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🎵 The Ems Dispatch - Berlin, 13 July 1870 (History Song)

✍️ Human Researched & Written | 🤖 AI Voice In July 1870, diplomatic tensions between France and Prussia escalated over the Spanish succession. After Spain offered its vacant throne to Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern, France feared encirclement by Hohenzollern rulers in both the east and the south. The French ambassador, Vincent Benedetti, approached King Wilhelm I in the spa town of Bad Ems to demand a formal commitment that no Hohenzollern would ever accept the Spanish crown. Wilhelm refused politely and reported the conversation by telegram to Chancellor Otto von Bismarck in Berlin. Bismarck shortened and sharpened the telegram’s wording to make it appear dismissive and provocative. The edited version was published on 13 July 1870 as the “Ems Dispatch.” It gave the impression that both sides had insulted each other. French public opinion reacted with outrage. Only four days later, France declared war on Prussia. Bismarck’s calculated edit triggered the Franco-Prussian War. It unified the German states against a common enemy and set the stage for the proclamation of the German Empire in January 1871. #bismarck #emsdispatch #francoprussianwar #germanempire #wilhelmi #leopoldofhohenzollern #napoleoniii #diplomatichistory #nineteenthcentury #telegramwarfare #ai