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Franz Joseph I

The young Archduke "Franzl" was brought up by his mother as a future Emperor with emphasis on devotion, responsibility and diligence. -> his traditional policy for Bosnia and Herzegovina

Wilhelm II

In 1863, when he was four-year-old, his 18-year-old uncle Alfred told him to be quiet. Wilhelm II drew his dagger and threatened in the response. He was emotional and often lost his temper. -> He advocated his risky foreign policy.

Nikolai II

His grandfather, Alexander II was assassinated by an anarchist.

I tried to lift him but the czar's legs were shattered, and the blood poured out of them.

  • Police Chief Dvorzhitsky, after the assassination of Alexander II

Nikolai II and his father, Alexander III witnessed the death.

-> the regression in domestic modernization.

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