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Luxembourg Crisis
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The Luxembourg Crisis was a diplomatic dispute and confrontation in 1867 between France and Prussia over the political status of Luxembourg.
Otto von Bismarck, the minister president of Prussia, whose non-committal answers encouraged French Emperor Napoleon III.
Otto von Bismarck, the minister president of Prussia, whose non-committal answers encouraged French Emperor Napoleon III.
Biarritz's Villa Eugénie hosted critical negotiations between Napoleon III and Bismarck.
Biarritz's Villa Eugénie hosted critical negotiations between Napoleon III and Bismarck.
A 1867 German caricature showing Germania, the personification of the German nation, asking Otto von Bismarck (as a shepherd of the German states), to
A 1867 German caricature showing Germania, the personification of the German nation, asking Otto von Bismarck (as a shepherd of the German states), to protect Luxembourg, who is threatened by Napoleon III (as a wolf) on the other side of the Rhine
Cartoon mocking the Dutch government for dragging the Netherlands into a European conflict because of William III's personal troubles
Cartoon mocking the Dutch government for dragging the Netherlands into a European conflict because of William III's personal troubles
Fortress of Luxembourg
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The Fortress of Luxembourg is the former fortifications of Luxembourg City, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, which were mostly dismantled beginning in 1867. The fortress was of great stra
Luxembourg Crisis
…two parties, but was peacefully resolved by the Treaty of London. Luxembourg City boasted some of the most impressive fortifications in the world, the Fortress of Luxembourg, partly designed by Marshal Vauban and improved by subsequent engineers, which gave the city the nickname "Gibraltar of the North". Since the 1815…
Fortress of Luxembourg, before its demolition in 1867
Fortress of Luxembourg, before its demolition in 1867
The "Bock" promontory in 1867
The "Bock" promontory in 1867
The Bock
The Bock
"Huelen Zant" (Hollow tooth), the remains of a tower of one of the fortress gates, on the Bock rock. During the demolition works after 1871, the tower
"Huelen Zant" (Hollow tooth), the remains of a tower of one of the fortress gates, on the Bock rock. During the demolition works after 1871, the tower was only half destroyed and transformed to look like the ruins of a medieval castle.