1859 - 1941 (82 years)
Has more than 250 ancestors and 153 descendants in this family tree.
1831 - 1888 (56 years)
Birth |
18 Oct 1831 |
Neues Palais, Potsdam |
Died |
15 Jun 1888 |
Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
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Father |
Kaiser Wilhelm I Ludwig von Preußen, b. 22 Mar 1797, Berlin, DE |
Mother |
Prinzessin Marie Luise Augusta Catharine von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, b. 30 Sep 1811, Weimar |
Married |
11 Jun 1829 |
Berlin, DE |
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Family |
Victoria Adelaide Maria von Sachsen-Coburg, b. 21 Nov 1840, Buckingham Palace |
Married |
25 Jan 1858 |
St James's Palace, Lon |
Children |
| 1. Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm II Viktor Albert von Preußen, b. 27 Jan 1859, Berlin, DE |
+ | 2. Victoria Elisabeth Charlott von Preußen, b. 24 Jul 1860, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
| 3. Prinz Albert Wilhelm Heinrich von Preußen, b. 14 Aug 1862, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
| 4. Prinz Sigismund von Preußen, b. 15 Sep 1864, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
| 5. Prinzessin Friederike Amalie Wilhelmine Viktoria von Preußen, b. 12 Apr 1866, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
| 6. Prinz Joachim Friedrich Ernst Woldemar von Preußen, b. 10 Feb 1868, Berlin, DE |
| 7. Sophie Dorothea Ulricke von Preußen, b. 14 Jun 1870, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
| 8. Margarete Beatrice Feodora von Preußen, b. 22 Apr 1872, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
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1840 - 1901 (60 years)
Birth |
21 Nov 1840 |
Buckingham Palace |
Died |
5 Aug 1901 |
Friedrichshof |
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Father |
Albert von Sachsen-Coburg, b. 26 Aug 1819 |
Mother |
Queen Victoria von Hannover, b. 24 May 1819, Kensington Palace, Kensington, Middlesex, England |
Married |
10 Feb 1840 |
St James Palace |
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Family |
Kaiser Friedrich III Wilhelm Nikolaus von Preußen, b. 18 Oct 1831, Neues Palais, Potsdam |
Married |
25 Jan 1858 |
St James's Palace, Lon |
Children |
| 1. Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm II Viktor Albert von Preußen, b. 27 Jan 1859, Berlin, DE |
+ | 2. Victoria Elisabeth Charlott von Preußen, b. 24 Jul 1860, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
| 3. Prinz Albert Wilhelm Heinrich von Preußen, b. 14 Aug 1862, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
| 4. Prinz Sigismund von Preußen, b. 15 Sep 1864, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
| 5. Prinzessin Friederike Amalie Wilhelmine Viktoria von Preußen, b. 12 Apr 1866, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
| 6. Prinz Joachim Friedrich Ernst Woldemar von Preußen, b. 10 Feb 1868, Berlin, DE |
| 7. Sophie Dorothea Ulricke von Preußen, b. 14 Jun 1870, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
| 8. Margarete Beatrice Feodora von Preußen, b. 22 Apr 1872, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
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1860 - 1919 (59 years)
Birth |
24 Jul 1860 |
Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
Died |
1 Oct 1919 |
Baden-Baden, DE |
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Father |
Kaiser Friedrich III Wilhelm Nikolaus von Preußen, b. 18 Oct 1831, Neues Palais, Potsdam |
Mother |
Victoria Adelaide Maria von Sachsen-Coburg, b. 21 Nov 1840, Buckingham Palace |
Married |
25 Jan 1858 |
St James's Palace, Lon |
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Family |
Herzog Bernhard III Friedrich Wilhelm Albrecht Georg von Sachsen-Meiningen und Hildburghausen, b. 1 Apr 1851, Meiningen |
Children |
| 1. Feodora von Sachsen-Meiningen und Hildburghausen, b. 1879 |
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1862 - 1929 (66 years)
Birth |
14 Aug 1862 |
Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
Died |
20 Apr 1929 |
Hemmelmark, Schleswig-Holstein |
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Father |
Kaiser Friedrich III Wilhelm Nikolaus von Preußen, b. 18 Oct 1831, Neues Palais, Potsdam |
Mother |
Victoria Adelaide Maria von Sachsen-Coburg, b. 21 Nov 1840, Buckingham Palace |
Married |
25 Jan 1858 |
St James's Palace, Lon |
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Family |
Irene Marie Louise Anna von Hessen und bei Rhein, b. 11 Jul 1866, Darmstadt |
Married |
24 May 1888 |
Charlottenburg, Berlin, Preussen |
Children |
| 1. Prinz Waldemar Wilhelm Ludwig Friedrich Viktor Heinrich von Preußen, b. 20 Mar 1889, Kiel, DE |
| 2. Wilhelm Viktor Karl August von Preußen, b. 27 Nov 1896, Kiel, DE |
| 3. Prinz Heinrich von Preußen, b. 9 Jan 1900, Kiel, DE |
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1864 - 1866 (1 years)
Birth |
15 Sep 1864 |
Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
Died |
18 Jun 1866 |
Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
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Father |
Kaiser Friedrich III Wilhelm Nikolaus von Preußen, b. 18 Oct 1831, Neues Palais, Potsdam |
Mother |
Victoria Adelaide Maria von Sachsen-Coburg, b. 21 Nov 1840, Buckingham Palace |
Married |
25 Jan 1858 |
St James's Palace, Lon |
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1866 - 1929 (63 years)
Birth |
12 Apr 1866 |
Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
Died |
13 Nov 1929 |
Bonn, NRh.-Wf., D |
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Father |
Kaiser Friedrich III Wilhelm Nikolaus von Preußen, b. 18 Oct 1831, Neues Palais, Potsdam |
Mother |
Victoria Adelaide Maria von Sachsen-Coburg, b. 21 Nov 1840, Buckingham Palace |
Married |
25 Jan 1858 |
St James's Palace, Lon |
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Family 1 |
Alexander Zoebkoff |
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Family 2 |
Prinz Adolf Wilhelm Viktor zu Schaumburg-Lippe, b. 20 Jul 1859, Bückeburg |
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1868 - 1879 (11 years)
Birth |
10 Feb 1868 |
Berlin, DE |
Died |
27 Mar 1879 |
Berlin, DE |
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Father |
Kaiser Friedrich III Wilhelm Nikolaus von Preußen, b. 18 Oct 1831, Neues Palais, Potsdam |
Mother |
Victoria Adelaide Maria von Sachsen-Coburg, b. 21 Nov 1840, Buckingham Palace |
Married |
25 Jan 1858 |
St James's Palace, Lon |
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1870 - 1932 (61 years)
Birth |
14 Jun 1870 |
Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
Died |
13 Jan 1932 |
Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, DE |
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Father |
Kaiser Friedrich III Wilhelm Nikolaus von Preußen, b. 18 Oct 1831, Neues Palais, Potsdam |
Mother |
Victoria Adelaide Maria von Sachsen-Coburg, b. 21 Nov 1840, Buckingham Palace |
Married |
25 Jan 1858 |
St James's Palace, Lon |
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Family |
König Constantine I zu Schleswig-Holstein, b. 2 Aug 1868, Athens, Greece |
Married |
27 Oct 1889 |
Athens, Greece |
Children |
| 1. King Georg II zu Schleswig-Holstein, b. 20 Jul 1890, Schloss Ttoi |
| 2. König Alexander zu Schleswig-Holstein, b. 20 Jul 1893, Tatoi |
| 3. Helena zu Schleswig-Holstein, b. 20 Feb 1896, Athens, Greece |
| 4. König Pavlos I zu Schleswig-Holstein, b. 14 Dec 1901, Athens, Greece |
| 5. Irene zu Schleswig-Holstein, b. 31 Jan 1904, Athens, Greece |
| 6. Living |
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1872 - 1954 (81 years)
Birth |
22 Apr 1872 |
Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
Died |
22 Jan 1954 |
Kronberg |
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Father |
Kaiser Friedrich III Wilhelm Nikolaus von Preußen, b. 18 Oct 1831, Neues Palais, Potsdam |
Mother |
Victoria Adelaide Maria von Sachsen-Coburg, b. 21 Nov 1840, Buckingham Palace |
Married |
25 Jan 1858 |
St James's Palace, Lon |
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Family |
Landgraf Friedrich Karl Ludwig Konstantin von Hessen, b. 1 May 1868, Schloss Panker, Holstein |
Children |
| 1. Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm von Hessen, b. 23 Nov 1893, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, DE |
| 2. Prinz Maximilian Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Eduard von Hessen, b. 20 Oct 1894, Schloss Rumpenheim |
| 3. Prinz Philipp von Hessen, b. 6 Nov 1896, Schloss Rumpenheim |
| 4. Prinz Wolfgang Moritz von Hessen, b. 6 Nov 1896, Schloss Rumpenheim |
| 5. Prinz Christoph Ernst August von Hessen, b. 14 May 1901, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, DE |
| 6. Prinz Richard Wilhelm Leopold von Hessen, b. 14 May 1901, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, DE |
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1858 - 1921 (62 years)
Birth |
22 Oct 1858 |
Schloss Dolzig |
Died |
11 Apr 1921 |
Huis Doorn, Doorn, Ut, NL |
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Father |
Herzog Friedrich Christian August von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, b. 6 Jul 1829, Augustenburg |
Mother |
Prinzessin Adelheid Victoria Amalie Louise Maria Konstanze von Hohenlohe-Langenburg, b. 20 Jul 1835, Langenburg |
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Family |
Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm II Viktor Albert von Preußen, b. 27 Jan 1859, Berlin, DE |
Married |
27 Feb 1881 |
Berlijn |
Children |
| 1. Kronprinz Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor August Ernst von Preußen, b. 6 May 1882, Marmorpalais, Potsdam |
| 2. Prinz Wilhelm Eitel Friedrich Christian Karl von Preußen, b. 7 Jul 1883, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
| 3. Adalbert Ferdinand Berengar von Preußen, b. 14 Jul 1884, Marmorpalais, Potsdam |
| 4. August Wilhelm Heinrich Günther Viktor V von Preußen, b. 29 Jan 1887, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
| 5. Oskar Karl Gustav Adolf von Preußen, b. 27 Jul 1888, Marmorpalais, Potsdam |
| 6. Joachim Franz Hubert von Preußen, b. 17 Dec 1890, Berlin, DE |
| 7. Prinzessin Viktoria Luise von Preußen, b. 13 Sep 1892, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
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1882 - 1951 (69 years)
Birth |
6 May 1882 |
Marmorpalais, Potsdam |
Died |
20 Jul 1951 |
Hechingen |
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Father |
Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm II Viktor Albert von Preußen, b. 27 Jan 1859, Berlin, DE |
Mother |
Auguste Viktoria von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, b. 22 Oct 1858, Schloss Dolzig |
Married |
27 Feb 1881 |
Berlijn |
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Family |
Cecilie von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, b. 20 Sep 1886, Schwerin, Mecklenburg |
Married |
6 Jun 1905 |
Berlin, DE |
Children |
| 1. Prinz Wilhelm Friedrich Franz Joseph Christian Olaf von Preußen, b. 4 Jul 1906, Marmorpalais, Potsdam |
| 2. Kaiserlicher Prinz Louis Ferdinand Viktor Eduard Adalbert Michael Hubertus von Preußen, b. 9 Nov 1907, Marmorpalais, Potsdam |
| 3. Hubertus Karl Wilhelm von Preußen, b. 30 Sep 1909, Marmorpalais, Potsdam |
| 4. Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Christoph von Preußen, b. 19 Dec 1911, Berlin, DE |
| 5. Alexandrine von Preußen, b. 7 Apr 1915, Berlin, DE |
| 6. Cecilie von Preußen, b. 5 Sep 1917, Schloss Cecilienhof |
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1883 - 1942 (59 years)
Birth |
7 Jul 1883 |
Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
Died |
8 Dec 1942 |
Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
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Father |
Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm II Viktor Albert von Preußen, b. 27 Jan 1859, Berlin, DE |
Mother |
Auguste Viktoria von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, b. 22 Oct 1858, Schloss Dolzig |
Married |
27 Feb 1881 |
Berlijn |
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Family |
Herzogin Sophie Charlotte von Oldenburg, b. 2 Feb 1879, Oldenburg |
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1884 - 1948 (64 years)
Birth |
14 Jul 1884 |
Marmorpalais, Potsdam |
Died |
22 Sep 1948 |
La Tour de Peilz, b.Montreux, CH |
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Father |
Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm II Viktor Albert von Preußen, b. 27 Jan 1859, Berlin, DE |
Mother |
Auguste Viktoria von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, b. 22 Oct 1858, Schloss Dolzig |
Married |
27 Feb 1881 |
Berlijn |
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Family |
Adelheid von Sachsen-Meiningen, b. 16 Aug 1891, Kassel |
Married |
3 Aug 1914 |
Willemhaven |
Children |
| 1. Victoria Marina von Preußen, b. 11 Sep 1917, Kiel, DE |
| 2. Wilhelm Victor Freund Ernst von Preussen, b. 15 Feb 1919, Kiel, DE |
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1887 - 1949 (62 years)
Birth |
29 Jan 1887 |
Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
Died |
25 Mar 1949 |
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, D |
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Father |
Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm II Viktor Albert von Preußen, b. 27 Jan 1859, Berlin, DE |
Mother |
Auguste Viktoria von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, b. 22 Oct 1858, Schloss Dolzig |
Married |
27 Feb 1881 |
Berlijn |
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Family |
Alexandra Viktoria zu Schleswig-Holstein, b. 21 Apr 1887, Grnholz |
Married |
22 Oct 1908 |
Berlin, DE |
Children |
| 1. Alexander Ferdinand Albrecht Achilles Wilhelm Joseph Viktor Karl Feodor von Preußen, b. 26 Dec 1912, Berlin, DE |
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1888 - 1958 (69 years)
Birth |
27 Jul 1888 |
Marmorpalais, Potsdam |
Died |
27 Jan 1958 |
München, Bayern |
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Father |
Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm II Viktor Albert von Preußen, b. 27 Jan 1859, Berlin, DE |
Mother |
Auguste Viktoria von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, b. 22 Oct 1858, Schloss Dolzig |
Married |
27 Feb 1881 |
Berlijn |
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Family |
Ina Marie von Bassewitz, b. 27 Jan 1888, Bristow |
Married |
31 Jul 1914 |
Berlin, DE |
Children |
| 1. Oskar Wilhelm Karl Hans Kun von Preußen, b. 12 Jul 1915, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
| 2. Burchard Friedrich Max Wern von Preußen, b. 8 Jan 1917, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
| 3. Herzeleide Ina Marie Sophie von Preußen, b. 25 Dec 1918, Bristow |
| 4. Living |
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1890 - 1920 (29 years)
Birth |
17 Dec 1890 |
Berlin, DE |
Died |
18 Jul 1920 |
Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
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Father |
Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm II Viktor Albert von Preußen, b. 27 Jan 1859, Berlin, DE |
Mother |
Auguste Viktoria von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, b. 22 Oct 1858, Schloss Dolzig |
Married |
27 Feb 1881 |
Berlijn |
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Family |
Marie Auguste von Anhalt, b. 10 Jun 1898, Ballenstedt |
Married |
11 Mar 1916 |
Schl Bellevue b Berlin |
Children |
| 1. Karl Franz Joseph von Preußen, b. 15 Dec 1916, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
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1892 - 1980 (88 years)
Birth |
13 Sep 1892 |
Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE |
Died |
11 Dec 1980 |
Hannover |
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Father |
Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm II Viktor Albert von Preußen, b. 27 Jan 1859, Berlin, DE |
Mother |
Auguste Viktoria von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, b. 22 Oct 1858, Schloss Dolzig |
Married |
27 Feb 1881 |
Berlijn |
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Family |
Prinz Ernst August III von Hannover, b. 17 Nov 1887, Vienna |
Married |
24 May 1913 |
Berlin, DE |
Children |
| 1. Herzog Ernst August IV von Hannover, b. 18 Mar 1914, Braunschweig |
| 2. Living |
| 3. Prinzessin Friederike Luise Thyra Viktoria Margarete Sophie Olga Cecilie Isabella Christa von Hannover, b. 18 Apr 1917, Blankenburg, Harz |
| 4. Prinz Christian Oskar Ernst August Wilhelm Viktor Georg Heinrich von Hannover, b. 1 Sep 1919, Gmünden |
| 5. Prinz Welf Heinrich Ernst August Georg Christian Berthold Friedrich Wilhelm Louis Ferdinand von Hannover, b. 11 Mar 1923, Gmünden |
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1887 - 1947 (59 years)
Birth |
17 Dec 1887 |
Greiz |
Died |
7 Aug 1947 |
Frankfurt a.d. Oder |
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Father |
General Heinrich XXII Reuß von Greiz, b. 28 Mar 1846, Greiz |
Mother |
Prinzessin Ida Mathilde Adelheid zu Schaumburg-Lippe, b. 28 Jul 1852, Bückeburg |
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Family 1 |
Johann Georg von Schoenaich-Carolath, b. 11 Sep 1873 |
Married |
7 Jan 1907 |
Greiz |
Children |
| 1. Henriette von Schoenaich-Carolath, b. 25 Nov 1918, Berlijn |
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Family 2 |
Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm II Viktor Albert von Preußen, b. 27 Jan 1859, Berlin, DE |
Married |
5 Dec 1922 |
Doorn, Utrecht, NL |
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Name |
Friedrich Wilhelm II Viktor Albert von Preußen |
Prefix |
Kaiser |
Relationship | with Francis Fox
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Born |
27 Jan 1859 |
Berlin, DE |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
4 Jun 1941 |
Huis Doorn, Doorn, Ut, NL |
Buried |
Doorn, Utrecht, NL |
Person ID |
I5091 |
Geneagraphie |
Last Modified |
22 May 2014 |
Father |
Kaiser Friedrich III Wilhelm Nikolaus von Preußen, b. 18 Oct 1831, Neues Palais, Potsdam , d. 15 Jun 1888, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE (Age 56 years) |
Mother |
Victoria Adelaide Maria von Sachsen-Coburg, b. 21 Nov 1840, Buckingham Palace , d. 5 Aug 1901, Friedrichshof (Age 60 years) |
Married |
25 Jan 1858 |
St James's Palace, Lon |
Siblings |
7 siblings |
+ | 1. Victoria Elisabeth Charlott von Preußen, b. 24 Jul 1860, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE , d. 1 Oct 1919, Baden-Baden, DE (Age 59 years) | | 2. Prinz Albert Wilhelm Heinrich von Preußen, b. 14 Aug 1862, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE , d. 20 Apr 1929, Hemmelmark, Schleswig-Holstein (Age 66 years) | | 3. Prinz Sigismund von Preußen, b. 15 Sep 1864, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE , d. 18 Jun 1866, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE (Age 1 years) | | 4. Prinzessin Friederike Amalie Wilhelmine Viktoria von Preußen, b. 12 Apr 1866, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE , d. 13 Nov 1929, Bonn, NRh.-Wf., D (Age 63 years) | | 5. Prinz Joachim Friedrich Ernst Woldemar von Preußen, b. 10 Feb 1868, Berlin, DE , d. 27 Mar 1879, Berlin, DE (Age 11 years) | | 6. Sophie Dorothea Ulricke von Preußen, b. 14 Jun 1870, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE , d. 13 Jan 1932, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, DE (Age 61 years) | | 7. Margarete Beatrice Feodora von Preußen, b. 22 Apr 1872, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE , d. 22 Jan 1954, Kronberg (Age 81 years) | |
Family ID |
F2070 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Auguste Viktoria von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, b. 22 Oct 1858, Schloss Dolzig , d. 11 Apr 1921, Huis Doorn, Doorn, Ut, NL (Age 62 years) |
Married |
27 Feb 1881 |
Berlijn |
Children |
| 1. Kronprinz Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor August Ernst von Preußen, b. 6 May 1882, Marmorpalais, Potsdam , d. 20 Jul 1951, Hechingen (Age 69 years) |
| 2. Prinz Wilhelm Eitel Friedrich Christian Karl von Preußen, b. 7 Jul 1883, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE , d. 8 Dec 1942, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE (Age 59 years) |
| 3. Adalbert Ferdinand Berengar von Preußen, b. 14 Jul 1884, Marmorpalais, Potsdam , d. 22 Sep 1948, La Tour de Peilz, b.Montreux, CH (Age 64 years) |
| 4. August Wilhelm Heinrich Günther Viktor V von Preußen, b. 29 Jan 1887, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE , d. 25 Mar 1949, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, D (Age 62 years) |
| 5. Oskar Karl Gustav Adolf von Preußen, b. 27 Jul 1888, Marmorpalais, Potsdam , d. 27 Jan 1958, München, Bayern (Age 69 years) |
| 6. Joachim Franz Hubert von Preußen, b. 17 Dec 1890, Berlin, DE , d. 18 Jul 1920, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE (Age 29 years) |
| 7. Prinzessin Viktoria Luise von Preußen, b. 13 Sep 1892, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preussen, DE , d. 11 Dec 1980, Hannover (Age 88 years) |
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Last Modified |
29 Aug 2000 |
Family ID |
F2072 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Wilhelm II; Deutscher Kaiser u. Kg. v. Preußen, Markgf zu Brandenburg, Burggf zu Nürnberg, Gf zu Hohenzollern, souv. u. oberster Hzg v. Schlesien wie auch der Gfschaft Glatz, Ghzg v. Niedrrh in u. Posen, Hzg. zu Sachsen, Westfalen u. Engern, zu Pommern, Lüneburg, Holstein u. Schleswig, zu Magdeburg, Bremen, Geldern, Kleve, Jülich u. begr sowie auch der Wenden u. Kassuben, zu Krossen, Lauenburg, Mecklenburg, Ldgf zu Hessen u. Thüringen, Markgf der O- u. NLausitz, Pr. v. Oranien, Fst zu Rügen, zu Ostfriesland, zu Paderborn u. Pyrmont, zu Halberstadt, Münster, Minden, Osnabrück, Hildesheim, zu Verden, Kammin, Fulda, Nassau u. Mörs, gefürsteter Gf zu Henneberg, Gf der Mark u. zu Ravensberg, zu Hohenstein, Tecklenburg u. Lingen, zu Mansfeld, Sigmaringen u. Veringen, Herr zu Frankfurt. Folgt seinem Vater 15.6.1888. "Ceasar"
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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.
Politics: Above all, the Kaiser wanted "a place in the sun" for the German people. The problem was the only places left were in the shade. There was very little room left for new colonization in the early part of this century. Never the less the Kaiser built up the German military machine and under the Tirpitz Plan, built a naval fleet to rival that of Great Britain. The term "saber rattler" sums up his politics as well as his personality. Historian Barbara Tuchman put it well when she referred to the Kaiser as "possessor of the least inhibited tongue in Europe".
Personal: The Kaiser was born with a withered left arm (like FDR's polio, this defect was pretty well covered up and is visible in only a few photographs). This, together with having some tough footsteps in which to follow, led Wilhelm towards the military lifestyle. He loved his numerous uniforms and surrounding himself with the elite of German military society.
Misconception: The Kaiser was a war monger solely responsible for the First World War. The Kaiser did not start the war. The Kaiser did not want the war. "Saber rattling" is one thing, a war with the other major European powers is something very different indeed! The most that can be said is that the Kaiser did not do enough to try to control the actions of Austria-Hungary and prevent the outbreak of war. In the end he accepted war.
Fate: The Kaiser was forced to abdicate as part of the Armistice. He went to Holland.
"only fit to live in a country house and grow turnips" The Kaiser on Czar Nicholas II
"a very nice boy" The Kaiser on King George V (only six years his junior)
"bear yourselves as Huns of Attila" The Kaiser to troops heading for the Boxer Rebellion in China
"He is satan, you cannot imagine what a satan he is" The Kaiser on King Edward VII
"a spirited note, what?" The Kaiser on the ultimatum to Serbia
"A great moral victory for Vienna, but with it, every reason for war disappears." The Kaiser on the Serbian reply to the ultimatum
"Gentlemen, you will regret this." The Kaiser to the general staff on the decision to mobilize
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