| Wilhelm III | |
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| Wilhelm prior to his coronation | |
| Emperor of the German Empire | |
| Reign | 4 June 1941 - 20 July 1951 |
| Chancellor | Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck |
| Predecessor | Wilhelm II |
| Successor | Louis Ferdinand |
| King of Prussia | |
| Reign | 4 June 1941 - 20 July 1951 |
| Born | 6 May 1882 Marmorpalais, Potsdam,  German Empire
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| Died | 20 July 1951 (aged 69) Berlin Palace, Berlin, Prussia, German Empire
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| Spouse | Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (m.1905) |
| Issue | Prince Wilhelm Kaiser Louis Ferdinand Prince Hubertus |
| Full name | |
| Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst | |
| House | Hohenzollern |
| Father | Wilhelm II |
| Mother | Augusta Victoria |
Wilhelm III (Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst, 6 May 1882 – 20 July 1951) was the German Emperor from his father Wilhelm II’s death in 1941 to his own in 1951. He is known for his leadership of the German Empire during World War II and the early stages of the Cold War.
After the death of his grandfather Emperor Frederick III, Wilhelm became crown prince at the age of six, retaining that title for more than 50 years until Wilhelm II’s death. A active proponent of German Expansion, he commanded the 5th Army from 1914 to 1916 and was commander of Army Group German Crown Prince for the remainder of the war. His passion for association football and sports led him to become a founding father of the Greater European Games (GE) in 1926, a quadrennial sporting event that the “German Bloc” partipated in. In the 1930s, Wilhelm started to
Wilhelm meeting Bavarian Minister-President Adolf Hitler sometime in 1938
step into his father’s duties, including the opening of the 1938 Berlin GE Games.
Aged 59 upon his ascension to the throne, his reign was largely seen as a mere transitional period between his father and second son Louis Ferdinand, similar to his grandfather Frederick III.
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