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Hace 1 día · 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.
Hace 4 días · Following the unification of Germany in 1871 his father, then King of Prussia, became German Emperor. Upon Wilhelm's death at the age of ninety on 9 March 1888, the thrones passed to Frederick, who had been German Crown Prince for seventeen years and Crown Prince of Prussia for twenty-seven years.
- 9 March 1888 – 15 June 1888
- Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Hace 1 día · Frederick II ( German: Friedrich II.; 24 January 1712 – 17 August 1786) was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until 1786. He was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled King in Prussia, declaring himself King of Prussia after annexing Royal Prussia from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772. His most significant accomplishments include his ...
Hace 2 días · Wilhelm II of Germany. Wilhelm II, the eldest grandchild of Queen Victoria, was born in 1859 to her eldest daughter, Victoria, Princess Royal, and Prince Frederick III of Germany. Wilhelm became the German Emperor and King of Prussia in 1888 after the deaths of his father and grandfather, which occurred within months of each other.
Hace 3 días · The Prince von Wedel’s story is a fascinating one: a close advisor of Kaiser Wilhelm II and one of the few who advocated for moderation in foreign affairs. As such, he was appointed as viceroy to the sensitive frontier region of Alsace-Lorraine in 1907, but was forced to resign just as things were heating up in 1914.
Hace 23 horas · Dr Joseph Cronin. Queen Mary, University of London. Citation: Dr Joseph Cronin, review of Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871-1918, (review no. 2466) DOI: 10.14296/RiH/2014/2466. Date accessed: 7 May, 2024. The publicity surrounding the German empire has not been good lately, to put it mildly.
Hace 1 día · However, her ministers were less impressed, noting that the coy King Oscar, the bellicose Crown Prince Charles and cautious Swedish government appeared to take independent lines. Still, significant sections of Swedish public opinion, including circles normally peace-loving and in favour of free trade, wanted war, their attitudes reflecting both fear and revanchism.
