Wilhelm II., Deutscher Kaiser

**Wilhelm II**
	German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 to 1918
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Name in native language	Wilhelm II;
Date of birth	27 January 1859; Kronprinzenpalais, Potsdam
Date of death	4 June 1941; Huis Doorn
Manner of death	natural causes;
Cause of death	cardiovascular disease;
Place of burial	Huis Doorn;
Country of citizenship	Kingdom of Prussia; German Empire; Germany;
Residence	Huis Doorn (1920–1941);
Educated at	University of Bonn; Friedrichsgymnasium Kassel;
Occupation	statesman; painter; art collector; author; ruler;
Member of	Corps Borussia Bonn;
Position held	German Emperor (1888–1918); King of Prussia (1888–1918);
Noble title	Prince of Orange;
Family	House of Hohenzollern;
Father	Frederick III, German Emperor;
Mother	Victoria, Princess Royal;
Sibling	Prince Waldemar of Prussia; Prince Henry of Prussia; Sophia of Prussia; Princess Charlotte of Prussia; Princess Viktoria of Prussia; Princess Margaret of Prussia; Prince Sigismund of Prussia;
Child	Wilhelm, German Crown Prince; Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia; Prince Adalbert of Prussia; Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia; Prince Oskar of Prussia; Prince Joachim of Prussia; Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia;
Spouse	Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1881–1921); Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz (1922–1941);
Work location	Berlin;
Award received	Pour le Mérite; Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece; Grand Cross of the Order of Maria Theresa; Order of the Black Eagle; Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav‎; Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1876); Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus; Knight grand cross of the order of the crown of Italy; Order of St. Andrew; Royal Victorian Chain (1902); Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of William (1889); Grand Cross of the Iron Cross; Order of the Crown (Prussia); Royal House Order of Hohenzollern; Order of Saint Hubert; Military Order of Max Joseph; Order of Saint Henry; Hanseatic Cross; Sovereign Military Order of Malta; Knight of the Order of the Most Holy Annunciation; Order of the Garter; Order of the Elephant; Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius Equal-to-apostles; Order of the Norwegian Lion; Order of the Rue Crown; Royal Order of the Seraphim; Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum; Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order; Grashof Commemorative Medal (1906); Order of Saint Stanislaus; …;
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English: Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Hohenzollern (January 27, 1859–June 4, 1941) was the last German Emperor (Kaiser) and the last King (König) of Prussia, ruling from 1888 to 1918.

Deutsch: Wilhelm II. (* 27. Januar 1859 in Berlin; † 4. Juni 1941 in Doorn, Niederlande) war der letzte Deutsche Kaiser und König von Preußen.

Español: Guillermo II de Alemania (27 de enero de 1859 – † 4 de junio de 1941) fue el último emperador alemán (Kaiser) y el último rey (König) de Prusia. Gobernó entre 1888 y 1918. Hijo de Federico III y de la princesa Victoria de Gran Bretaña, fue proclamado emperador, tras el breve reinado de su padre.

Français : Successeur de son père Frédéric III, Guillaume II fut le dernier Empereur Allemand (Kaiser) et Roi (König) de Prusse. Il régna de 1888 jusqu'à son abdication en 1918. Il mourut en exil aux Pays-Bas en 1941.

日本語: ヴィルヘルム2世（Wilhelm Ⅱ., 1859年1月27日 - 1941年6月4日）はドイツ帝国皇帝（位1888年6月15日 - 1918年11月28日）。

עברית: הקיסר וילהלם השני 27 היה קיסר גרמניה האחרון, חי 1859-1941, שלט 1888-1918.

Photographs

With his father Friedrich III, 1863
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia as a Scotsman, 1884, by Reichard & Lindner
Kaiser Wilhelm II. 1888
William II and his family, 1889
Die Kaiserfamilie auf Schloß Urville in Lothringen, 1897
The Kaiser on his visit to Sandringham, 1902
1905. Autographed photograph given to Madame de Hegermann-Lindencrone
Der Kaiser in preußischer Offiziersuniform. More: see description
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1902
Photo with personal dedication to James Simon: "In dankbarer Anerkennung für die der Orientgesellschaft geleisteten werthvollen und unermüdlichen Dienste" Wilhelm, 7. ?. 1903
Wilhelm II, 1904, by Selle & Kuntze
1904
1905
Wilhelm and Franz Joseph, 1905
Wilhelm II. in seinem neuen Mercedes 'Irma', 1906
Wilhelm II in Hamburg, 1906
1907
Fasanenjagd in Highcliffe, 1907
Familientreffen in London, 1907
Wilhelm II and Edward VII in Berlin, 1908
Kaiser Wilhelm II laughing, by Oscar Tellgmann
Wilhelm II. with Guido Henckel von Donnersmarck in Neudeck (Świerklaniec).
Einweihung der Technischen Hochschule in Breslau, 1910
Unser Kaiser mit seinen Enkeln (Poststempel 1912)
1913
Wilhelm II by E. Bieber, 1913
Ich kenne keine Parteien mehr, kenne nur noch Deutsche, 1914
with King Haakon VII of Norway, 1914
Kaiser Wilhelm II and his generals
c.1915
Wilhelm II in the uniform of a Turkish Field Marshal
1915
WWI, c. 1915
Paul von Hindenburg, Kaiser Wilhelm II, General Erich Ludendorff
mit Pavlo Skoropadsky, Sept. 1918

With his wife, Empress Auguste Viktoria

The Kaiser and the Kaiserin, 1898
Káiser Guillermo II y la emperatriz Augusta Victoria
Wilhelm II. praying with his wife Empress Auguste Viktoria on a mosaic in Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche, Berlin

Wilhelm II paintings, caricatures ...

Oil painting by Max Koner, 1890
Max Koner: Kaiser Wilhelm II, Studie 1891
Max Koner: Kaiser Wilhelm II, Studie 1891
Rudolf Wimmer: Wilhelm II, 1891
by Vilma Lwoff-Parlaghy, c. 1892
Painting by Max Koner, 1892 (1)
1892 (2)
Max Koner: Wilhelm II. in Jagduniform, 1892
Max Koner: Wilhelm II. stehend im grauen Militärmantel, 1893
Heinrich von Angeli: Crown Prince Wilhelm, 1883
William Pape - Ein Reich, ein Volk, ein Gott, 1896
Vilma Lwoff-Parlaghyː W. in Uniform seines Leibgarde-Husarenregiments, c. 1897
Ludwig Noster - Seine Majestät Kaiser Wilhelm II, 1897
Friedrich August von Kaulbach: Emperor Wilhelm II, 1898
Robert Hahn: Kaiser Wilhelm II in Admiralsuniform
Hanns Fechner:Kaiser Wilhelm II., König von Preußen in Uniform mit Orden, 1901
Painting by Philip Alexius de László, 1908
Kaiser Wilhelm II - Fixierbild
Kaiser Wilhelm II, 1909, by Bruno Heinrich Strassberger
Wilhelm II (1910)
Adolph Behrens: Wilhelm II. als Großadmiral, 1913
Robert Hahn: S.M. Kaiser Wilhelm II
1915, etching by Hans Weyl
1915, von Tom von Dreger, Gedicht von Josef Bergauer
Andacht im Felde, 1916 , von Theo Zasche
Kaiser Wilhelm II. als Alter Herr der Bonner Preußen (Corps Borussia Bonn), Ölgemälde von Ludwig Noster
Famous French political cartoon from the late 1890s.
Aus Barack Die deutschen Kaiser
Wilhelm II praying on a WWI propaganda postcard (with a little poem)
French Military Humour, 1918
The Kaiser is canned (1919 advertisement)
Portrait by unknown painter
Portrait by Christian Heyden
Wilhelm II and Paul von Hindenburg

Wilhelm II busts, statues

Château d'Urville (Moselle, Lorraine)
Reiterstandbild von Gustav Eberlein. Gipsmodell 1896
Hermann Billing: Brunnen im Kaiser-Wilhelm-Saal, Turin 1902
Statue at Hohenzollernbrücke, Cologne, sculpted by Louis Tuaillon
en:Huis Doorn, last home of former Deutscher Kaiser Wilhelm II, bust sculpted by Max Bezner
Memorial tablet in Berlin-Staaken