Why did the German Empire sink into decay? Because the old Empire was not founded on a strictly national basis. The idea of universal rule that under… - Wilhelm II
" "Why did the German Empire sink into decay? Because the old Empire was not founded on a strictly national basis. The idea of universal rule that underlay the Holy Roman Empire precluded a development on national German lines.
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Wilhelm II of Germany (27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941), born Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Preußen, was the last German Emperor (Kaiser) and the last King (König) of Prussia, ruling from 1888 to 1918. He abdicated during the November Revolution, and fled to exile in the Netherlands.
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Frederick William Victor Albert of Prussia
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Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albrecht von Preußen
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Friedrich Wilhelm Emperor William II
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Wilhelm II, German Emperor
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German Emperor Wilhelm II
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Wilhelm II.
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William II
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Wilhelm II of Germany
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Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Hohenzollern
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
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