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In March 1890, the young Kaiser dismissed longtime Chancellor Otto von Bismarck and assumed direct control over his nation's policies, embarking on a bellicose "New Course" to cement Germany's status as a leading world power.
14 kwi 2010 · 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...
William II (born January 27, 1859, Potsdam, near Berlin [Germany]—died June 4, 1941, Doorn, Netherlands) was the German emperor (kaiser) and king of Prussia from 1888 to the end of World War I in 1918, known for his frequently militaristic manner as well as for his vacillating policies.
Wilhelm II, German Emperor, left Supreme Headquarters in Spa, southern Belgium, for the Dutch border to go into exile in the Netherlands 18 days before officially abdicating his throne. Major van Dyle of the Dutch Army receives the Kaiser and his party at the frontier near Eysden, 10 November 1918.
Kaiser Wilhelm II was the monarchical ruler of Germany from June 1888 until its 1918 defeat in World War I. Many historians consider Wilhelm the individual most responsible for the outbreak of war – as much as one individual can be.
3 kwi 2014 · 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...
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 1859 in...
