The Three Caesars ' Alliance or League of the Three Emperors (German: Dreikaiserabkommen, Russian: Союз трёх императоров) was an alliance between the German Empire, the Russian Empire and Austria - Hungary, from 1873 to 1887. Chancellor Otto von Bismarck took full charge of German foreign policy from 1870 to his dismissal in 1890. His goal was a peaceful Europe, based on the balance of power. Bismarck feared that a hostile combination of Austria, France and Russia would crush Germany. If two of them were allied, then the third would ally with Germany only if Germany conceded excessive demands. The solution was to ally with two of the three. In 1873 he formed the League of the Three Emperors, an alliance of the Kaiser of Germany, the Tsar of Russia, and the Kaiser of Austria - Hungary. Together they would control Eastern Europe, making sure that restive ethnic groups such as the Poles were kept in control. It aimed at neutralizing the rivalry between Germany 's two neighbors by an agreement over their respective spheres of influence in the Balkans and at isolating Germany 's enemy, France. The Balkans posed a more serious issue, and Bismarck 's solution was to give Austria predominance in the western areas, and Russia in the eastern areas.
who created the three emperors' league in 1872
German Empire Russian Empire Austria - Hungary Austria - Hungary