Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen person
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France targeted_for_regime_change
Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen documented
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“It was, of course, the French effort to prohibit his candidature, implying as it seemed a new Prussian threat from the south, which precipitated the fateful war of 1870.…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 2: The World's Banker, 1849-1999 · ch. FIVE Bonds and Iron (1867-1870)
Otto von Bismarck supported
Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen documented
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“But they failed to grasp the significance of Bismarck’s support for his candidacy, which he decided upon as early as February.…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 2: The World's Banker, 1849-1999 · ch. SIX Reich, Republic, Rentes (1870-1873)
Otto von Bismarck persuaded
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“In fact, Leopold had declined the candidacy on April 22, and it was only after much persuasion that Bismarck overturned this.…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 2: The World's Banker, 1849-1999 · ch. SIX Reich, Republic, Rentes (1870-1873)
Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen family_of
Karl Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen documented
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“Bismarck’s difficulty was in overcoming the reluctance of Leopold’s father Karl Anton...…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 2: The World's Banker, 1849-1999 · ch. SIX Reich, Republic, Rentes (1870-1873)
Karl Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen family_of
Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen documented
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“On July 12 Karl Anton declared that his son would not, after all, be a candidate.…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 2: The World's Banker, 1849-1999 · ch. SIX Reich, Republic, Rentes (1870-1873)