William belonged to the house of Hohenzollern. He became Emperor and King upon the death of his father, 15 June 1888. William was a conservative monarch, however, his reign was peaceful. During his reign a fringe political figure named Adolf Hitler tried to stage a coup d'etat in Munich, Bavaria, in the 1920's, however, he was arrested and executed. He married 27 February 1881 to Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (a member of the house of Oldenburg), born 1858, died 1921, having the following issue: William (1882-1951), who succeeded his father as Emperor William III.
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| - William II, German Emperor (Oldenburg Sweden)
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| - William belonged to the house of Hohenzollern. He became Emperor and King upon the death of his father, 15 June 1888. William was a conservative monarch, however, his reign was peaceful. During his reign a fringe political figure named Adolf Hitler tried to stage a coup d'etat in Munich, Bavaria, in the 1920's, however, he was arrested and executed. He married 27 February 1881 to Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (a member of the house of Oldenburg), born 1858, died 1921, having the following issue: William (1882-1951), who succeeded his father as Emperor William III.
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| - William belonged to the house of Hohenzollern. He became Emperor and King upon the death of his father, 15 June 1888. William was a conservative monarch, however, his reign was peaceful. During his reign a fringe political figure named Adolf Hitler tried to stage a coup d'etat in Munich, Bavaria, in the 1920's, however, he was arrested and executed. He married 27 February 1881 to Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (a member of the house of Oldenburg), born 1858, died 1921, having the following issue: William (1882-1951), who succeeded his father as Emperor William III. Eitel Frederick (1883-1942) Adalbert (1884-1948) August William (1887-1949) Oscar (1888-1958) Joachim (1890-1920) Victoria Louisa (1892-1980), mother-in-law of King Paul I of the Hellenes Emperor William II remarried after his first wife's death, 9 November 1922 to Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz (1887-1947). They had no common issue.
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