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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.
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The abdication of Wilhelm II as German Emperor and King of...
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With the Hun speech, Wilhelm II called on the German troops...
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Wilhelm was born on 27 January 1859 and was the oldest child in his family. His father was Prince Frederick of Prussia. His mother was Princess Victoria, the eldest daughter of Queen Victoriaof the United Kingdom. He was born with a disabled left arm. He married in 1881 Augusta Victoria. He and his wife had seven children. He studied at the Kassel ...
He became leader of Germany in 1888, when his father died. He disagreed with his father's longtime chancellor, Otto von Bismarck, and dismissed him in 1890. Wilhelm believed in strengthening Germany’s armed forces, especially the navy. He led Germany during World War I. In November 9th, 1918, Wilhelm II stepped down from the throne, ending the Germ...
27 January 1859 – 9 March 1888: His Imperial Royal HighnessPrince Wilhelm of Prussia9 March 1888 – 15 June 1888: His Imperial Highness and Royal Highness The German Crown Prince, Crown Prince of Prussia15 June 1888 – 18 November 1918: His Imperial and Royal MajestyThe German Emperor, King of PrussiaPeople also ask
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Wilhelm II. (Deutsches Reich) Wilhelm II., mit vollem Namen Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Preußen (* 27. Januar 1859 in Berlin; † 4. Juni 1941 in Doorn ), aus dem Haus Hohenzollern war von 1888 bis 1918 letzter Deutscher Kaiser und König von Preußen.
The following image is a family tree of every prince, king, queen, monarch, confederation president and emperor of Germany, from Charlemagne in 800 over Louis the German in 843 through to Wilhelm II in 1918. It shows how almost every single ruler of Germany was related to every other by marriages, and hence they can all be put into a single tree.
Kaiser 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. This was the end of the Hohenzollern dynasty.
