Back Bios Library Search Home Help Frederick Wilhelm Viktor Albert of Hohenzollern Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany 1859-1941 General Information Ascent: Emperor Wilhelm I dies 9-Mar-1888. Frederick III is crowned Emperor but cannot rule due to throat cancer and a ninety-nine day coma. Wilhelm II succeeds his father and is crowned Emperor (midyear) 1888. Noteworthy Relations Relationship Country ...

Kaiser Wilhelm II's Account of Events, July, 1914. From his Memoirs (From G-Text 'Kaiserreich') After the arrival of the news of the assassination of my friend, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, I gave up going to Kiel for the regatta week and went back home, since I intended to go to Vienna for his funeral. But I was asked from there to give up this plan. Later I heard that one of the reasons for ...