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Kaiser Wilhelm II of Prussia and Germany ( Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Hohenzollern, 27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941) was the last German Emperor and the last King of Prussia. Ruling from 1888 to 1918, he went to live in the Netherlands and abdicated (resigned) as King and Emperor. This was the end of the Hohenzollern dynasty.

Home Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture Money Videos. William II, German Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert known as Kaiser Wilhelm , (born Jan. 27, 1859, Potsdam, near Berlin, Prussia—died June 4, 1941, Doorn, Neth.), German emperor (kaiser) and king of Prussia (1888 ...

Wilhelm II was the last German emperor and king of Prussia, who led Germany into World War One and caused the war by his bellicose policies. He was a strong believer in increasing the strength of the German armed forces, but also a close ally of the British royal family and a pacifist. He was forced to abdicate in 1918 and died in 1941.

Wilhelm II ; Prince Frederick William Victor Albert of Prussia (January 27, 1859 – June 4, 1941) was the third and last German Emperor and the ninth and last King of Prussia (German: Deutscher Kaiser und König von Preußen ), ruling both the German Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia from June 15, 1888 to November 9, 1918.

William II. William II - German Unification, Imperialism, Militarism: William often bombastically claimed to be the man who made the decisions. It is true that the German constitution of 1871 put two important powers in his hands. First, he was responsible for appointing and dismissing the chancellor, the head of the civil government.