European monarchs before World War I (1911-1914)

Emperor Wilhelm II inspects the military formation before the parade.

Infantry of the Russian Imperial Army at the parade in Krasnoye Selo.

The Russian squadron at the Kronstadt roadstead on July 7, 1914. The imperial yacht "Alexandria" with the French Prime Minister Poincaré on board approaches the Peterhof pier.

Members of the French delegation and generals of His Majesty's retinue walk along the pier to the English Embankment.

The Empress and the Grand Duchesses at the parade in Krasnoye Selo.

View of London Bridge.

The movement of the mounted escort on the bridge over the Thames (top).

The French and British flags flutter.

The Prime Minister of Great Britain and his wife await the arrival of Poincaré on August 1, 1914. View of the Eiffel Tower (top to bottom).

Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid II near a car.

Emperor Wilhelm II bids farewell to a general as he gets into his car.

German officials in tailcoats and top hats file past the emperor.

Military parade in Washington (top).

General Joffre among the French military.

Emperor Wilhelm II among the military.

Military parade and patriotic demonstration in Rome.

Passersby on the streets of Vienna.

A passenger in a carriage.

A speaker speaks from the podium.

View of central Vienna.

Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary among guests at the wedding of Archduke Karl in 1911. Faces of the guests.

A report in a French newspaper about the wedding of Archduke Karl and Princess Zita-Bourbon of Parma.

Horse-drawn carriages on a Paris street in the 1910s.

The chauffeur helps the ladies into the car, gets behind the wheel, and drives off.

Customers at tables at a sidewalk cafe.

Photograph of central Belgrade in 1914. Patriotic demonstrations in Berlin after the declaration of war.

Photograph of Franz Joseph I. People strolling in a park in Vienna.