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William I, German Emperor

Wilhelm I, also known as Wilhelm the Great (William Frederick Louis, ) (March 22 1797–March 9 1888) of the House of Hohenzollern

House of Hohenzollern

The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of Prince-elector, kings, and emperors of Prussia, Germany, and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century....
was the King of Prussia

Kingdom of Prussia

The Kingdom of Prussia was a Germany monarchy from 1701 to 1918 and, from 1871, was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising almost two-thirds of the area of the empire....
(January 2 1861–March 9 1888) and the first German Emperor (18 January 1871–March 9 1888).

Under the leadership of Wilhelm and his prime minister Otto von Bismarck

Otto von Bismarck

Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck, Count of Bismarck-Sch?nhausen, Duke of Lauenburg, Prince of Bismarck, , was a Kingdom of Prussia and Germany statesman and aristocrat of the 19th century....
, Prussia

Prussia

Prussia was, most recently, a historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. This state had for centuries substantial influence on Germany and European history....
achieved the unification of Germany

Unification of Germany

The unification of Germany took place on January 18, 1871, when Otto von Bismarck, the Prime Minister of Prussia, managed to unify a number of independent German people states into a nation-state, and thus create the German Empire, from which all of the states since that time bearing the name of Germany descend....
and the establishment of the German Empire

German Empire

The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from the unification of Germany and proclamation of William I, German Emperor as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became Weimar republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of William II, German Emperor ....
.

future king and emperor was born William Frederick Louis of Prussia (Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig von Preußen) in Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
.

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Wilhelm I, also known as Wilhelm the Great (William Frederick Louis, ) (March 22 1797–March 9 1888) of the House of Hohenzollern

House of Hohenzollern

Kingdom of Prussia

Otto von Bismarck

Prussia

Unification of Germany

German Empire

Early life and military career

The future king and emperor was born William Frederick Louis of Prussia (Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig von Preußen) in Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
. As the second son of King Frederick William III

Frederick William III of Prussia

Frederick William III was king of Kingdom of Prussia from 1797 to 1840....
and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie was Queen consort of Prussia....
, William was not expected to ascend to the throne and hence received little education.

Wilhelm served in the army from 1814 onward, fought against Napoleon I of France

Napoleon I of France

Napoleon Bonaparte later known as Emperor Napoleon I, was a military and political leader of France whose actions shaped European politics in the early 19th century....
during the Napoleonic Wars

Napoleonic Wars

The Napoleonic Wars were a series of conflicts involving Napoleon I of France First French Empire and changing sets of European allies and opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815....
, and was reportedly a very brave soldier. He fought under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

Gebhard Leberecht von Bl?cher, F?rst von Wahlstatt , Graf , later elevated to F?rst von Wahlstatt, was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall who led his army against Napoleon I at the Battle of Leipzig in 1813 and at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 with Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington....
at the Battles of Waterloo

Battle of Waterloo

In the Battle of Waterloo forces of the First French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte and Michel Ney were defeated by those of the Seventh Coalition, including a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Bl?cher and an Anglo-Allied army under the command of the Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington....
and Ligny

Battle of Ligny

The Battle of Ligny was the last victory of the military career of Napoleon I of France. In this battle, French troops of the L'Arm?e du Nord under Napoleon's command, defeated a Prussian army under Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Bl?cher, near Ligny in present-day Belgium....
. He also became an excellent diplomat by engaging in diplomatic missions after 1815.

During the Revolutions of 1848

Revolutions of 1848 in the German states

"Germany" at the time of the Revolutions of 1848 had been a collection of 39 states loosely bound together in the German Confederation. As nationalist sentiment crystallized into resistance to the traditional political structure, repeated calls for freedom, democracy and national unity came to threaten the status quo....
, William successfully crushed a revolt that was aimed at his elder brother King Frederick William IV

Frederick William IV of Prussia

King Frederick William IV of Prussia , the eldest son and successor of Frederick William III of Prussia, reigned as King of Prussia from 1840 to 1861....
. The use of cannons made him unpopular at the time and earned him the nickname Kartätschenprinz (Prince of Grapeshot

Grapeshot

Grapeshot is a type of Anti-personnel weapon ammunition used in cannons. Instead of solid shot, a mass of loosely packed metal slugs is loaded into a canvas bag....
).

In 1857 Frederick William IV suffered a stroke

Stroke

A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to a disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. According to the National Stroke Association, a "stroke" occurs when a blood clot blocks and artery or a blood vessel breaks, interrupting blood flow to an area of the brain....
and became mentally disabled for the rest of his life. In January 1858 Wilhelm became Prince Regent

Regent

A regent, from the Latin regens "reigning", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present or debilitated....
for his brother.

King

On January 2 1861 Frederick William died and Wilhelm ascended the throne as Wilhelm I of Prussia. He inherited a conflict between Frederick William and the liberal parliament

Parliament

A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom....
. He was considered a politically neutral person as he intervened less in politics than his brother. Wilhelm nevertheless found a conservative solution for the conflict: he appointed Otto von Bismarck

Otto von Bismarck

Prime Minister of Prussia

The office of Minister President or Prime Minister of Prussia existed in one form or another from 1792 until the dissolution of Prussia in 1947....
. According to the Prussian constitution, the Prime Minister was responsible solely to the king, not to parliament. Bismarck liked to see his work relationship with Wilhelm as that of a vassal to his feudal superior. Nonetheless it was Bismarck who effectively directed the politics, interior as well as foreign; on several occasions he gained Wilhelm's assent by threatening to resign.

Emperor

In the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War

Franco-Prussian War

The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War was a conflict between Second French Empire and Kingdom of Prussia, while Prussia was backed by the North German Confederation, of which it was a member, and the South German states of Grand Duchy of Baden, History of W?rttemberg#The Kingdom...
Wilhelm was proclaimed German Emperor on January 18, 1871 in Versailles

Versailles

Versailles , formerly de facto capital of the kingdom of France, is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and is still an important administrative and judicial centre....
Palace. The title "German Emperor" was carefully chosen by Bismarck after discussion until (and after) the day of the proclamation. Wilhelm accepted this title grudgingly as he would have preferred "Emperor of Germany" which, however, was unacceptable to the federated monarchs, and would also have signalled a claim to lands outside of his reign (Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
, Luxemburg etc.). The title "Emperor of the Germans", as proposed in 1848, was ruled out as he considered himself chosen "by the grace of God

By the Grace of God

By the Grace of God, as well as the various equivalent phrases in other languages thus rendered in English language,is not a title in its own right, but a common introductory part of the full styles of many Monarchs, preceding the actual princely styles in chief of the specific realm and/or other principalities ....
", not by the people as in a democratic republic.

By this ceremony, the North German Confederation

North German Confederation

The North German Confederation , came into existence in August 1866 as a military alliance of 22 states of northern Germany with the Kingdom of Prussia as the leading state....
(1867-1871) was transformed into the German Empire

German Empire

The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from the unification of Germany and proclamation of William I, German Emperor as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became Weimar republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of William II, German Emperor ....
("Kaiserreich", 1871-1918). This Empire was a federal

Federation

A federation is a Political union comprising a number of partially self-governing states or regions united by a central government. In a federation, the self-governing status of the state is typically constitutionally entrenched and may not be altered by a Unilateralism decision of the central government....
state; the emperor was head of state

Head of State

Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchic or republican nation-state, federation, commonwealth or any other political state....
and president

President

President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, company, trade unions, university, and country. Etymology, a "president" is one who Wiktionary:Preside, who sits in leadership ....
(primus inter pares
Primus inter pares

Primus inter pares , the first among equals, or first among peers is a phrase which indicates that a person is the most senior of a group of people sharing the same rank or office....
- first among equals) of the federated monarchs (the kings of Bavaria

Kingdom of Bavaria

The Kingdom of Bavaria was a Germany state that existed from 1806–1918. Elector Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria of the House of Wittelsbach became the first King of Bavaria in 1806....
, Württemberg

Kingdom of Württemberg

The Kingdom of W?rttemberg was a state that existed from 1806 to 1918 and is currently located in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany....
, Saxony

Kingdom of Saxony

The Kingdom of Saxony , lasting between 1806 and 1918, was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through Germany....
, the grand duke

Grand Duke

The title grand duke is used in Western Europe and particularly in Germanic languages countries for provincial sovereigns. Grand duke is of a protocolary rank below Monarch but higher than a sovereign duke....
s of Baden

Grand Duchy of Baden

The Grand Duchy of Baden was a historical state in the southwest of Germany, on the right bank of the Rhine. It existed between 1806 and 1918....
, Mecklenburg, Hesse, as well as other principalities, duchies and the senate

Senate

A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature or Parliament. There have been many such bodies in history, the first of which was the Roman Senate....
s of the free cities

Free city

Free city may refer to:* City-state, a region controlled exclusively by a sovereign city.* Free Imperial City, a city in the Holy Roman Empire under the emperor's direct control....
of Hamburg

Hamburg

Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany , and is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits. The city is home to approximately 1.8 million people, while the Hamburg metropolitan area has more than 4.3 million inhabitants....
, Lübeck

Lübeck

L?beck is the second largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage is on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites....
and Bremen

Bremen (state)

The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen is the smallest of Germany's 16 States of Germany . A more informal name, but used in some official contexts, is Land Bremen ....
).

On May 11 1878, Max Hödel

Max Hödel

Emil Max H?del was a plumber from Leipzig, Germany who became known for a failed assassination. A former member of the Leipzig Social-Democratic Association, he was expelled from the organization in the 1870s and eventually became involved in anarchism....
failed in an assassination attempt on Wilhelm in Berlin

Berlin

Karl Nobiling

Karl Eduard Nobiling was a Germany assassin who attacked Wilhelm I of Germany. Born in the Gummersbach district of western Germany, Nobiling studied philosophy....
, who wounded Wilhelm before committing suicide. These attempts became the pretext for the institution of the Anti-Socialist Law

Anti-Socialist Laws

The Anti-Socialist Laws or Socialist Laws were a series of Act of Parliament, the first of which was passed on October 19 1878 by the German Empire Reichstag for a limited term, and the later ones regularly extending the term of its application....
, which was introduced by Bismarck’s government with the support of a majority in the Reichstag

Reichstag (institution)

The Reichstag was the parliament of the Holy Roman Empire, the North German Confederation, and of Germany until 1945. The main chamber of the German parliament is now called Bundestag , but the building in which it meets is still called "Reichstag" ....
in October 18, 1878, for the purpose of fighting the socialist and working-class movement. The laws deprived the Social Democratic Party of Germany

Social Democratic Party of Germany

The Social Democratic Party of Germany is Germany's oldest political party. After World War II, under the leadership of Kurt Schumacher, the SPD reestablished itself as an ideological party, representing the interests of the working class and the trade unions....
of its legal status; they prohibited all organizations, workers’ mass organizations and the socialist and workers’ press, decreed confiscation of socialist literature, and subjected Social-Democrats to reprisals. The laws were extended every 2-3 years. Despite this policy of reprisals the Social Democratic Party increased its influence among the masses. Under pressure of the mass working-class movement the laws were repealed on October 1 1890.

In his memoirs, Bismarck describes Wilhelm as an old-fashioned, courteous, infallibly polite gentleman and a genuine Prussian officer, whose good common sense was occasionally undermined by "female influences".

Full title as German Emperor

His Imperial and Royal Majesty

Imperial and Royal Majesty

His/Her Imperial and Royal Majesty was the style used by King-Emperors and their consorts as heads of imperial dynasties that were simultaneously royal....
Wilhelm the First, by the Grace of God

By the Grace of God

Margrave

Margrave is the English language and French language form of the German language title Markgraf and certain equivalent nobiliary titles in other languages....
of Brandenburg

Brandenburg

Brandenburg is one of the sixteen states of Germany of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany....
, Burgrave

Burgrave

A burgrave is a count of a castle or fortified town. The English language form is derived through the French language from the German language Burggraf and Dutch language) burg- or burch-graeve ....
of Nuremberg

Nuremberg

Nuremberg is a city in the Germany State of Bavaria, in the Regierungsbezirk of Middle Franconia. It is situated on the Pegnitz River river and the Rhine?Main?Danube Canal and is Franconia's largest city....
, Count of Hohenzollern, Duke

Duke

A duke is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy or a dukedom. The title comes from the Latin language Dux Bellorum, which had the sense of "military commander" and was employed by both the Germanic peoples themselves and by the Ancient Rome authors covering them to r...
of Silesia

Silesia

Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in present-day Poland, with parts in the Czech Republic and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas....
and of the County of Glatz, Grand Duke

Grand Duke

Grand Duchy of the Lower Rhine

The Grand Duchy of the Lower Rhine , or simply known as the Lower Rhine Province was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and existed from 1815 to 1822....
and of Posen, Duke in Saxony

Saxony

The Free State of Saxony is a States of Germany of Germany. Located in the southeastern part of present-day Germany. It is the tenth-largest German state in area and the sixth largest in population , of Germany's sixteen states....
, of Angria

Angria

Angria, Engria, or Engern is a historical region in present-day western Germany states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. It was the central region of the Middle Ages Duchy of Saxony lying along the middle reaches of the Weser river between Westphalia and Eastphalia....
, of Westphalia

Westphalia

Westphalia is a region in Germany, centred on the cities of Bielefeld, Bochum, Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen, M?nster, and Osnabr?ck and included in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony....
, of Pomerania

Pomerania

Pomerania is a historical region on the south coast of the Baltic Sea. Divided between Germany and Poland, it stretches roughly from the Recknitz River near Stralsund in the West, via the Oder River delta near Szczecin, to the mouth of the Vistula River near Gdansk in the East....
and of Lunenburg, Duke of Schleswig

Schleswig

Schleswig or South Jutland is a region covering the area about 60 km north and 70 km south of the border between Germany and Denmark. The region is also known archaically in English language as Sleswick....
, of Holstein

Holstein

Holstein is the region between the rivers Elbe and Eider River. It is part of Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state of Germany.Holstein once existed as the County of Holstein , the later Duchy of Holstein , and was the northernmost territory of the Holy Roman Empire....
and of Krossen, Duke of Magdeburg

Magdeburg

Magdeburg , the Capital of the States of Germany of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, lies on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....
, of Brene, of Guelderland and of Jülich

Jülich

J?lich is a town in the district of D?ren , in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. J?lich is well known as location of a world-famous research centre, the Forschungszentrum J?lich and as shortwave transmitter J?lich of Deutsche Welle....
, Cleves and Berg, Duke of the Wends and the Kassubes, of Lauenburg and of Mecklenburg

Mecklenburg

Mecklenburg is a region in northern Germany comprising the western and larger part of the federal state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The largest cities of the region are Rostock, Schwerin, and Neubrandenburg....
, Landgrave

Landgrave

Landgrave was a title only used in the Holy Roman Empire and later on by its former territories. The title refers to a count who had feudal duty directly to the Holy Roman Emperor....
of Hesse

Hesse

Hesse is a States of Germany of Germany with an area of 21,110 km? and just over six million inhabitants. The state capital is Wiesbaden. Hesse's largest city is nearby Frankfurt am Main....
and in Thuringia

Thuringia

The Free State of Thuringia is located in central Germany. It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen States of Germany ....
, Margrave of Upper and Lower Lusatia

Lusatia

Lusatia is a historical region between the B?br and Kwisa rivers and the Elbe in the eastern German states of Free State of Saxony and Brandenburg and south-western Poland ....
, Prince of Orange

Prince of Orange

Prince of Orange is a title of nobility, originally associated with the Principality of Orange, now in southern France.It is carried by members of the House of Orange-Nassau, as heirs to the crown of the Netherlands, and is also seen carried by the pretenders by members of the Hohenzollern....
, of Rugen, of East Friesland, of Paderborn and of Pyrmont

Bad Pyrmont

Bad Pyrmont is a city in the district of Hamelin-Pyrmont, in Lower Saxony , Germany, with a population of 22,000 . It is located on the River Emmer River, about 10 km west of the Weser, and a popular destination spa resort that gained its reputation as a fashionable place for princely vacations in the 17th and 18th centuries....
, Prince of Halberstadt, of Münster

Münster

M?nster is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region and it is also capital of the government region M?nster ....
, of Minden, of Osnabrück

Osnabrück

Osnabr?ck is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80 km NNE of Dortmund, 45 km NE of M?nster, and some 100 km due west of Hannover. It lies in a valley penned between the Wiehengebirge and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest....
, of Hildesheim, of Verden

Verden, Germany

Verden , or Verden , is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, on the River Aller. It is the administrative centre of the district of Verden . Verden is famous for the alleged massacre of Saxons in 782, committed on the orders of Charlemagne , for its cathedral, and for its horse breeding....
, of Kammin, of Fulda, of Nassau

Nassau (state)

Nassau was a Germany state within the Holy Roman Empire and later in the German Confederation. Its ruling dynasty, now extinct in male line, was the House of Nassau....
and of Moess, Princely Count of Henneberg

Henneberg

Henneberg may refer to:*the House of Henneberg, German nobility*County of Henneberg, a medi?val state in the Holy Roman Empire*Henneberg, Thuringia, a municipality in Thuringia, Germany...
, Count

Count

A count is a nobleman in European countries; The word count comes from French language comte, itself from Latin comes?in its Accusative case comitem?meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor"....
of the Mark, of Ravensburg, of Hohenstein, of Tecklenburg and of Lingen,Earl of Foxdale, Count of Mansfield, of Sigmaringen

Sigmaringen

Sigmaringen is a town in southern Germany, in the state of Baden-W?rttemberg. Situated on the upper Danube, it is the capital of the Sigmaringen ....
and of Veringen, Lord of Frankfurt, etc.

Ancestors

**Wilhelm I's ancestors in three generations**
Wilhelm I, German Emperor	Father: Frederick William III of Prussia Frederick William III of Prussia Frederick William III was king of Kingdom of Prussia from 1797 to 1840....	Father's father: Frederick William II of Prussia Frederick William II of Prussia Frederick William II was the fourth King of Kingdom of Prussia, reigning from 1786 until his death....	Father's father's father: Prince Augustus William of Prussia
			Father's father's mother: Louise Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg Louise Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg Louise Amalie of Brunswick-L?neburg was daughter of Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-L?neburg. In 1742, she married Augustus William, Prince of Prussia, the second son of King Frederick William I of Prussia....
		Father's mother: Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt was Queen consort of the Kingdom of Prussia as the second wife of Frederick William II of Prussia....	Father's mother's father: Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt was the Landgrave of Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1768 - 1790. He was a son of Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg and M?ntzenberg....
			Father's mother's mother: Caroline of Zweibrücken
	Mother: Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie was Queen consort of Prussia....	Mother's father: Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Charles II was ruler of the state of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1794 until his death. Originally ruling as duke he was raised to the title grand duke in 1815....	Mother's father's father: Charles Louis Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Mirow Charles Louis Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Mirow Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg, Prince of Mirow was a member of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and the father of Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz....
			Mother's father's mother: Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen was a member of the reigning family of Mecklenburg-Strelitz during the 18th century.She was born a daughter of Ernst Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen and his wife Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach ....
		Mother's mother: Friederike Caroline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt Princess Friederike Caroline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt was a member of the House of Hesse and by marriage a Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz....	Mother's mother's father: Georg Wilhelm of Hesse-Darmstadt
			Mother's mother's mother: Maria of Leiningen-Dagsburg

Issue

In 1829, Wilhelm married Augusta of Saxe-Weimar and had two children:

Frederick III, German Emperor
Frederick III, German Emperor

Frederick III was List of German monarchs and King of Prussia for 99 days in 1888 during the Year of the Three Emperors. Frederick William Nicholas Charles , known informally as Fritz, was the only son of Emperor Wilhelm I, and was raised in his family's tradition of military service....
(1831–1888) and
Princess Louise of Prussia
Princess Louise of Prussia

Princess Louise of Prussia was the second child and only daughter of Wilhelm I of Germany and Augusta of Saxe-Weimar. She was the younger sister of Frederick III of Prussia and aunt of Wilhelm II of Germany....
(1838–1923)

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

22 March 1797–2 January 1861: His Royal Highness Prince William of Prussia
2 January 1861–18 January 1871: His Majesty The King of Prussia
18 January 1871–9 March 1888: His Imperial and Royal Majesty The German Emperor, King of Prussia

Books

Thomas Weiberg: … wie immer Deine Dona. Verlobung und Hochzeit des letzten deutschen Kaiserpaares. Isensee-Verlag, Oldenburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-89995-406-7.

Memorials

From 1867 to 1918 more than 1,000 memorials to Wilhelm I were constructed, including the Kyffhäuser Monument

Kyffhäuser Monument

The Kyffh?user Monument , also known as the Barbarossa Monument or the Kaiser Wilhelm Monument , is a monument on the summit of the Kyffh?user Mountain near Bad Frankenhausen in the state of Thuringia in central Germany....
in Thuringia

Thuringia

William I, German Emperor

Early life and military career

King

Emperor

Full title as German Emperor

Ancestors

Issue

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

Books

Memorials

See also

External links