Word: empress
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Dates: during 1891-1891
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...democratic with monarchical principles. Bismarck did not attempt a reconciliation which he knew to be impossible. The French will never be reconciled to a separation with Alsace-Lorraine, for that would mean a recognition of the monarchical form of government over French subjects. The visit of the empress Friedrick to Paris was marked by respect on the part of the French. But when it appeared that this visit was merely to give Wilhelm a chance to say, "There you see reconciliation," Frenchmen said, "No, we will not have reconciliation...