Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Wilhelm II [b] (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941) was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 until his abdication in 1918, which marked the end of the German Empire as well as the Hohenzollern dynasty's 300-year rule of Prussia.
Frederick II 1194–1250 King of Germany r. 1212–1250 Holy Roman Emperor r. 1220–1250: Isabella II Queen of Jerusalem: Isabella of England 1214–1241: Adelaide of Burgundy c. 1223 –1273: Henry III c. 1230 –1261 Duke of Brabant: Margaret of Austria c. 1204 –1266: Henry (VII) 1211–1242 King of Germany r. 1220–1235: Elisabeth of ...
However, these claims are not recognised by the Federal Republic of Germany or anyone else, this included the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany and West or East Germany. In 1933 Prince William renounced his claim to the former throne when he married Dorothea von Salviati, in 1940 William II accepted Dorothea and his daughters Felicitas and Christa ...
The German emperor's speeches: being a selection from the speeches, edicts, letters, and telegrams of the Emperor William II; Works by or about Abdication of Wilhelm II at the Internet Archive, mostly in German "William II. of Germany" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.
Emperor Wilhelm II: German Empire: 9 November 1918: King Wilhelm II: Kingdom of Prussia: 13 November 1918: King Ludwig III: Kingdom of Bavaria: 13 November 1918: King Frederick Augustus III: Kingdom of Saxony: 30 November 1918: King William II: Kingdom of Württemberg: 22 November 1918: Grand Duke Frederick II: Grand Duchy of Baden: 9 November ...
At the end of World War I during the German Revolution all the monarchies in Germany were abolished, King William II abdicated on 30 November 1918. When former King William II died in 1921 the senior branch line of the House of Württemberg became extinct, the headship of the House passed to a distant relative, Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg.
King William II, the third son of William the Conqueror, was known as William Rufus. He reigned as King of England from 1087 until his death in 1100, at which point his younger brother, Prince ...
William II (February 1227 – 28 January 1256) was the Count of Holland and Zeeland from 1234 until his death. He was elected anti-king of Germany in 1248 and ruled as sole king from 1254 onwards. Early life