“I shall be thy name in Christ as I emerge through these walls in vain.”
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Wilhelm II of Württemberg
William II was the last King of Württemberg. He ruled from 6 October 1891 until the dissolution of the kingdom on 30 November 1918. He was the last German ruler to abdicate in the wake of the November Revolution of 1918.
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politics · Last King of Württemberg from 1891 to 1918 · monarch · also Wilhelm II of Württemberg, William II of Württemberg, Wilhelm II, William II, Württemberg
Born 25 February 1848 · Died 2 October 1921 · Q57263
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1921· 2 entries
Died 1921-10-02.
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Without male issue, the royal branch of the House of Württemberg became extinct, and the headship of the house devolved to Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, head of the Catholic cadet branch of the dynasty, based at Altshau
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1918· 1 entry
Was deposed from the throne along with the other German rulers
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1915· 1 entry
Won: United Kingdom with Knight of St. George, 4th Class (1915).
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1913· 2 entries
Won: Sweden with Knight of St. George, 4th Class (July 1913).
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Awarded Knight of the Seraphim (1913).
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1904· 1 entry
Won: United Kingdom with Knight of St. George, 4th Class (February 1904).
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1898· 1 entry
William Frederick, Prince of Wied (1872–1945), and had issue
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1896· 1 entry
Won: Empire of Japan with Military Merit Cross, 1st Class (May 1896).
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1893· 1 entry
Won: Kingdom of Italy with Military Merit Cross, 1st Class (September 1893).
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1892· 1 entry
Won: Spain with Knight of St. George, 4th Class (May 1892).
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1891· 2 entries
Career landmark: King of Württemberg (1891–1918).
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William succeeded his childless maternal uncle, King Charles I (1823–1891) and became King of Württemberg
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1871· 1 entry
Württemberg became a state of the German Empire, a significant limitation on its sovereignty
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1870· 3 entries
But his mother lived to see him seated on the throne of Württemberg
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Württemberg took the side of Prussia in the Franco-German War
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Career landmark: crown prince (1870).
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1848· 1 entry
Born 1848-02-25.
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