Kaiser Wilhelm facts
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At the time of WW1, the King of Britain, Russia, and Germany were all first cousins. When asked about WW1, Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany sarcastically remarked, "If my grandmother [Queen Victoria] had been alive, she would never have allowed it."
how did kaiser wilhelm die?
British WWI Prisoner of war was released by the Germans so that he could visit his dying mother, and then returned as he had made promise to the Kaiser Wilhelm II.
What happened to kaiser wilhelm ii?
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what happened to kaiser wilhelm?
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In 1914 Capt Campbell, a British POW held in Germany, asked permission from Kaiser Wilhelm II to visit his dying mother in England. The Kaiser agreed, on the condition that Campbell return to the camp, which he did - and remained there until the war ended in 1918.
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9th November is known as the ‘day of fate’ in German history- on the same day, Robert Blum was executed in 1848, Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated in 1918, Hitler’s Munich Putsch occurred in 1923, Kristallnacht occurred in 1938, and the Berlin Wall came down in 1989.
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When Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated the throne in 1918, Einstein wrote in his journal “[Lecture] cancelled due to revolution."
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At the conclusion of WW1, Kaiser Wilhelm II mistakenly believed that he ruled the German Empire in a personal union with Prussia, and so he could abdicate the former but still remain king of the latter. This was not the case, and he was forced to abdicate both.
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Before WWI Kaiser Wilhelm tried to impress Queen Wilhelmina of Holland by telling her "My guards are seven feet tall and yours are only shoulder-high to them." her reply was, "Quite true, Your Majesty, your guards are seven feet tall. But when we open our dikes, the water is ten feet deep!"
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King George V of Britain, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia were all cousins, giving each other nicknames like "Willie" and "Nicky".
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The most accepted heir of the defunct Imperial Throne of Russia is also a decendent of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Both thrones were lost as an effect of World War 1.
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November 9 is the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, declaration of the Weimar Republic, and abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II...and also the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Beer Hall Putsch, and the execution of Robert Blum (1848 revolutionary leader)
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Kaiser Wilhelm once spanked Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, his cousin, while the Tsar was looking out a window. Because Wilhelm refused to apologize, the Tsar awarded a major arms contract to France instead of Germany.
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The major world leaders of WWI were all cousins. Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany, King George V of England, and Czar Nicholas II of Russia. Their grandmother was Queen Victoria.
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Although the modern German people have no direct connection to the ancient Huns, comparisons were drawn by the Allies during World War I. One of the reasons was because Wilhelm II gave a 1900 speech to the German military headed to China where he told them to "fight like Huns."
Hans Meyer named Kibo's highest summit Kaiser-Wilhelm-Spitze, but when Tanzania was formed in 1964 Kibo's summit was renamed Uhuru.
On the eve of World War I, Kiaser Wilhelm of Germany changed his mind and wanted to pursue peace. German officials ignored this, however, and the Prussian Minister of War warned the Kaiser that the military would depose him if he continued to work for peace.
In 1941 he became Professor of Physics at the University of Berlin and Director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics.
When did kaiser wilhelm die?
A military general of the German Empire died of a heart attack while dancing for Kaiser Wilhelm II, dressed as a ballerina.
How did kaiser wilhelm ii die?
Between 1936 and 1939 he was the director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics.
Although his parents were part of the post-Enlightenment generation and wanted to raise their son according to British standards, Wilhelm chose a more traditional Prussian and autocratic style of education, which influenced his later outlook on life.
After abdicating his throne, Wilhelm II went into exile in Doorn, Netherlands, which is where he died of a pulmonary embolism on June 4, 1941 at the age of eighty-two.
The Prussian royal family was known as the House of Hohenzollern. It was founded some time in the eleventh century.
Wilhelm studied law at the University of Bonn, but usually wore some type of military uniform in keeping with his family's Prussian military background.