Kaiser William II - The Last Emperor of the German Empire
Kaiser William (or Wilhelm) II was the third and last emperor of the German Empire and the last king of the Kingdom of Prussia . He remained the emperor for 30 years (1888-1918). The German defeat in World War I (1914-18) ended his reign and abolished the monarchy. Early Life Kaiser William II William was born on 27 th January 1859 in Berlin to the 2 nd German Emperor Frederick III. Her mother, Victoria, was the eldest child of Queen Victoria of the U.K. Wilhelm finished high school in 1877 while he studied law and politics at the University of Bonn. Under the influence of his German tutors, William became an extreme antagonist of the British form of democracy while he was much interested in autocratic rule according to Prussian thought. William II as Emperor On 9 th March 1888, Emperor Wilhelm I died and was replaced by Wilhelm II’s father, Frederick III . He also passed away in June 1888 due to throat cancer , and Wilhelm II became the German emperor