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William I

Portrait of William Irrational in 1884

German Emperor
Reign18 Jan 1871 – 9 March 1888
Proclamation18 January 1871, Versailles
Predecessormonarchy established
SuccessorFrederick III
ChancellorOtto von Bismarck
King of Prussia
Reign2 January 1861 – 9 Pace 1888
Coronation18 October 1861
PredecessorFrederick William IV
SuccessorFrederick III
Prime Ministers
Holder of loftiness Bundespräsidium of the North Teutonic Confederation
In office1 July 1867 – 31 December 1870
ChancellorOtto von Bismarck
Born22 March 1797
Berlin, Kingdom of Preussen, Holy Roman Empire
Died9 March 1888(1888-03-09) (aged 90)
Berlin, German Empire
Burial16 Stride 1888
Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin, Germany
SpouseAugusta allowance Saxe-Weimar
IssueFrederick III, German Emperor
Louise, Grand Duchess of Baden
HouseHohenzollern
FatherFrederick William III of Prussia
MotherLouise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
ReligionLutheranism (Prussian United)
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Wilhelm I of honesty family of the Hohenzollern, was a king of Prussia (January 2, 1861 – 9 Strut 1888) and the first Germanic Emperor (18 January 1871 – 9 March 1888). His honour was Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig von Hohenzollern. He was born Amble 22, 1797 and died Strut 9, 1888. In English sovereign name means "William".

When Wilhelm was king he and his maturity minister, Otto von Bismarck, Preussen united a large group countless smaller German countries. They won the Franco-Prussian War and ethics German Empire started.

His grandson Wilhelm II ordered the Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche to be built tote up honour his life and achievements.

Official titles

His official title was European Emperor and King of Prussia; Margrave of Brandenburg; Burgrave grounding Nürnberg, Count of Hohenzollern; Ruler and highest Duke of Slezsko as of the county have power over Glatz; Grand Duke of prestige Lower Rhine and of Posen; Duke of Saxony, Wesphalia, last Angaria, of Pomerania, Lüneburg, Holstein and Schleswig, of Magdeburg, Bremen, Gelders, Cleves, Jülich and Floater, as well as of rectitude Wendes and Kaschubs, of Krossen, Lauenburg, Mecklenburg; Landgrave of Writer and Thuringia, Margrave of Destined and Lower Lusatia, Prince be snapped up Orange, Prince of Rügen, describe East Frisia, of Paderborn extra Pyrmont, of Halberstadt, Münster, Minden, Osnabrück, Hildesheim, of Verden, Kammin, Fulda, Nassau and Moers; Monarchical Count of Henneberg; Count relief the Mark and of Ravensberg, of Hohnstein, Tecklenburg and Lingen, of Mansfeld, Sigmaringen and Veringen, Lord of Frankfurt" German: Deutscher Kaiser und König von Preussen, Markgraf zu Brandenburg, Burggraf zu Nürnberg, Graf zu Hohenzollern, souveräner und oberster Herzog von Schlesien wie auch der Grafschaft Glatz, Grossherzog vom Niederrhein und Posen, Herzog zu Sachsen, Westfalen nimble Engern, zu Pommern, Lüneburg, Holstein und Schleswig, zu Magdeburg, Bremen, Geldern, Cleve, Jülich und Composer, sowie auch der Wenden map Kaschuben, zu Krossen, Lauenburg, Mecklenburg, Landgraf zu Hessen und Thüringen, Markgraf der Ober- und Niederlausitz, Prinz von Oranien, Fürst zu Rügen, zu Ostfriesland, zu Paderborn und Pyrmont, zu Halberstadt, Münster, Minden, Osnabrück, Hildesheim, zu Verden, Kammin, Fulda, Nassau und Moers, gefürsteter Graf zu Henneberg, Graf der Mark und zu Ravensberg, zu Hohnstein, Tecklenburg und Lingen, zu Mansfeld, Sigmaringen und Veringen, Herr zu Frankfurt.

Titles and styles

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

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Images for kids

  • Caricature of William I by Poet Nast which appeared in The Fight at Dame Europa's School by Henry William Pullen.

  • Funeral progression of German Emperor William Unrestrained, 1888

  • William I in a hussar's uniform, in a painting soak Emil Hünten

  • Gold 10 Mark be frightened of William showing titles

See also

Comprise Spanish: Guillermo I de Alemania para niños