Wilhelm II, German Emperor

Wilhelm II
Photograph of a middle-aged Wilhelm II with a moustache
Wilhelm II in 1902
German Emperor
King of Prussia
Reign15 June 1888 – 9 November 1918
PredecessorFrederick III
SuccessorMonarchy abolished
Friedrich Ebert (as President)
Chancellors
BornFriedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert
(1859-01-27)27 January 1859
Kronprinzenpalais, Berlin, Prussia
Died4 June 1941(1941-06-04) (aged 82)
Huis Doorn, Doorn, Netherlands[a]
Burial9 June 1941
Huis Doorn, Doorn
Spouse
  • (m. 1881; died 1921)
  • (m. 1922)
Issue
Full name
Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert
HouseHohenzollern
FatherFrederick III, German Emperor
MotherVictoria, Princess Royal
ReligionLutheranism (Prussian United)
SignatureWilhelm II's signature

Wilhelm II[b] (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941) was the last reigning German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 until his abdication in 1918. Following the German Revolution, his reign ended the German Empire and the Hohenzollern dynasty's 300-year rule of Prussia.
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