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William I (Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig; 22 March 1797 – 9 March 1888), or Wilhelm I, was King of Prussia from 1861 and German Emperor from 1871 until his death in 1888. A member of the House of Hohenzollern , he was the first head of state of a united Germany.
The German Emperor (German: Deutscher Kaiser, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃɐ ˈkaɪzɐ] ⓘ) was the official title of the head of state and hereditary ruler of the German Empire.A specifically chosen term, it was introduced with the 1 January 1871 constitution and lasted until the abdication of Wilhelm II was announced on 9 November 1918.
The letter was published only after Bismarck's death. [2] In later years, Bismarck created the "Bismarck myth"; the view (which some historians have argued was confirmed by subsequent events) that Wilhelm II's successful demand for Bismarck's resignation destroyed any chance Imperial Germany ever had of stable government and international peace.
Elisabeth of Hesse-Marburg. William I of Nassau-Siegen[note 1] (German: Wilhelm I. Graf von Nassau-Siegen; 10 April 1487 – 6 October 1559), nicknamed the Elder (German: der Ältere) or the Rich (German: der Reiche), was Count of Nassau-Siegen [note 2] and half of Diez from 1516 to 1559. He was a descendant of the Ottonian Line of the House of ...
Wilhelm II speaking to the German people (recorded 1914) 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.
William the Conqueror[a] (c. 1028[1] – 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, [2][b] was the first Norman King of England (as William I), reigning from 1066 until his death. A descendant of Rollo, he was Duke of Normandy (as William II) [3] from 1035 onward. By 1060, following a long struggle, his hold on Normandy was secure.
Frederick II (German: Friedrich II.; 24 January 1712 – 17 August 1786) was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until his death in 1786. He was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled King in Prussia, declaring himself King of Prussia after annexing Royal Prussia from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772. His most significant accomplishments ...
William the Great. William the Great may refer to: William V of Aquitaine (969–1030) William I, Count of Burgundy (1020–1087) William of Maleval (died 1157) William I, German Emperor (1797–1888), nicknamed Wilhelm the Great during the reign of his grandson Wilhelm II. Category: Human name disambiguation pages.