Emperor Wilhelm Ii Of Germany Collection

The schooner Meteor IV, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The schooner Meteor IV, 1911. Meteor IV was Kaiser Wilhelm IIs fourth yacht. It was designed by Max Oetz and launched in 1909

The schooner Meteor IV, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The schooner Meteor IV, 1912. Meteor IV was Kaiser Wilhelm IIs fourth yacht. It was designed by Max Oetz and launched in 1909

Ex-Kaiser, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Ex-Kaiser, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Wilhelm II (1859-1941) who was the last German Emperor

Kaiser and General von Mackensen, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Kaiser Wilhelm II and General von Mackensen, between 1914 and c1915

Kaiser giving iron cross to aviators, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Kaiser giving iron cross to aviators, between 1914 and c1915. Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (1859-1941) giving iron cross medal to aviators during World War I

Kaiser & Gen. Von Hotzendorf, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service. Kaiser & Gen
Kaiser & Gen. Von Hotzendorf, between 1914 and c1915. Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (1859-1941) with Count Franz Xaver Joseph Conrad von Ho¨tzendorf (1852-1925), an Austro-Hungarian Army officer

Kaiser & Archduke Friedrich, 26 Jul 1915. Creator: Bain News Service. Kaiser & Archduke Friedrich, 26 Jul 1915
Kaiser & Archduke Friedrich, 26 Jul 1915 (date created or published later). Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (1859-1941) with Archduke Friedrich

Kaiser and his Generals, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Kaiser and his Generals, between c1910 and c1915. German Kaiser Wilhelm II with his generals during World War I: standing left to right: von Bulow, von Mackensen, von Molike

Kaiser, Crown Prince, & P'ce [i.e. Prince] Oscar at Crown Prince's Hdqrts. between 1914 and c1915. Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941)

Kaiser in field, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Kaiser in field, between 1914 and c1915. Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), the last German Emperor and King of Prussia, with troops during World War I

Gen. Pau & Kaiser, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service. Gen. Pau & Kaiser, between c1914 and c1915
Gen. Pau & Kaiser, between c1914 and c1915. French general Paul Marie Cesar Gerald Pau (1848- 1932) with Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (1859-1941)

Paris, Emperor William hung in effigy, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Paris, Emperor William hung in effigy, between c1914 and c1915. Effigy of Kaiser Wilhelm II which was hung in Paris, France during the beginning of World War I

La fin d'un Reve; Le reve: Guillaume II, devant Soissons, fixant du doigt sur la carte le... 1918
La fin d'un Reve; Le reve: Guillaume II, devant Soissons, fixant du doigt sur la carte le point ou ses generaux doivent ecraser l'armee francaise

Les Anglais sur le Rhin; "La meprisable petite armee" anglaise franchit le Rhin le 12 decembre 1918 Creator
Les Anglais sur le Rhin; "La meprisable petite armee" anglaise franchit le Rhin le 12 decembre 1918: non sans humour, ou peut-etre par hasard

Le Kaiser en Fuite; Premiere journee d'exil; Guillaume, encore en tenue militaire... 1918. Creator: Unknown
Le Kaiser en Fuite; Premiere journee d'exil; Guillaume, encore en tenue militaire, la canne a la main, fait sa promenade dans les jardins d'Amerongen avec son hote, le comte Bentinck, 1918

Le Kaiser en Fuite; L'arrivee a Amerongen de Guillaume de Hohenzollern, 1918. Creator: Unknown
Le Kaiser en Fuite; L'arrivee a Amerongen de Guillaume de Hohenzollern, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Le Kaiser en Fuite; Une aile du chateau d'Amerongen, refuge de ex-kaiser, 1918. Creator: Unknown
Le Kaiser en Fuite; Une aile du chateau d'Amerongen, refuge de ex-kaiser, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Le Kaiser en Fuite; A la station-frontiere de Rijsden par ou l'ex-kaiser entra en... 1918. Creator: Unknown
Le Kaiser en Fuite; A la station-frontiere de Rijsden par ou l'ex-kaiser entra en Hollande avec sa suite, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration

L'Allemagne Abattue; Le grand responsible; Guillaume II, au mois de juin 1918... 1918. Creator: Unknown
L'Allemagne Abattue; Le grand responsible; Guillaume II, au mois de juin 1918; a sa droite, le roi de Saxe, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

Germany and Russia, 1920-1930. Creator: Patrick Kroon
Germany and Russia, 1920-1930. A German soldier hugs a chained bear (Russia) crying. Design for a political cartoon in the magazine De Ware Jacob

En Exil; L'ex-kronprinz en promenade dans l'ile de Wieringen, avec la bande d'enfants... 1918
En Exil; L'ex-kronprinz en promenade dans l'ile de Wieringen, avec la bande d'enfants qui lui fait habituellement escorte; a sa gauche

En Exil; La maisondu kronprinz a Oosterland, moins somptueuse que le chateau d'Amerongen, 1918. Creator: Unknown
En Exil; La maisondu kronprinz a Oosterland, moins somptueuse que le chateau d'Amerongen, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

En Exil; Le kronprinz a Oosterland; chausse de sabots, en gilet de chasse, c'est en cette tenue qu Creator: Unknown
En Exil; Le kronprinz a Oosterland; chausse de sabots, en gilet de chasse, c'est en cette tenue qu'il amuse avec son chein ou joue aux billes avec les galopins du bourg, 1918

En Exil; L'ex-kronprinz sur le bateau le conduisant a l'ile de Wieringen. L'ancien... 1918
En Exil; L'ex-kronprinz sur le bateau le conduisant a l'ile de Wieringen. L'ancien heritier d'Allemagne avait d'abord cherche un refuge dans le Limbourg, a swalmen

Dechu; A la grille du parc d'Amerongen; releve de la police montee hollandaise... 1918. Creator: Unknown
Dechu; A la grille du parc d'Amerongen; releve de la police montee hollandaise exercant la garde du chateau, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

Dechu; Coiffe d'un chapeau tyrolien, une pelerine sur les epaules, l'ex-kaiser, accompagne...1918
Dechu; Coiffe d'un chapeau tyrolien, une pelerine sur les epaules, l'ex-kaiser, accompagne par un des officiers qui l'ont suivi, le capitaine von Ilsermann

A leur entrée, les Francais ont eu le soin d'apposer des scelles a la porte des... 1916 (1924) Creator: Unknown
A leur entree, les Francais ont eu le soin d'apposer des scelles a la porte des appartements prives de l'Empereur, 1916

Le Guillaume II d'avant Guerre, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Le Guillaume II d'avant Guerre, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

A Berlin, La jeunesse des ecoles promene les portraits des deux kaisers, 1914. Creator: Unknown
A Berlin, La jeunesse des ecoles promene les portraits des deux kaisers, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

The German Emperor Inspecting the Troops at the Wimbledon Review, 1891. Creator: W Small
The German Emperor Inspecting the Troops at the Wimbledon Review, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The German Emperor's visit to the City, 1891. Creator: R Barnes
The German Emperor's visit to the City; Their Imperial Majesties Saluted by a shower of Roses - A Sketch in the Strand, 1891. From "The Graphic

The German Emperor's visit to the Crystal Palace, 1891 Creator: Unknown
The German Emperor's visit to the Crystal Palace; The Review of the National Fire Brigades Union by the Emperor, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

The Visit of the German Emperor - The Garden Party given at Marlborough House, 1891. Creator: G Durand
The Visit of the German Emperor - The Garden Party given at Marlborough House by the Prince and Princess of Wales, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

The German Emperor's Yacht "Meteor", late "Thistle", 1891. Creator: Unknown
The German Emperor's Yacht "Meteor", late "Thistle", 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The Marriage of HRH Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein and HH Prince Aribert of Anhalt, 1891. Creator: Unknown
The Marriage of HRH Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein and HH Prince Aribert of Anhalt; The Arrival of HIM the German Emperor at Port Victoria, 1891, 1891. From "The Graphic

The Marriage of HRH Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein and HH Prince Aribert of Anhalt, 1891. Creator: Unknown
The Marriage of HRH Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein and HH Prince Aribert of Anhalt; The Inspection of 2nd Battalion Scots Guards in the Quadrangle of Winsor Castle by the German Emperor, 1891

The Review at Wimbledon before the German Emperor, 1891. Creator: John Charlton
The Review at Wimbledon before the German Emperor; The Emperor leaving theSaluting Point - The Royal Horse Artillery Galloping into position to fire the Royal Salute, 1891. From "The Graphic

HIM the German Emperor Wlliam II; after Max Koner, 1891. Creator: Unknown
HIM the German Emperor Wlliam II; after Max Koner, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

HIM the German Emperor 10th August 1861, 1891. Creator: Unknown
HIM the German Emperor 10th August 1861, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The Marriage of HRH Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein and HH Prince Aribert of Anhalt, 1891. Creator: Unknown
The Wedding of HRH Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein and HH Prince Aribert of Anhalt at St. Georges Chapel, Windsor, on July 6, 1891; The Bridegrooms arrival at the Altar, 1891

Hidden silhouettes of the rulers of Europe, 1794. Creator: Lussano
Hidden silhouettes of the rulers of Europe, 1794

The schooner Meteor IV, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The schooner Meteor IV, 1913. Meteor IV was Kaiser Wilhelm IIs fourth yacht. It was designed by Max Oetz and launched in 1909

Kaiser Wilhelm II and King George V in Berlin, Germany, 1911, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Kaiser Wilhelm II and King George V in Berlin, Germany, 1911, (1935). First cousins German Emperor Wilhelm II (1859-1941) and George V (1865-1936), King of the United Kingdom

The SS Kaiser Wilhelm II, c1910. Creator: Unknown
The SS Kaiser Wilhelm II, c1910. Passenger ship named after the German Emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm II, launched in 1902 and operated by the North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd) shipping line

The beautiful schooner Meteor IV, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The beautiful schooner Meteor IV, 1911. Meteor IV was Kaiser Wilhelm IIs fourth yacht. It was designed by Max Oetz and launched in 1909

The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday November 3. 1888, 1888. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday November 3. 1888, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

The Visit of the German Emperor to Rome; The Emperor and Prince Henry leaving the Vatican after th Creator: Unknown
The Visit of the German Emperor to Rome; The Emperor and Prince Henry leaving the Vatican after their visit to the Pope, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38

The Visit of the German Emperor to Rome;the Launch of the "Re Umberto"at Naples before the Emper Creator
The Visit of the German Emperor to Rome; the Launch of the " Re Umberto" at Naples before the Emperor and the King of Italy, 1888. From, The Graphic

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Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany was a man of many interests and accomplishments. From his love for sailing to his diplomatic visits, he left an indelible mark on history. One of his passions was the schooner Meteor IV, which was created by Kirk & Sons of Cowes in 1912 and again in 1913. This beautiful vessel showcased Wilhelm's affinity for maritime adventures and reflected his grandeur as a ruler. In 1911, Emperor Wilhelm II hosted King George V in Berlin, Germany. This meeting between two powerful leaders symbolized their commitment to diplomacy and international relations during that time. The SS Kaiser Wilhelm II also played a significant role in the emperor's legacy. Built around 1910, this ship represented German engineering prowess and served as a symbol of national pride. Wilhelm's visit to Rome holds historical significance as well. The emperor's arrival at the capital in 1888 marked an important moment in German-Italian relations. His presence fostered camaraderie between nations while showcasing the power dynamics within Europe at that time. During this visit, Emperor Wilhelm witnessed various events such as the launch of "Re Umberto" at Naples before him and Prince Henry departed from the Vatican after meeting with Pope Leo XIII. These moments captured both political alliances and cultural exchanges between Germany and Italy. Furthermore, a grand review of Italian troops took place at Centocelli during this visit. As Emperor Wilhelm passed through lines of soldiers alongside King Umberto I, it demonstrated their shared military strength while solidifying their alliance against common adversaries. Emperor Wilhelm II's reign encompassed not only political maneuvering but also personal pursuits like sailing on Meteor IV or exploring foreign lands like Rome. Through these experiences, he left behind a rich tapestry woven with diplomatic achievements and personal passions that continue to intrigue historians today.