Kaiser Wilhelm II was the emperor of Germany in 1914. Germany was an imperialist monarchy under Wilhelm until the German Revolution (sometimes also called the November Revolution) abolished this system of government and the Weimar Republic was established in 1919. The Weimar Republic, effectively a representative democracy, endured until 1933.
Kaiser Wilhelm, who was King of Prussia as well as the last Emperor of Germany, is known for his role in World War I. Germany's relationships with Britain, France and Russia became increasingly strained under his watch, and he allowed his military advisers to create and administer German policy. Fleeing to the Netherlands, Wilhelm abdicated his position when it became clear that Germany would lose World War I.
Wilhelm was the grandson of Queen Victoria of England.
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