# Wilhelm II - German Emperor

URL: https://germany-history.com/rulers/wilhelm-ii
Reign: 1888–1918
Born-Died: 1859 - 1941
Dynasty: Hohenzollern
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_II

The last German Emperor, who dismissed Bismarck, led Germany into World War I and abdicated in 1918.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Frederick III](https://germany-history.com/rulers/frederick-iii-1888)
- Succeeded by: [Friedrich Ebert](https://germany-history.com/rulers/friedrich-ebert)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1888 - [Year of the Three Emperors](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1888-year-of-the-three-emperors)
- 1890 - [Dismissal of Bismarck](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1890-dismissal-of-bismarck)
- 1895 - [Röntgen Discovers X-Rays](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1895-rontgen-discovers-x-rays)
- 1898 - [Naval Laws](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1898-naval-laws)
- 1900 - [Planck's Quantum Theory](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1900-planck-s-quantum-theory)
- 1904 - [Herero and Nama Genocide](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1904-herero-and-nama-genocide)
- 1905 - [Einstein's Miracle Year](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1905-einstein-s-miracle-year)
- 1911 - [Agadir Crisis](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1911-agadir-crisis)
- 1914 - [Outbreak of World War I](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1914-outbreak-of-world-war-i)
- 1914 - [Battle of Tannenberg](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1914-battle-of-tannenberg)
- 1914 - [First Battle of the Marne](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1914-first-battle-of-the-marne)
- 1916 - [Battle of Verdun](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1916-battle-of-verdun)
- 1916 - [Battle of Jutland](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1916-battle-of-jutland)
- 1917 - [Unrestricted Submarine Warfare](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1917-unrestricted-submarine-warfare)
- 1918 - [Treaty of Brest-Litovsk](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1918-treaty-of-brest-litovsk)
- 1918 - [November Revolution](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1918-november-revolution)
- 1918 - [Armistice of Compiègne](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1918-armistice-of-compiegne)