League of the Three Emperors. Alliance formed from 1873 to 1887 by the emperors of the German, Austro-Hungarian and Russian empires. They created a common front to oppose liberal forms of government in Western Europe. Three Emperors Meeting in Skierniewicz (Poland) (15-17 September, 1884). On the evening of 16 September, Emperors Alexander III (Russia), Franz Joseph (Austria), Wilhelm I (Germany), and their respective ministers, Otto von Bismarck (German), Nikolay Girs (Russian) and Gustave Kalnoky (Austrian), met in the Tsar's palace. They discussed mutual relations and policies related to Polish independence. The three emperors in conversation. Drawing by Juan Comba. Engraving by Arturo Carretero (1852-1903). The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana), October 8, 1884.