Wilhelm II, German Emperor
German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 to 1918 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Prussia and Germany (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Hohenzollern, 27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941) was the last German Emperor and the last King of Prussia. Ruling from 1888 to 1918, he went to live in the Netherlands and abdicated (resigned) as King and Emperor. This was the end of the Hohenzollern dynasty. He died in the Netherlands at Huis Doorn, and he is buried there because he ordered not to be buried in Nazi Germany. He died on June 4, 1941.
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 Portrait by T. H. Voigt, 1902 | |||||
| German Emperor King of Prussia | |||||
| Reign | 15 June 1888 – 9 November 1918 | ||||
| Predecessor | Frederick III | ||||
| Successor | Monarchy abolished | ||||
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| Born | (1859-01-27)27 January 1859 Kronprinzenpalais, Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia | ||||
| Died | 4 June 1941(1941-06-04) (aged 82) Huis Doorn, Doorn, Netherlands | ||||
| Burial | 9 June 1941 Huis Doorn, Doorn | ||||
| Spouse | Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (m. 1881; died 1921) Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz (m. 1922) | ||||
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| House | Hohenzollern | ||||
| Father | Frederick III, German Emperor | ||||
| Mother | Victoria, Princess Royal | ||||
| Religion | Lutheranism (Prussian United) | ||||
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He was involved in the Boxer Rebellion of 1899-1901 fighting against the Qing Dynasty Empire. In July 1914 he promised to support emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria against Serbia. This led to World War 1. He fled to the Netherlands in 1918 after Germany surrendered in World War 1 after losing many battles. Germany lost its Colonies and became the Weimar Republic .