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Germany was ruled by monarchs from the beginning of division of the Frankish Empire in August 843 to the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in August 1806. [1] [2] [3] During most of 19th century, independent German principalities were organized into various confederations, such as the Confederation of the Rhine dominated by Napoleon (1806-1913) and the German Confederation created by the ...
The rulers of the eastern area thus called themselves rex Francorum ("king of the Franks"), rex Francorum orientalium ("king of the East Franks"), and later just rex. A reference to the "Germans", indicating the emergence of a German nation of some sort, did not appear until the eleventh century, when the pope referred to his enemy Henry IV as ...
King of Germany r. 1152–1190 Holy Roman Emperor r. 1155–1190: Beatrice I 1143–1184 Countess of Burgundy: Conrad 1135–1195 Count Palatine of the Rhine: Judith of Hohenstaufen c. 1133 –1191: Henry Berengar 1136–1150 King of Germany r. 1147–1150: Frederick IV 1145–1167 Duke of Swabia: Irene Angelina c. 1181 –1208: Philip of ...
West Germany Uganda: Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan: Ruler of Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi: 1966–1970 Iran: Amin al-Hafiz: President of Syria Syria: 1966–2003 Lebanon Iraq: Salah al-Din al-Bitar: Prime Minister of Syria Syria: 1966–1980† Lebanon France: Constantine II: King of the Hellenes Greece: 1967–2013 Italy United Kingdom: Fernando ...
The Monarchy of Germany (the German Monarchy) was the system of government in which a hereditary monarch was the sovereign of the German Empire from 1871 to 1918. History [ edit ]
Nevertheless, the proclamations and Wilhelm II's abdication triggered a powerful domino effect: the same day a number of other princes stepped down, and within a week most monarchs in Germany had followed suit. The last to abdicate was King William II of Württemberg on 30 November 1918.
Conrad I the Younger of Germany, duke of Franconia, was elected king of East Francia by the rulers of the other East Frankish duchies, the so-called stem duchies of Bavaria, Saxony and Alamannia. 915: December: Berengar was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the pope Pope John X. 918: 23 December
Germany: Wilhelm II: Emperor of Germany, King of Prussia: 27 January 1859 15 June 1888 9 November 1918 Abdicated: 9 June 1941 [7] Greece: Constantine II: King of the Hellenes: 2 June 1940 6 March 1964 1 June 1973 Deposed: 10 January 2023 [8] Iceland: Christian X: King of Iceland: 26 September 1870 14 May 1912 17 June 1944 Republican ...