jul 2, 1870 - Leopold accepts Spanish throne

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Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern, cousin of the King of Prussia (brother of first wilhelm) accepts the Spanish throne + Paris hears news of this
NOTE: conflict regarding French demands to the Prussian king that no Hohenzollern ever in the future takes Spanish throne causes the initiating conflict of the Franco-Prussian war. LEOPOLD QUICKLY LEAVES THE THRONE, he does not stay on the throne

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