Wilhelm, German Crown Prince
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Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, Crown Prince of Prussia, was the eldest child of the last German emperor, Wilhelm II, and his consort Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. As Emperor Wilhelm's heir, h
Crown Prince Wilhelm, c. 1913
Four generations in the House of Hohenzollern: Emperor Wilhelm I, Crown Prince Frederick, Prince Wilhelm and the newborn Prince Wilhelm in Potsdam in 1882.
Queen Victoria with her great-grandson Prince Wilhelm in 1883
Meeting Adolf Hitler in 1933
Wilhelm II
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Wilhelm II was the last German Emperor from 1888 until his abdication in 1918. His fall from power marked the end of the German Empire as well as the Hohenzollern dynasty's 400-year rule over Prussia.
Wilhelm, German Crown Prince
…Prince, Crown Prince of Prussia (Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst; 6 May 1882 – 20 July 1951), was the eldest child of the last German emperor, Wilhelm II, and his consort Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. As Emperor Wilhelm's heir, he was the last German Crown Prince and Crown Prince of Prussia…
Wilhelm in 1902
Wilhelm in 1867, aged 8
Wedding of Prince Henry of Prussia with Princess Irene of Hesse on 24 May 1888. The future emperor Wilhelm II is on the right. The emperor Frederick III is seated on the left and would have died just three weeks after.
Otto von Bismarck, the Chancellor who effectively dictated German policy until Wilhelm II assumed the throne in 1888