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The Political Situation—The Schleswig-Holstein Question—The War of 1866 53 VIII. The King makes the Tour of his Kingdom 58 IX. Ludwig’s Betrothal 63 X. The King goes to Paris—Disharmonies between the Engaged Couple—Ludwig meets the Emperor Napoleon and the Empress Eugénie in Augsburg—The King breaks his Promise of Marriage 75 XI. After the Parting with Sophie—Episodes from the King’s Excursions in the Highlands 81 XII. The Empress of Russia visits Bavaria—The Duchess Sophie’s Engagement and Marriage—An Unexpected Meeting with the Duchesse d’Alençon—A Last Attempt to forge the Links of Hymen around Ludwig 86 XIII. Ludwig and the Artistes of the Stage—Josephine Schefzky 92 XIV. Prince Hohenlohe—Political Frictions 99 XV. A Meeting between Bismarck and Ludwig 108 XVI. Outbreak of the War with France 111 XVII. During the War—The German Empire is Proclaimed 118 XVIII. public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@48578@[email protected]#ch18" id="xd21e354" class="pginternal"