Wilhelm II ( - )
Kaiser Wilhelm II ©Wilhelm was the last German emperor (kaiser) and king of Prussia, whose bellicose policies helped to bring about World War One.
Wilhelm was born on 27 January in Berlin, the eldest child of Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia and Victoria, daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. A difficult birth left Wilhelm with a withered arm, which he always tried to conceal. In , after a period of military service, Wilhelm married Augusta Victoria, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein, and they had seven children.
In , Wilhelm's father succeeded as Frederick III. He died shortly afterwards, making Wilhelm kaiser at the age of Although he had previously admired the great German statesman Otto von Bismarck, within two years Wilhelm had forced his resignation. He was a strong believer in increasing the strength of the German armed forces, particularly the navy. His policies towards Britain were contradictory. He alienated Britain with his naval expansion and a policy of aggressive German colonial expansion, and also supported the Boers in their fight against the British. But he was also closely related to the British royal family and was parti
Wilhelm II
Kaiser Wilhelm II was de facto head of Germany during World War One. When World War One broke out in August Wilhelm was emperor with great power. When the war ended it ended for Wilhelm with a self-imposed exile in the Netherlands and little if any influence in Weimar Germany.
Wilhelm was born in He was born with a withered left arm and some historians believe that it was this physical handicap that helped to shape his personality as an adult. Wilhelm constantly saw himself as having to prove himself – whether it was mastering the art of horse riding or by his constant habit of wearing a military uniform when in public as a statement of his manliness.
Wilhelm was related to the British Royal Family as his mother, ‘Vicky’, was the Princess Royal of Great Britain, the eldest child of Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort. She was highly intelligent and read journals not normally associated with royalty such as the “Journal of Mining and Mineralogy”. She also read “Das Kapital” by Karl Marx. However, her intellectual capacity was hindered by her habit of making an instant decision over those she liked and those she disliked. Once she took a disliking to someone, th
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Who Was Kaiser Wilhelm?
Born in Germany in , to Germany's Frederick III and Victoria, Queen Victoria of England's eldest daughter, Kaiser Wilhelm served as emperor of Germany from until the end of World War I. During his rule, Germany's relations with Britain, France and Russia became strained. During WWI, Wilhelm allowed his military advisers to dictate German policy. After realizing that Germany would lose the war, Wilhelm abdicated the throne in November and fled to the Netherlands, where he died in
Early Life
Kaiser Wilhelm, also known as Wilhelm II, was born Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert in Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany, to Frederick III of Germany and Victoria (the future Empress Frederick), the eldest daughter of England's Queen Victoria, on January 27, Wilhelm was born with a withered arm. (Some historians believe that his insecurity over this handicap fueled his later erratic behavior.) His parents, particularly his British mother, tried to provide Wilhelm with a liberal education and a love of England.
After Wilhelm II's grandfather, Wilhelm I, died in , at the age of 90, Frederick III was named emperor. But Frederick III would only rule
Quotes
Interesting quotes by Kaiser Wilhelm II
“There is only one person who is master in this Empire and I am not going to tolerate any other.”
“I regard every Social Democrat as an enemy of the Empire and Fatherland.”
“For the first time, I am ashamed to be a German. (referring to the Nazis and Kristallnacht)”
“I look on myself as an instrument of the Almighty and go on my way regardless of transient opinions and views.”
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Bio
A brief biography of Kaiser Wilhelm II
Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert, commonly known as Kaiser Wilhem II, was born on January 27, in Kronprinzenpalais, Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia. He was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia. He held these titles from June 15, to November of
Wilhelm was born breech and was hypoxic. His left arm was injured during delivery as the doctor tried to remove him from his mother’s body. This caused caused Erb’s palsy—a condition whereby a limb is withered and often shorter than the other. His mother, feeling guilty for this, pushed him into rigorous riding lessons when he was young—her rationale being that no hei
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