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Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; [a] 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 . Born during the reign of his granduncle ...
Arms of Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor ( Chronica Majora) Otto IV (1175 – 19 May 1218) was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 until his death in 1218. Otto spent most of his early life in England and France. He was a follower of his uncle Richard the Lionheart, who made him Count of Poitou in 1196. With Richard's support, he was elected King of ...
Adolf, King of the Romans. Adolf (c. 1255 – 2 July 1298) was the count of Nassau from about 1276 and the elected king of Germany from 1292 until his deposition by the prince-electors in 1298. [1] [2] He was never crowned by the pope, which would have secured him the imperial title.
Rupert, King of Germany. King. Birthday May 5, 1352. Birth Sign Taurus. Birthplace Germany. DEATH DATE May 18, 1410 (age 58)
Apr 4, 2024 · Prince Rupert (born Dec. 17, 1619, Prague, Bohemia [now in Czech Republic]—died Nov. 29, 1682, London, Eng.) was the most talented Royalist commander of the English Civil War (1642–51). His tactical genius and daring as a cavalry officer brought him many victories early in the war, but his forces eventually were overcome by the more highly ...
Charles Louis, Elector Palatine ( German: Karl I. Ludwig; 22 December 1617 – 28 August 1680), was the second son of Frederick V of the Palatinate, the "Winter King" of Bohemia, and of Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia and sister of Charles I of England . After living the first half of his life in exile during the German Thirty Years' War and ...
The Monarch of Germany was created with the proclamation of the President of the North German Confederation and the King of Prussia, William I of Prussia, as "German Emperor" during the Franco-Prussian War, on 18 January 1871 at the Palace of Versailles . The title German Emperor ( German: Deutscher Kaiser) was carefully chosen by Minister ...
