Bad Ems Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
seat of Rhein-Lahn-Kreis and town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
About Bad Ems
In the summer of 1870, the Prussian King Wilhelm (born 1797) spent his well earnedKurin Bad Ems, a town Prussia had only recently acquired in the 1866 Austro-Prussian War. Unfortunately for him, business did not rest and he was approached by French ambassador Vincent Benedetti about a long simmering diplomatic issue—the vacant Spanish throne. A member of Wilhelm's extended family, Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern, had been put forth by Spanish revolutionaries as a candidate for the Spanish kingship and France under Napoleon III coming from what it perceived to be numerous diplomatic or military defeats wanted to avoid being "encircled" by German princes on its western and eastern border. While Leopold himself had already rejected the offer, the French foreign minister instructed his ambassa
Top Attractions in Bad Ems
Explore the best things to see and do in Bad Ems:
- ★Bismarckturm
- ★Emser Therme
- ★Karlsburg
- ★Künstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral
- ★Kurhaus
Where to Stay in Bad Ems
- 🏨Parkhotel Bad Ems
Bad Ems Travel Guide Sections
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