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The Eulenburg Affair: Scandal That Shook Bismarck's Germany
In the late 1880s, Germany was rocked by a series of trials that exposed a circle of powerful men accused of homosexuality and treason. The Eulenburg Affair, named after Prince Philipp zu Eulenburg, a close friend of Kaiser Wilhelm II, became a media sensation that dragged the monarchy, the military, and Bismarck's legacy through the mud. Lucas and Luna dig into the key figures: Maximilian Harden, the journalist who brought the accusations; General Kuno von Moltke, whose divorce trial ignited the scandal; and Eulenburg himself, whose trial for perjury ended without conviction but…
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