Wilhelm II

noun

1. the German name of William II

Wilhelm II

1. A German emperor, or kaiser , of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. After disagreements with Kaiser Wilhelm in the late nineteenth century, Otto von Bismarck resigned as head of the German government. Wilhelm then made aggressive moves abroad that increased instability throughout Europe . He ruled Germany in World War I and abdicated after his country's defeat. He lived the rest of his life in obscurity in The Netherlands .

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The relatives included Tsar Nicholas II, King George V, and Kaiser Wilhelm II.

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Thus the situation resolved itself into an underground duel between Wilhelm II.

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It was the spy of Wilhelm II., the agent of the most active diplomatist in the world, of whom he had just spoken!

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Often enough during the twenty-six years of his reign has Wilhelm II.

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His answer was a shell that came crashing aboard aft from one of the Wilhelm II's big guns.

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Certainly, though men, misguidedly, will attempt to make Wilhelm II.

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