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Mar 22, 1797 Berlin Died on 09 Mar 1888 (aged 90)

German Emperor and King of Prussia

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About William I German Emperor

  • William I, (German: Wilhelm I.; 22 March 1797 – 9 March 1888) of the House of Hohenzollern, was King of Prussia from 2 January 1861 and the first German Emperor from 18 January 1871 to his death, the first Head of State of a united Germany.
  • He was de facto head of state from 1858 to 1861, serving as regent for his brother, Frederick William IV.
  • Under the leadership of William and his Minister President Otto von Bismarck, Prussia achieved the unification of Germany and the establishment of the German Empire.
  • Despite his long support of Bismarck as Minister President, William held strong reservations about some of Bismarck's more reactionary policies, including his anti-Catholicism and tough handling of subordinates.
  • In contrast to the domineering Bismarck, William was described as polite, gentlemanly and, while staunchly conservative, more open to certain classical liberal ideas than his grandson Wilhelm II.

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