<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
who created the three emperors ' league in 1872
who created the three emperors ' league in 1872
German Empire Russian Empire Austria - Hungary
German Empire Russian Empire Austria - Hungary