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As Emperor Wilhelm's heir, he was the last Crown Prince of the German Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, until the abolition of the monarchy. Wilhelm became crown prince at the age of six in 1888, when his grandfather Frederick III died and his father became emperor.
In the early 1930s, Wilhelm II apparently hoped the successes of the German Nazi Party would stimulate interest in a restoration of the monarchy, with Crown Prince William's son as the fourth Kaiser.
Frederick III (Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl; 18 October 1831 – 15 June 1888) was German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99 days between March and June 1888, during the Year of the Three Emperors.
Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Germany (1882-1951), eldest son of Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859-1941) was born on 6 May 1882 at the Marmorpalais in Potsdam. Wilhelm joined the 1 st Company of the 1 st Grenadier Regiment.
Jan 30, 2020 · Since the last German emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm II, unceremoniously abdicated in 1918, the heirs of the Prussian royals have been trying to regain properties and riches expropriated after both...
Jul 24, 2009 · Wilhelm Deist. Chapter. Get access. Cite. Summary. Through his research and teaching, John Röhl has made a major contribution to our knowledge and understanding of the Wilhelmine period and his achievements are rightly being honoured with this collection of essays by his friends and students.
Jul 26, 2019 · A century after the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II, the descendants of Prussia’s ruling dynasty are locked in a struggle with the German state over the restitution of possessions from the...
