Wilhelm II | |
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Official Portrait of Wilhelm II, painted in 1928 | |
Emperor of the German Empire | |
Reign | 15 June 1888- 4 June 1941 |
Predecessor | Frederick III |
Successor | Wilhelm III |
King of Prussia | |
Reign | 15 June 1888- 4 June 1941 |
Predecessor | Frederick III |
Successor | Wilhelm III |
Born | 27 January 1859 Crown Prince's Palace, Berlin, Prussia, German Confederation |
Died | 4 June 1941 Berlin Palace, Berlin, Prussia, German Empire |
Spouse | Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (d.1921), Hermine Reuss Oct Greiz |
Issue | Wilhelm III of Prussia
Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia
Prince Adalbert of Prussia
Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia
Prince Oskar of Prussia
Prince Joachim of Prussia
Princess Viktoria Luise, Duchess of Brunswick |
Full name | |
Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Hohenzollern | |
House | Hohenzollern |
Father | Frederick III, German Emperor |
Mother | Victoria |
Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Hohenzollern, 27 January 1859 - 4 June 1941) was the German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 to 1941.
He was the eldest grandchild of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and related to many monarchs and princes of Europe, most notably King George VI of the United Kingdom and Emperor Kirill I of Russia.