Kaiser Wilhelm II, portrait photo around 1900

Pre-war

1914
Outbreak of the war

1915

1916

1917

1918
End of the war

Post-war

Medium

Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur-und Betriebsges.m.b.H./Fotograf: Alexander E. Koller

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Person

Wilhelm II.

Kaiser of the German Empire since 1888, Wilhelm as its ruler emphasised the new role of Germany as a great power.

Chapter

Kaiser Wilhelm II: The Beloved Enemy

As in the Habsburg Empire, the political system of the German Empire was shaped by the strong role of the monarchy.

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