Passports that wrote history

Passports that wrote history

The practical use of diplomatic passports has a long history that stretches far back into the past. The first such passports appeared in France in the 17th century. At that time, French monarchs—among them Louis XIV—introduced the practice of issuing special passports...
Great diplomatic victories: the Congress of Berlin in 1878.

Great diplomatic victories: the Congress of Berlin in 1878.

At the Conference of the Great Powers held in Berlin, presided over by German Chancellor Bismarck, Serbia gained territorial expansion and, more importantly, international recognition, thereby joining the ranks of fully sovereign European states. Although Belgrade did...