Frederick William Albert Victor or Wilhelm II was born in 1859 and lived until 1941. Wilhelm was the last German Emperor and king of Prussia ruling both the German Empire and Prussia from 1888 to 9 November 1918. (World War One ended two days later.) As with most royal families in Europe at this time, Wilhelm is related to other nobility throughout the continent.
Imperial Archives have shown that Wilhelm had a crippled arm and may have possibly had some type of brain trauma at an early age. Wilhelm is known to have been frequently aggressive, tactless, headstrong, and what you would now call a bully. Wilhelm’s impatience brought him in conflict with German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck who had been carefully putting together foreign policy. Wilhelm wanted vigorous and rapid expansion to protect Germany’s “place in the sun.” Wilhelm’s goal of expansion, his traits and possible brain problems does not make for a great leader and may have been a major reason why Germany was involved with the start of World War One.
Odd things about Wilhelm; He loved to wear uniforms. He wore different ones for any occasion he attended often changing four or more times. He liked to design buildings and battleships that were unrealistic and could not be built. He cut down almost tree on his estate when he developed the hobby of chopping wood.
A relative, Edward VII of the United Kingdom once remarked that Wilhelm was “the most brilliant failure in history.”
Imperial Archives have shown that Wilhelm had a crippled arm and may have possibly had some type of brain trauma at an early age. Wilhelm is known to have been frequently aggressive, tactless, headstrong, and what you would now call a bully. Wilhelm’s impatience brought him in conflict with German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck who had been carefully putting together foreign policy. Wilhelm wanted vigorous and rapid expansion to protect Germany’s “place in the sun.” Wilhelm’s goal of expansion, his traits and possible brain problems does not make for a great leader and may have been a major reason why Germany was involved with the start of World War One.
Odd things about Wilhelm; He loved to wear uniforms. He wore different ones for any occasion he attended often changing four or more times. He liked to design buildings and battleships that were unrealistic and could not be built. He cut down almost tree on his estate when he developed the hobby of chopping wood.
A relative, Edward VII of the United Kingdom once remarked that Wilhelm was “the most brilliant failure in history.”
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