Ruler · 1859 – 1941

Wilhelm II

Lived 1859 – 1941; monarch, ruler, painter. King of Prussia of Kingdom of Prussia, 1888 – 1918; also in the line of German Empire, German colonial empire, German East Africa and German Reich.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1859 – 1941; 82 years
In office: 30 years; one reign
Lines: 5; states
Left it: deposed; the ruler's own article

King of Prussia

Kingdom of Prussia · the 9th of 9 dated reigns · 1701 – 1918

5 before

Frederick William IV1840 – 1861

Wilhelm I1861 – 1888

Frederick III, German Emperor1888

Wilhelm II1888 – 1918

deposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officethis entry

Reigned 1888 – 1918 · 30 years · came to it aged 29

Came to it: the child of the ruler before, on record
Left it: deposedread from the ruler's own article

Losing the support of his country's military and many of his subjects, Wilhelm was forced to abdicate during the German Revolution of 1918–1919 which converted Germany into an unstable democratic state known as the Weimar Republic.

Also in the line of German Empire (3rd of 3), German colonial empire (3rd of 3), German East Africa (3rd of 3) and German Reich (3rd of 9).

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