- Wilhelm II - Wikipedia
Born during the reign of his granduncle Frederick William IV of Prussia, Wilhelm was the son of Prince Frederick William and Victoria, Princess Royal Through his mother, he was the eldest of the 42 grandchildren of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
- Meaning, origin and history of the name Wilhelm
German cognate of William This was the name of two German emperors It was also the middle name of several philosophers from Germany: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831), Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900), and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716), who was also a notable mathematician
- Kaiser Wilhelm - Facts, WWI Death - Biography
Born in Germany in 1859, to Germany's Frederick III and Victoria, Queen Victoria of England's eldest daughter, Kaiser Wilhelm served as emperor of Germany from 1888 until the end of World War I
- Wilhelm II, German Emperor - New World Encyclopedia
Leading Germany into World War I, his ability to direct Germany's military affairs declined and he relied increasingly on his generals His abdication took place a few days before the ceasefire that effectively ended the war with Germany's defeat
- Kaiser Wilhelm II - WWI, Abdication Death | HISTORY
Wilhelm II (1859-1941), the German kaiser (emperor) and king of Prussia from 1888 to 1918, was one of the most recognizable public figures of World War I (1914-18) He gained a reputation as a
- William II | German Emperor Prussian King | Britannica
Learn about William II, king of Prussia and the last German emperor
- Wilhelm II - Kaiserreich Wiki
At age 76 and serving his country since 1888, for almost 50 years, Wilhelm is the oldest and longest-reigning monarch of the German Empire's 27 constituent states, and a central symbol of Germany's hegemony over most of Europe
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