Wilhelm II | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
German Emperor King of Prussia | |||||
Reign | 15 June 1888 – 9 November 1918 | ||||
Predecessor | Frederick III | ||||
Successor | Monarchy abolished Friedrich Ebert (as President) | ||||
Chancellors | |||||
Born | Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert 27 January 1859 Kronprinzenpalais, Berlin, Prussia | ||||
Died | 4 June 1941 Huis Doorn, Doorn, Netherlands[a] | (aged 82)||||
Burial | 9 June 1941 Huis Doorn, Doorn | ||||
Spouse | |||||
Issue | |||||
| |||||
House | Hohenzollern | ||||
Father | Frederick III, German Emperor | ||||
Mother | Victoria, Princess Royal | ||||
Religion | Lutheranism (Prussian United) | ||||
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.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha>
tags or {{efn}}
templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
template or {{notelist}}
template (see the help page).