Journey of the emperors of Germany to the Holy Land, Wilhelm II of Germany (1859-1949) and Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1858-1921). Constantinople, Turkey. Farewell of the German emperors to the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918), who met them on October 22 at the Dolmabahce Palace. The emperors were forced to shorten their trip, renouncing the expeditions to Jericho and other towns in Palestine, moving directly to the West. Illustration by J. Comba. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1898. (Photo by: Prisma/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)