April 8th Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Photography
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Wilhelm II, Deutscher Kaiser. Document signed. Berlin, Aug 8, 1914. 1p, 4to. Ministry Appointment, made a week after Germany declared war on Russia.
Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941), anglicized as William II, was the last German Emperor (Kaiser) and King of Prussia, reigning from 15 June 1888 until his abdication on 9 November 1918. Despite strengthening Germany’s position as a great power by building a blue-water navy and promoting scientific innovation, his tactless public statements and reckless foreign policy greatly antagonized the international community and ultimately plunged his country into World War I. When the German war effort collapsed after a series of crushing defeats on the Western Front in 1918, he was forced to abdicate, thereby bringing an end to the Hohenzollern dynasty’s three-hundred-year rule.
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Wilhelm II German Kaiser DS
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