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| Emperor of the German Empire | |||||
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 Imperial Coat of Arms of Germany | |||||
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| Style | His Majesty | ||||
| First monarch | Wilhelm I | ||||
| Ruler | Dynasty | Reign Began | Reign Ended | Notes | |
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| Wilhelm I |  |
Hohenzollern | January 18, 1871 | March 9, 1888 | First German Emperor, he along with Bismarck lead the German states to unification in 1871 after a victorious war against France. |
| Friedrich III |  |
Hohenzollern | March 9, 1888 | June 15, 1888 | Son of Wilhelm I. Reigned only for three months then died of throat cancer. |
| Wilhelm II |  |
Hohenzollern | June 15, 1888 | June 4, 1941 | Son of Friedrich III. Reigned during World War I and the early years of World War II. Longest reigning German Emperor in the German Empire. |
| Wilhelm III |  |
Hohenzollern | June 4, 1941 | July 20, 1951 | Son of Wilhelm II. Reigned during World War II. |
| Albert II |  |
Hohenzollern | July 20, 1951 | September 26, 1994 | Son of Wilhelm III. Reigned throughout the Cold War. |
| Frederick IV | 
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Hohenzollern | September 26, 1994 | Present | Son of Albert II |