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14 de abr. de 2010 · Wilhelm II (1859-1941), the German kaiser (emperor) and king of Prussia from 1888 to 1918, was one of the most recognizable public figures of World War I (1914-18). He gained a reputation as a...
The Kaiser was riding in a coach to the railway station when the incident happened at 10:10 pm, and the object thrown "afterward proved to be a fishplate". The German Emperor was left with a deep wound, an inch and a half long, below his left eye; the Chief of the Naval Ministry would note later, "On the temple or in the eye the blow ...
3 de abr. de 2014 · Famous Political Figures. Emperors. Kaiser Wilhelm served as emperor of Germany from 1888 until the end of World War I. Updated: May 24, 2021. Photo: Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images....
On 9 November 1918, having lost the support of the military, and with a revolution underway at home, Kaiser Wilhelm II was forced to abdicate his throne and flee Germany for Holland. Power was handed to a government led by the leader of the left-wing Social Democratic Party, Friedrich Ebert.
7 de sept. de 2022 · After the end of the war, much pressure was put on the government of the Netherlands to extradite the Kaiser in order for him to be trialed. The country had granted him asylum, and they did not want to back down on their promise. The German royal family. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Hace 2 días · The reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II as King of Prussia and Emperor of Germany from 1888 to 1918 saw the meteoric rise of Germany as an economic and military power. It also saw the fragmentation of Europe into opposing camps of mutually-mistrusting alliances, a world war ending in Germany’s humiliating defeat and the abolition of German monarchical rule.
NARRATOR: Autumn 1918 - the First World War has gone on for four long years, millions of soldiers are dying on the battlefield, or are wounded, many crippled. For the German people, the situation on the front and at home is hopeless. Kaiser Wilhelm II had once promised his people glorious times.
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