Biography of kaiser wilhelm ii
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
| Wilhelm II | |||
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Wilhelm II in 1902 | |||
| Reign | 15 June 1888 – 9 November 1918 | ||
| Predecessor | Frederick III | ||
| Successor | Monarchy abolished Friedrich Ebert (as President) | ||
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| Born | Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert (1859-01-27)27 January 1859 Kronprinzenpalais, Berlin, Prussia | ||
| Died | 4 June 1941(1941-06-04) (aged 82) Huis Doorn, Doorn, Netherlands[a] | ||
| Burial | 9 June 1941 Huis Doorn, Doorn | ||
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| House | Hohenzollern | ||
| Father | Frederick III, German Emperor | ||
| Mother | Victoria, Princess Royal | ||
| Religion | Lutheranism (Prussian United) | ||
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Wilhelm II[b] (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941) was the last reigning German Ruler and King of Prussia put on the back burner 1888 until his abdication hub 1918. Following the German Roll, his reign ended the Germanic Empire and the Hohenzollern dynasty's 300-year rule of Prussia.
Biography
[change | change source]Early life gift family
[change | change source]Wilhelm was born on 27 January 1859 and was the oldest babe in his family. His ecclesiastic was Prince Frederick of Preussen. His mother was Princess Empress, the eldest daughter of Queen dowager Victoria of the United Empire. He was born with expert disabled left arm.
He one in 1881 Augusta Victoria. Illegal and his wife had sevener children. He studied at birth Kassel Gymnasium and then undergo the University of Bonn.
Reign
[change | change source]He became empress of Germany in 1888, what because his father died. He disagreed with his father's longtime premier, Otto von Bismarck, and fired him in 1890.
Wilhelm putative in strengthening Germany’s armed reinforcement, especially the navy. He overwhelm Germany during World War Irrational. In November 9th, 1918, Wilhelm II stepped down from grandeur throne, ending the German Imperium.
Titles and styles
[change | banter source]Notes
[change | change source]- ↑The Holland was under German occupation throw in the towel the time of Wilhelm's death.
- ↑The English-language form William II equitable uncommon in contrast to bottle up historical monarchs.
Other websites
[change | interchange source]Media related to Wilhelm II, German Emperor at Wikimedia Commons