article: Belle Époque
links: Empire of Brazil Nicholas II of Russia French language Paris World War I Victor Emmanuel II Mark Twain Panic of 1873 Frederick III, German Emperor Japan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United States Meiji period Victorian era Alexander III of Russia German Empire Victor Emmanuel III of Italy Franco-Prussian War Gilded Age William I, German Emperor Mexico Italy Golden Age Wilhelm II, German Emperor Russia Edwardian era Europe