The Alliance “For” and “Against”: Italy in the Triple Alliance (1885 – 1887)

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Pages: 375-385
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54664/UGSO3738

Abstract:

The text provides a general picture of Italian politics in the most critical phase (1885 – 1887) of the “Bulgarian Question” raised in Europe after the Union of the Principality of Bulgaria with Eastern Rumelia in September 1885. The author relates the diplomatic moves made in the current development of the crisis by the Foreign Minister, Count Nicolis di Robilant, to his initial conception of a new treaty framework of the Triple Alliance in 1882. The aim of the Count to strengthen and guarantee Italy's position in the Alliance is achieved according to the formula of two separate but consistent lines of behavior – distancing from the partners in the Alliance, on the one hand, and rapprochement with England, on the other. A key point in the positive outcome for the Italian politics is the final disintegration of the parallel for the partners’ Three Emperors’ League – a personal prediction of Robilant since the 70s, which also guarantees the effectiveness of the current diplomatic course undertaken.

Keywords:

Triple Alliance; Three Emperors’ League; Nicolis di Robilant; Otto von Bismarck; Gustav Kálnoky; Alexander I von Battenberg; Bulgarian Question.

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