German Emperor

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The German Emperor was the monarch who served as the supreme ruler of the unified German state from 1871 to 1918, held concurrently by the King of Prussia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state
monarchical title
alsoHeldBy King of Prussia
appliesToJurisdiction German Empire
associatedWithEvent Franco-Prussian War
Unification of Germany
World War I
basedOn Constitution of the North German Confederation
surface form: North German Confederation Constitution
capitalOfRealm Berlin
constitutionalRole appointed the Imperial Chancellor
could dissolve the Reichstag with consent of Bundesrat
hereditary head of state of the German Empire
supreme commander of the Imperial German Army
supreme commander of the Imperial German Navy
country German Empire
dissolved 9 November 1918
endTime 1918
firstHolder William I, German Emperor
surface form: Wilhelm I, German Emperor
followedBy President of the Reich
surface form: President of the Reich (Weimar Republic)
grantedBy Constitution of the German Empire (1871)
heldConcurrentlyWith King of Prussia
inception 18 January 1871
languageOfName German
lastHolder Wilhelm II, German Emperor
legalStatusAfter1918 abolished with German Revolution of 1918–1919
memberOf House of Hohenzollern
nativeLabel German Emperor self-linksurface differs
surface form: Deutscher Kaiser
numberOfOfficeHolders 3
officeHolder Frederick III, German Emperor
William I, German Emperor
surface form: Wilhelm I, German Emperor

Wilhelm II, German Emperor
precededBy President of the North German Confederation
religionTraditionally Protestantism
residence Berlin City Palace
Hohenzollern Castle
Hunting Lodge Rominten
Imperial Castle in Poznań
surface form: Imperial Palace, Poznań

Imperial Palace, Strasbourg
Königsberg Castle
Marble Palace (Potsdam)
surface form: Marmorpalais, Potsdam

New Palace (Potsdam)
surface form: New Palace, Potsdam

Berlin City Palace
surface form: Old Palace, Berlin

Sanssouci Palace
Villa Hügel (occasional)
startTime 1871
styleOfAddress His Imperial and Royal Majesty
symbol Coat of arms of Germany
surface form: Imperial German coat of arms

Imperial German war ensign
surface form: Imperial Standard of the German Emperor
territorialBasis Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
titleHierarchy higher than other German princes

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German Empire headOfStateTitle German Emperor
Imperial German Army subordinateTo German Emperor
Iron Cross awardingAuthority German Emperor
His Imperial Majesty usedWithTitle German Emperor
Blue Max awardingAuthority German Emperor
Imperial Castle in Poznań namedAfter German Emperor
William I, German Emperor positionHeld German Emperor
William I, German Emperor title German Emperor
Berlin City Palace residenceOf German Emperor
this entity surface form: German Emperors
House of Hohenzollern notableTitleHeld German Emperor
German Supreme Command subordinateTo German Emperor
Abdication of Wilhelm II officeLost German Emperor
Great General Staff subordinateTo German Emperor
Bavarian Army subordinateTo German Emperor
Order of the Black Eagle laterConferredBy German Emperor
this entity surface form: German Emperor (as King of Prussia)
German Second Army allegiance German Emperor
King of Prussia officeHolderAlsoHeld German Emperor
German Eighth Army allegiance German Emperor
Second Reich headOfStateTitle German Emperor
German Emperor nativeLabel German Emperor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Deutscher Kaiser
Royal Bavarian Cadet Corps allegiance German Emperor
this entity surface form: German Emperor (after unification)
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany wasImperialSummerResidenceOf German Emperor
subject surface form: Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
this entity surface form: German emperors
Margrave of Brandenburg successorTitle German Emperor
Saxon Army subordinateTo German Emperor
King William I of Prussia title German Emperor
King William I of Prussia positionHeld German Emperor
German 4th Army allegiance German Emperor
Prince of Prussia relatedConcept German Emperor
German 6th Army allegiance German Emperor
Prince William of Prussia positionHeld German Emperor
subject surface form: William I, German Emperor
Hohenzollern crypt in the Berliner Dom principalBurialSiteOf German Emperor
this entity surface form: German emperors