Journey of the emperors of Germany to the Holy Land, Wilhelm II of Germany (1859-1949) and Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1858-1921). Arrival at Venice, Italy. The image represents the moment of leaving the railway station of the German and Italian sovereigns to embark on the court gondola, which took them along the Grand Canal to the Doge's Palace, on October 13, 1898. At the station they received the German emperors, Humbert I of Italy and Margherita of Savoy. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1898. (Photo by: Prisma/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)