Wilhelm II – The last German Emperor

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1st Child of Princess Victoria (1840-1901) & German Emperor and King of Prussia Frederick III (18311888). Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) of Germany By Russell & Sons, London 1890. In the early 1900’s he began the creation of a German navy that would rival that of Britain and enable Germany to declare itself a world power. German Monarchy forcibly abolished during his rule.