Wilhelm II, German Emperor

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Wilhelm II, German Emperor, was the last German Kaiser and King of Prussia, whose aggressive foreign and military policies contributed to the outbreak of World War I and ultimately led to the collapse of the German Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German Emperor
King of Prussia
head of state
human
monarch
abdicated 1918-11-09
associatedWithEvent First Moroccan Crisis
July Crisis of 1914
Second Moroccan Crisis
World War I
birthDate 1859-01-27
birthPlace Berlin
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
burialPlace Huis Doorn
causeOfDeath pulmonary embolism
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
deathDate 1941-06-04
deathPlace Doorn
Netherlands
education University of Bonn
era early 20th century
late 19th century
exiledTo Netherlands
familyName Prussia
surface form: von Preußen
father Frederick III, German Emperor
fullName Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Preußen
givenName Friedrich
Wilhelm
grandfather William I, German Emperor
surface form: Wilhelm I, German Emperor
grandmother Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
languageSpoken English
German
memberOf House of Hohenzollern
militaryRank Admiral of the Fleet (United Kingdom, honorary, later revoked)
German field marshal
monarchOf German Empire
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
mother Victoria, Princess Royal
notableFor aggressive foreign policy
naval expansion of the German Empire
role in the origins of World War I
support for militarism
positionHeld Wilhelm II, German Emperor self-linksurface differs
surface form: German Emperor

Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Preußen
surface form: King of Prussia
predecessor Frederick III, German Emperor
reignEnd 1918-11-09
reignStart 1888-06-15
religion Lutheranism
residence Huis Doorn
spouse Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
Hermine Reuss of Greiz
successor none (monarchy abolished)

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Princess Victoria, Princess Royal (German Empress) child Wilhelm II, German Emperor
subject surface form: Princess Victoria, Princess Royal
Kiel Canal openedBy Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: German Emperor Wilhelm II
Annie Oakley performedFor Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: German Kaiser Wilhelm II
Der Untertan hasCharacter Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: Kaiser Wilhelm II
Friedrich Ebert predecessor Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: Wilhelm II of Germany
Alexandra Feodorovna of Hesse notableRelative Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany
Princess Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn notableRelative Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: Kaiser Wilhelm II
Kaiser titleHeldBy Wilhelm II, German Emperor
Bernhard von Bülow subordinateTo Wilhelm II, German Emperor
Alfred von Tirpitz appointedBy Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: Kaiser Wilhelm II
Alfred von Tirpitz advisorTo Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: Kaiser Wilhelm II
Tirpitz Plan politicalSupportFrom Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: Kaiser Wilhelm II
German Naval Laws supportedBy Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: Kaiser Wilhelm II
German Naval Laws governingMonarch Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: Wilhelm II
coronation of Nicholas II of Russia foreignDignitariesPresent Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm Bridge namedAfter Wilhelm II, German Emperor
Emperor Waltz dedicatedTo Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: German Emperor Wilhelm II
Elizabeth of Hesse and by Rhine relative Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: German Emperor Wilhelm II
Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine notableRelative Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany
Wound Badge introducedBy Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: German Emperor Wilhelm II
University of Münster namedAfter Wilhelm II, German Emperor
Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890 signedUnderMonarch Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: Wilhelm II
Prince Heinrich of Prussia relative Wilhelm II, German Emperor
Prince Heinrich of Prussia sibling Wilhelm II, German Emperor
Qasr al-Mshatta donatedTo Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: German Emperor Wilhelm II
Act of 5th November 1916 issuedBy Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: Kaiser Wilhelm II (as German head of state)
Prince Philip of Hesse relative Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: Emperor Wilhelm II
Prince Albert of Prussia cousin Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: Emperor Wilhelm II
Alfred Thayer Mahan influenced Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: Kaiser Wilhelm II
Admiral Friedrich von Ingenohl servedUnder Wilhelm II, German Emperor
subject surface form: Friedrich von Ingenohl
this entity surface form: Kaiser Wilhelm II
Princess Charlotte of Prussia sibling Wilhelm II, German Emperor
Princess Charlotte of Prussia notableRelative Wilhelm II, German Emperor
The Exception featuresCharacter Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: Kaiser Wilhelm II
The Exception historicalFigureDepicted Wilhelm II, German Emperor
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Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark relative Wilhelm II, German Emperor
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Dormition Abbey fundedBy Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: German Emperor Wilhelm II
Frederica of Hanover grandfather Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: Kaiser Wilhelm II
Wilhelmine era namedAfter Wilhelm II, German Emperor
Wilhelmine era headOfState Wilhelm II, German Emperor
Kaiser Wilhelm II Kruger Telegram sentBy Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: Kaiser Wilhelm II
Kaiser Wilhelm II Kruger Telegram senderName Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: Wilhelm II
Achilleion Palace associatedWith Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: German Emperor Wilhelm II
Achilleion Palace purchasedBy Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: German Emperor Wilhelm II
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer patron Wilhelm II, German Emperor
this entity surface form: Kaiser Wilhelm II