the people. (The title was also preferred by the dukes and prices, because it would not imply any authority.)
The Grand Duke of Baden, Friedrich I, also son in law to Wilhelm, was the one to proclaim the new German Emperor and had not been giving the “correct” title, because everyone wanted another. Wilhelm had even suggested to not be proclaimed as emperor at all, if he didn’t get his title “Emperor of Germany”.
​
So Friedich of Baden proclaimed the new emperor, knowing he stepped in a minefield and that someone would be angry no matter what, as:
“Seine Majestät, Kaiser Wilhelm!”
“His Majesty, Emperor Wilhelm!”
…smart guy!
​
He later was simply called “German Emperor” as he was called in the constitution of the German Empire.
How the mighty have fallen.
Another fun fact: Bismarck didn’t wear a white uniform at the actual ceremony. His uniform was painted white to make him stand out as the painting was a birthday present to him.
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Germany back then was something
The rise and fall of the German Empire never ceases to fascinate me.
Nearing the 19th century’s end, it would seem that Germany’s future as a country was brighter than ever. Its GDP was the highest in continental Europe and the 3rd highest in the world. It had a dominant industry and an increasing share of the world’s trade. It became the first welfare state in the world under the Bismarck model. Germany held a widely respected cultural legacy, dominating the natural sciences, winning Nobel Prizes and having produced influental minds such as Dürer, Kepler, Mozart, von Beethoven, Gauss, Kant, Schinkel, Gutenberg, Hegel, Siegfried Marcus, von Liebig, Kepler, and so on. The German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck was able to butter up and reassure Germany’s European neighbours into accepting this huge, solid block of a state unified in the middle of Europe and preserve the balance of power with the Dreikaiserbund. But despite all this, the German elite, notably Kaiser Wilhelm II, still felt insecure about Germany’s standing in the word. They had unified relatively late compared to other European powers and had no historical prestige to ride on as a unified nation state that would date back hundreds of years like countries such as England, Sweden, Portugal, Russia or France had. They had no colonies and they had missed out on the 1700s-1800s colonial scrambles.
So as a young state with all this growing power and hunger in them, they were more than eager to flex Germany’s newfound muscle. Under Kaiser Wilhelm II’s rule, Germany largerly abandoned the Bismarckian policies and embraced the *”Weltmacht oder niedergang”* mentality in an attempt to secure their perceivably ”rightful place in the sun” as a world power which they felt was finally due. Thus came the rapid naval expansion, colonial scramble, interference in the British and French zones of influence in Africa, abandonment of Russia in the favor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, all of which only helped create tension that contributed to the start of WW1 and brought these former enemies together.
A bunch of babbling “Junkers” … Dog kennels are more comprehensible.
Imagine that room smells like cabbage farts and incontinence.
A fitting piece of music for this moment… https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cJz6Oqm4UoY
I can easily imagine everybody in that room loudly and proudly singing that song.
Always found it crazy how the German Empire was formed in France. Pretty big “fuck you” to the French
[Here’s a good video](https://youtu.be/PSKQ3ZNQ_O8?t=15) that helps depict and demonstrate the unification of Germany and the consequences it had for the rest of Europe.
Insert grenade
A Richmond AFL private school old boys reunion
*Record scratch*
*Freeze frame*
“Yep, that’s me. You’re probably wondering how I got into this situation…”
Those uniforms though