Wilhelm III, German Emperor (Wilhelmine Era)

Wilhelm III (1882-1950) ruled as German Emperor and King of Prussia from September 1940 until his death.

The eldest son of Wilhelm II and Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Wilhelm was the first German Emperor born after the German Empire's creation. He was heir apparent to the German throne for longer than any of his predecessors or successors. During the Great War Wilhelm served as a military commander on the Western Front.

As Emperor Wilhelm oversaw the strengthening of German democracy