Abdication of Wilhelm II

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The Abdication of Wilhelm II was the 1918 resignation of the German Kaiser that ended the Hohenzollern monarchy and paved the way for the establishment of the Weimar Republic at the close of World War I.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf abdication
historical event
political event
appliesToJurisdiction German Empire
Kingdom of Prussia
chronology late World War I
country German Empire
followedBy armistice of 11 November 1918
exile of Wilhelm II in the Netherlands
proclamation of the German Republic on 9 November 1918
follows German Revolution of 1918–1919
Kiel mutiny
October reforms of 1918 in Germany
military collapse of the Western Front in 1918
hasCause defeat of Germany in World War I
loss of support from the German military leadership
pressure from the Allied powers for political change in Germany
revolutionary unrest in Germany
hasEffect end of the German Empire
end of the Hohenzollern monarchy
establishment of the Weimar Republic
transition of Germany from monarchy to republic
historicalPeriod early 20th century
historicalRegion Central Europe
languageOfRecord German
legalForm resignation from the throne
location Berlin
Spa, Belgium
officeLost German Emperor
King of Prussia
participant Friedrich Ebert
Maximilian of Baden NERFINISHED
Social Democratic Party of Germany
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
partOf German Revolution of 1918–1919
end phase of World War I
pointInTime 1918
9 November 1918
relatedTo November Revolution
Treaty of Versailles
collapse of the Hohenzollern dynasty
replacedBy Weimar Republic
replaces monarchical form of government in Germany
significantPerson Erich Ludendorff NERFINISHED
Friedrich Ebert
Maximilian of Baden NERFINISHED
Paul von Hindenburg
Wilhelm II, German Emperor

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Armistice of 11 November 1918
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