of Hohenzollern, Wilhelm II.

*		1859
†		1941

Beruf
German Emperor

Überblick

	1888-1918 German emperor and King of Prussia
	1890 dismisses Reich`s Chancellor Otto von Bismarck
	begins a long period of "personal rule", displaying a bellicose attitude in international affairs
	suppresses social democrats and worker`s movement
	1914 pledges full support to Austria-Hungary after the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand at Sarajewo
	becomes a mere figurehead during World War I
	abdicates in November 1918 and goes into exile into the Netherlands