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The following image is a family tree of every prince, king, queen, monarch, confederation president and emperor of Germany, from Charlemagne in 800 over Louis the German in 843 through to Wilhelm II in 1918. It shows how almost every single ruler of Germany was related to every other by marriages, and hence they can all be put into a single tree.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 February 2025. King of Prussia (1861–1888) and German Emperor (1871–1888) "Wilhelm I" redirects here. For other uses, see William I. William I William I in 1884 German Emperor Reign 18 January 1871 – 9 March 1888 Proclamation 18 January 1871 Predecessor Monarchy established Successor Frederick ...
Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, Crown Prince of Prussia (Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst; 6 May 1882 – 20 July 1951) was the eldest child of the last German emperor, Wilhelm II, and his consort Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, and thus a great-grandson of Queen Victoria, and distant cousin to many British royals, such as Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III.
986: Norsemen settle Greenland and Bjarni Herjólfsson sights coast of North America, but doesn't land (see also Norse colonization of the Americas). c. 1000: Norse settle briefly in L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland. [4] c. 1450: Norse colony in Greenland dies out.
In addition, during World War I, Nicholas II was Emperor of Russia, [19] and Wilhelm II was the German emperor. [20] Historian Margaret MacMillan has remarked on the close connection between George, Nicholas and Wilhelm. Namely, George's father and Wilhelm's mother were siblings, making George and Wilhelm first cousins.
Wilhelm and his first wife, Augusta Victoria Wedding medal of Prince Wilhelm and Princess Augusta, obverse The reverse shows the couple in medieval costumes in front of 3 squires carrying the shields of Prussia, Germany, and Schleswig-Holstein. Wilhelm and his first wife, Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, were married on 27 February 1881.
Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1891–1965) Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1922–1980) Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (1949–2023) Friedrich Ferdinand, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1985) (1) Prince Alfred of Schleswig-Holstein (2) Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein (3) Prince Constantin of Schleswig-Holstein ...
Prince Louis Ferdinand who was third in line of the succession by 1933, his first son Prince Friedrich Wilhelm renounced his claim in 1967 to marry Waltraud Freytag whom he divorced in 1975 and his second son Prince Michael renounced his claim in 1966 to marry Jutta Jörn like his brother he divorced her in 1982, then his third son Prince Louis ...