# Wilhelm I - King of Prussia, German Emperor

URL: https://germany-history.com/rulers/wilhelm-i
Reign: 1861–1888
Born-Died: 1797 - 1888
Dynasty: Hohenzollern
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_I

Appointed Bismarck and was proclaimed the first German Emperor at Versailles in 1871.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Frederick William IV](https://germany-history.com/rulers/frederick-william-iv)
- Succeeded by: [Frederick III](https://germany-history.com/rulers/frederick-iii-1888)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1862 - [Bismarck Becomes Minister-President](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1862-bismarck-becomes-minister-president)
- 1864 - [Second Schleswig War](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1864-second-schleswig-war)
- 1866 - [Battle of Königgrätz](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1866-battle-of-koniggratz)
- 1867 - [North German Confederation](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1867-north-german-confederation)
- 1867 - [Das Kapital](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1867-das-kapital)
- 1870 - [Battle of Sedan](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1870-battle-of-sedan)
- 1871 - [Proclamation of the German Empire](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1871-proclamation-of-the-german-empire)
- 1871 - [Kulturkampf](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1871-kulturkampf)
- 1876 - [Bayreuth Festival](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1876-bayreuth-festival)
- 1878 - [Congress of Berlin](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1878-congress-of-berlin)
- 1878 - [Anti-Socialist Laws](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1878-anti-socialist-laws)
- 1879 - [Dual Alliance](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1879-dual-alliance)
- 1882 - [Koch Discovers the Tuberculosis Bacterium](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1882-koch-discovers-the-tuberculosis-bacterium)
- 1883 - [Bismarck's Social Insurance](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1883-bismarck-s-social-insurance)
- 1884 - [German Colonial Empire](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1884-german-colonial-empire)
- 1886 - [Benz Patent-Motorwagen](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1886-benz-patent-motorwagen)
- 1888 - [Year of the Three Emperors](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1888-year-of-the-three-emperors)