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Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941) was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 until his abdication in 1918, which marked the end of the German Empire and the House of Hohenzollern's 300-year reign in Prussia and 500-year reign in Brandenburg.
- Kaiser Wilhelm II’s Early Years
- Emperor and King: 1888
- Kaiser Wilhelm II and World War I
- Kaiser Wilhelm II’s Years of Exile
Kaiser Wilhelm II was born in Potsdam, Germany, on January 27, 1859, the son of Prince Frederick Wilhelm of Prussia (1831-88) and Princess Victoria (1840-1901), the oldest daughter of Queen Victoria(1819-1901). The future monarch was the queen’s firstborn grandchild and was genuinely fond of her; in fact, he was holding her in his arms when she die...
Wilhelm’s father became Kaiser Frederick III of Germany in March 1888. Already ill with terminal throat cancer, he died after a reign of only several months. Wilhelm succeeded his father on June 15, 1888, at the age of 29. Within two years of his coronation, Wilhelm broke with Otto von Bismarck(1815-98), the “Iron Chancellor” who had dominated Germ...
Wilhelm’s behavior during the crisis that led to war in August 1914 is still controversial. There is little doubt that he had been broken psychologically by the criticism that followed the Eulenburg-Harden and Daily Telegraph scandals; he suffered an episode of depression in 1908. In addition, the kaiser was out of touch with the realities of inter...
In late 1918, popular unrest in Germany (which had suffered greatly during the war) combined with a naval mutiny convinced civilian political leaders that the kaiser had to abdicate to preserve order. In fact, Wilhelm’s abdication was announced on November 9, 1918, before he had actually consented to it. He agreed to leave when the leaders of the a...
List of German monarchs. German kingdom (blue) in the Holy Roman Empire around 1000. This is a list of monarchs who ruled over East Francia, and the Kingdom of Germany ( Latin: Regnum Teutonicum ), from the division of the Frankish Empire in 843 and the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 until the collapse of the German Empire ...
Seal/portraitNameKingEmperorConrad III (Konrad III.)7 March 1138—15 February 1152Henry Berengar (Heinrich (VI.))30 March 1147—August? 1150Frederick I Barbarossa (Friedrich I.4 March 115218 June 115510 June 1190Henry VI (Heinrich VI.)15 August 116915 April 119128 September 1197Kaiser Wilhelm II of Prussia and Germany (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Hohenzollern, 27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941) was the last German Emperor and the last King of Prussia. Ruling from 1888 to 1918, he went to live in the Netherlands and abdicated (resigned) as King and Emperor.
29 de dic. de 2022 · Kaiser Wilhelm II was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia whose turbulent reign from 1888 to 1918 saw the impulsive and erratic ruler strengthening Germany’s position as a great power. Cousin to Great Britain’s George V , Wilhelm’s tactless manner and aggressive foreign policies acted as an underlining impetus to World ...
The Monarchy of Germany (the German Monarchy) was the system of government in which a hereditary monarch was the sovereign of the German Empire from 1871 to 1918.
12 de feb. de 2021 · Kaiser Wilhelm II © Wilhelm was the last German emperor (kaiser) and king of Prussia, whose bellicose policies helped to bring about World War One. Wilhelm was born on 27 January 1859 in...
