Wilhelm II, German Emperor

Wilhelm II, German Emperor

Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941), anglicised as William II, was the last German Emperor (Kaiser) and King of Prussia, reigning from 15 June 1888 until his abdication on 9 November 1918. Despite strengthening the German Empire's position as a great power by building a blue-water navy and promoting scientific innovation, his tactless public statements and erratic foreign policy greatly antagonized the international community and are considered by many to be one of the underlying causes for World War I. When the German war effort collapsed after a series of crushing defeats on the Western Front in 1918, he was forced to abdicate, thereby bringing an end to the House of Hohenzollern's three-hundred-year reign. Wilhelm II was the son of Prince Frederick William of Prussia and Victoria, Princess Royal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilhelm II, German Emperor has received more than 11,076,177 page views. His biography is available in 97 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 94 in 2019). Wilhelm II, German Emperor is the 99th most popular politician (up from 105th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 35th in 2019) and the 4th most popular German Politician.

Wilhelm II, German Emperor, was most famous for being the last German Emperor and King of Prussia. He ruled from 1888-1918. He was a grandson of Queen Victoria of England and Prince Albert. He was the son of Emperor Frederick III and Victoria, Princess Royal. Wilhelm was a grandson of Queen Victoria of England and Prince Albert. He was the son of Emperor Frederick III and Victoria, Princess Royal.