Kaiser Wilhelm II
(1859-1941)
German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 to 1918
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Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941), anglicised as William II, was the last German Emperor (Kaiser) and King of Prussia, reigning from 15 June 1888 until his abdication on 9 November 1918. Despite strengthening Germany's position as a great power by building a blue-water navy and promoting scientific innovation, his tactless public statements and reckless foreign policy greatly antagonized the international community and ultimately plunged his country into World War I. When the German war effort collapsed after a series of crushing defeats on the Western Front in 1918, he was forced to abdicate, thereby bringing an end to the Hohenzollern dynasty's three-hundred-year rule.
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Frederick William Victor Albert 27 January 1859 Doorn, Netherlands
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| Died |
4 June 1941 (aged 82) Huis Doorn, Doorn, Netherlands
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst 1st child with Auguste Victoria Male b. 6 May 1882 Age: 143 1882- Celebrity Baby -
Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia 2nd child with Auguste Victoria Male b. 7 Jul 1883 d. 8 Dec 1942 Age: 59 (at death) 1883-1942 Prussian prince -
Prince Adalbert Berengar Viktor 3rd child with Auguste Victoria Male b. 14 Jul 1884 d. 22 Sep 1948 Age: 64 (at death) 1884-1948 Third son of Wilhelm II of Germany -
Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia 4th child with Auguste Victoria Male b. 29 Jan 1887 d. 25 Mar 1949 Age: 62 (at death) 1887-1949 Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia -
Prince Oskar of Prussia 5th child with Auguste Victoria Male b. 27 Jul 1888 d. 27 Jan 1958 Age: 69 (at death) 1888-1958 Prussian prince -
Prince Joachim of Prussia 6th child with Auguste Victoria Male b. 17 Dec 1890 d. 18 Jul 1920 Age: 29 (at death) 1890-1920 Prussian princess -
Viktoria Luise Adelheid Mathilde Charlotte Herzogin zu Braunschwieg und Luneberg von Preussen 7th child with Auguste Victoria Female b. 13 Sep 1892 d. 11 Dec 1980 Age: 88 (at death) 1892-1980 German princess
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Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Mother · 1840-1901 · German Empress and Queen of Prussia in 1888
Frederick III, German Emperor and Victoria, Princess Royal · m. 1858
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Friederike Amalia Wilhelmine Viktoria of Prussia · Younger Sister · 1866-1929 · Princess Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe -
Sophia Dorothea Ulrica Alica of Prussia · Younger Sister · 1870-1932 · Queen of Greece (1913-1917; 1920-1922)
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Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll · Aunt · 1848-1939 · British princess, daughter of Queen Victoria -
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn · Uncle · 1850-1942 · British prince, son of Queen Victoria -
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom · Aunt · 1857-1944 · Member of the British Royal Family and daughter of Queen Victoria -
Princess Elisabeth Of Hesse And By Rhine, Grand Duchess Sergei Of Russia · Cousin · 1864-1918 · Grand Duchess of Russia -
Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Cousin · 1874-1899 · British Royal Family member -
Princess Victoria Melita Of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Cousin · 1876-1936 · Princess of Great Britain and of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; former Grand Duchess of Hesse; pretender Empress of Russia; a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of England. -
Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Cousin · 1878-1942 · Princess consort of Hohenlohe-Langenburg -
Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke · Cousin · 1886-1960 · British Royal Navy officer -
Lord Leopold Mountbatten · Cousin · 1889-1922 · British noble; son of Prince Henry of Battenberg and Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom; grandson of Queen Victoria -
Prince Maurice of Battenberg · Cousin · 1891-1914 · Member of the Hessian princely Battenberg family and the extended British royal family -
Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia · Grandson · 1907-1994 · Head of the House of Hohenzollern and Prince of Prussia -
Prince Alexander Ferdinand of Prussia · Grandson · 1912-1985 · Only son of Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia and his wife Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
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Princess Irene of Greece · Great-granddaughter · 1942- · Princess of Greece and Denmark; daughter of Paul of Greece and Frederica of Hanover -
Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (b. 1943) · Great-nephew · 1943-2021 · Claimant to the headship of the Italian House of Savoy -
Princess Antonia, Marchioness of Douro · Great-granddaughter · 1955- · British aristocrat and philanthropist -
Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia · Family Member · 1981- · Russian Imperial and Prince of Prussia
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Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll · Aunt · 1848-1939 · British princess, daughter of Queen Victoria
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Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn · Uncle · 1850-1942 · British prince, son of Queen Victoria
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Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom · Aunt · 1857-1944 · Member of the British Royal Family and daughter of Queen Victoria
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Princess Elisabeth Of Hesse And By Rhine, Grand Duchess Sergei Of Russia · Cousin · 1864-1918 · Grand Duchess of Russia
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Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Cousin · 1874-1899 · British Royal Family member
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Princess Victoria Melita Of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Cousin · 1876-1936 · Princess of Great Britain and of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; former Grand Duchess of Hesse; pretender Empress of Russia; a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of England.
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Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Cousin · 1878-1942 · Princess consort of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
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Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke · Cousin · 1886-1960 · British Royal Navy officer
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Lord Leopold Mountbatten · Cousin · 1889-1922 · British noble; son of Prince Henry of Battenberg and Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom; grandson of Queen Victoria
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Prince Maurice of Battenberg · Cousin · 1891-1914 · Member of the Hessian princely Battenberg family and the extended British royal family
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Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia · Grandson · 1907-1994 · Head of the House of Hohenzollern and Prince of Prussia
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Prince Alexander Ferdinand of Prussia · Grandson · 1912-1985 · Only son of Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia and his wife Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
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Princess Irene of Greece · Great-granddaughter · 1942- · Princess of Greece and Denmark; daughter of Paul of Greece and Frederica of Hanover
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Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (b. 1943) · Great-nephew · 1943-2021 · Claimant to the headship of the Italian House of Savoy
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Princess Antonia, Marchioness of Douro · Great-granddaughter · 1955- · British aristocrat and philanthropist
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Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia · Family Member · 1981- · Russian Imperial and Prince of Prussia
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