... in 1868, it had been totally unplanned by Bismarck, but was characteristically well exploited to further the cause of German unification. The Spanish throne had been offered to the Hohenzollern Prince, Leopold, although it was initially rejected, Bismarck persuaded King Wilhelm I to support the candidature, it was later described as "a prime factor in Bismarck's political calculations" (by ... Prince Charles Anthony). However when the news of this private acceptance of the candidature became known to the French authorities and population, there was a national outcry in France which led ...

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