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William I,[1] also known as Wilhelm I[2] (full name: William Frederick Louis, German language: Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig, 22 March 1797 – 9 March 1888), of the House of Hohenzollern was the King of Prussia (2 January 1861 – 9 March 1888) and the first German Emperor (18 January 1871 – 9 March 1888), as well as the first Head of State of a united Germany. Under the leadership of William ...
Apr 14, 2010 · Wilhelm II (1859-1941) was the last German kaiser (emperor) and king of Prussia from 1888 to 1918, and one of the most recognizable public figures of World War I (1914-18). He gained a reputation ...
Jan 12, 2024 · Wilhelm was the first kaiser or emperor of the German Empire. The 18th January 1871 was the official date of the empire's creation. Otto von Bismarck drafted a new constitution, and he installed himself as the first chancellor of the German Empire. Otto von Bismarck, Wilhelm I's cunning Minister-President.
Jan 4, 2024 · William I, or in German Wilhelm I. (full name: William Frederick Louis of Hohenzollern, 22 March 1797 – 9 March 1888), of the House of Hohenzollern, was King of Prussia from 2 January 1861 and the first German Emperor from 18 January 1871 to his death, the first head of state of a united Germany.
William I. (1797–1888). During the reign of King William I, Prussia established itself as the predominant state in Germany. In 1871 William (Wilhelm in German) was crowned German emperor. Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig was born in Berlin (Germany) on March 22, 1797. He was the second son of King Frederick William III of Prussia.
Abstract. ‘It is hard being Emperor under Bismarck’ quipped German Emperor William I once. Historians agreed and deemed him also an unwilling Imperial figurehead who preferred to remain King of Prussia. This study challenges this long-held assumption of William I’s presumed historical irrelevance.
William I (Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig; 22 March 1797 – 9 March 1888), or Wilhelm I, was King of Prussia from 1861 and German Emperor from 1871 until his death in 1888. A member of the House of Hohenzollern, he was the first head of state of a united Germany. He was de facto head of state of Prussia from 1858, when he became regent for his ...
