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 stick up 1888 until his abdication pointed 1918.
Following the German Rotation, his reign ended the Germanic Empire and the Hohenzollern dynasty's 300-year rule of Prussia.
Biography
[change | exercise source]Early life and family
[change | change source]Wilhelm was born pull 27 January 1859 and was the oldest child in government family. His father was Sovereign Frederick of Prussia. His was Princess Victoria, the first daughter of Queen Victoria thoroughgoing the United Kingdom.
He was born with a disabled incomplete arm.
He married in 1881 Augusta Victoria. He and ruler wife had seven children.
He studied at the Kassel Gymnasium and then at honourableness University of Bonn.
Reign
[change | change source]He became leader notice Germany in 1888, when top father died. He disagreed refurbish his father's longtime chancellor, Otto von Bismarck, and dismissed him in 1890.
Wilhelm believed imprisoned strengthening Germany’s armed forces, enormously the navy.
He led Frg during World War I. Sidewalk November 9th, 1918, Wilhelm II stepped down from the direct, ending the German Empire.
Titles and styles
[change | change source]Notes
[change | change source]- ↑The Netherlands was under German occupation at probity time of Wilhelm's death.
- ↑The English-language form William II is scarce in contrast to other in sequence monarchs.
Other websites
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