Wilhelm II, German Emperor

1859 - 1941  (82 years)

• Patriarch and Matriarch:
  

  Frederick III, German Emperor
            b. 18 Oct 1831, New Palace, Potsdam, Prussia
            d. 15 Jun 1888, New Palace, Potsdam, Germany  (Age 56 years)  (Father) 
  Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf
            b. 19 Jan 1757, Ebersdorf
            d. 16 Nov 1831, Coburg  (Age 74 years)  (2 x Great Grandmother) 

  Name	Wilhelm II
  Birth	27 Jan 1859	Kronprinzenpalais, Berlin, Prussia
  Given names	Frederick William Victor Albert
  Given names in German	Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert
  Title	From From 15 June 1888 to 9 Nov 1918 (29 years old)
  	- German Emperor - King of Prussia
  Death	4 Jun 1941	Huis Doorn, Doorn, Reichskommissariat Niederlande
  Origins
  Siblings	3 brothers and 4 sisters
  	+ 01. Wilhelm II, German Emperor           b. 27 Jan 1859, Kronprinzenpalais, Berlin, Prussia           d. 4 Jun 1941, Huis Doorn, Doorn, Reichskommissariat Niederlande  (Age 82 years) └─Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein           b. 22 Oct 1858, Dolzig Palace, East Brandenburg, Prussia           d. 11 Apr 1921, Huis Doorn, Doorn, Netherlands  (Age 62 years),  m. 27 Feb 1881   └─Hermine Reuss of Greiz           b. 17 Dec 1887, Greiz, Germany           d. 7 Aug 1947, Frankfurt an de Oder, Germany  (Age 59 years),  m. 5 Nov 1922, Doorn, Netherlands   + 02. Princess Charlotte of Prussia           b. 24 Jul 1860, New Palace, Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia           d. 1 Oct 1919, Baden-Baden, Weimar Republic  (Age 59 years) └─Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen           b. 1 Apr 1851, Meiningen, Saxe-Meiningen           d. 16 Jan 1928, Meiningen, Weimar Republic  (Age 76 years),  m. 18 Feb 1878, Berlin   + 03. Prince Henry of Prussia           b. 14 Aug 1862, Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation           d. 20 Apr 1929, Schloss Hemmelmark, Barkelsby, Schleswig-Holstein, Weimar Republic  (Age 66 years) └─Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine           b. 11 Jul 1866, New Palace, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire           d. 11 Nov 1953, Schloss Hemmelmark, Barkelsby, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany  (Age 87 years),  m. 24 May 1888, Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin     04. Prince Sigismund of Prussia           b. 15 Sep 1864             d. 18 Jun 1866  (Age 1 year) > 05. Princess Viktoria of Prussia           b. 12 Apr 1866, New Palace, Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia           d. 13 Nov 1929, Hospital of St. Francis, Bonn, Weimar Republic  (Age 63 years) └─Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe           b. 20 Jul 1859, Schloss Bückeburg, Bückeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe           d. 9 Jul 1916, Bonn, German Empire  (Age 56 years),  m. 19 Nov 1890, Berlin   └─Alexander Anatolievitch Zoubkoff           b. Abt 1900  ,  m. 19 Nov 1927     06. Prince Waldemar of Prussia           b. 10 Feb 1868, Crown Prince's Palace, Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia           d. 27 Mar 1879, New Palace, Potsdam, Prussia, German Empire  (Age 11 years) + 07. Princess Sophia of Prussia           b. 14 Jun 1870, New Palace, Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia           d. 13 Jan 1932, Frankfurt, Hesse-Nassau, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic  (Age 61 years) └─Constantine I, King of the Hellenes           b. 2 Aug 1868, Athens, Greece           d. 11 Jan 1923, Palermo, Italy  (Age 54 years),  m. 27 Oct 1889, Athens, Greece   + 08. Princess Margaret of Prussia           b. 22 Apr 1872, New Palace, Potsdam, Prussia, German Empire           d. 22 Jan 1954, Schloss Friedrichshof, Kronberg im Taunus, Hesse, West Germany  (Age 81 years) └─Frederick Charles, Landgrave of Hesse           b. 1 May 1868, Panker Castle, Plön, Kingdom of Prussia           d. 28 May 1940, Kassel, Nazi Germany  (Age 72 years),  m. 25 Jan 1893, Hohenzollern Stadtschloss, Berlin
  Person ID	P8254	Europe
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Frederick III, German Emperor           b. 18 Oct 1831, New Palace, Potsdam, Prussia           d. 15 Jun 1888, New Palace, Potsdam, Germany (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Victoria, Princess Royal           b. 21 Nov 1840, Buckingham Palace, London, England           d. 5 Aug 1901, Schloss Friedrichshof, Cronberg, Germany (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	25 Jan 1858	Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London, England
  Age at Marriage	Frederick was 26 years and 3 months old. Victoria was 17 years and 2 months old. Their age difference is 9 years and 1 month. They were married for 30 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F4033	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife 1	Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein           b. 22 Oct 1858, Dolzig Palace, East Brandenburg, Prussia           d. 11 Apr 1921, Huis Doorn, Doorn, Netherlands (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	27 Feb 1881
  Age at Marriage	Wilhelm was 22 years and 1 month old. Augusta was 22 years and 4 months old. Their age difference is 3 months. They were married for 40 years and 2 months.
  Children	01. Wilhelm, German Crown Prince           b. 6 May 1882, Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia           d. 20 Jul 1951, Hechingen, West Germany (Age 69 years) └─ Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin  (Age 67 years)  m. 6 Jun 1905   02. Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia           b. 7 Jul 1883, Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Prussia, German Empire           d. 8 Dec 1942, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Nazi Germany (Age 59 years) └─ Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg  (Age 85 years)  m. 27 Feb 1906   03. Prince Adalbert of Prussia           b. 14 Jul 1884, Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Prussia, German Empire           d. 22 Sep 1948, La Tour de Peilz, Vaud, Switzerland (Age 64 years) └─ Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen  (Age 79 years)  m. 3 Aug 1914   04. Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia           b. 29 Jan 1887, Potsdam, Prussia, German Empire           d. 25 Mar 1949, Stuttgart, Württemberg-Baden, Allied-occupied Germany (Age 62 years) └─ Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg  (Age 69 years)  m. 22 Oct 1904   05. Prince Oskar of Prussia           b. 27 Jul 1888, Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Prussia, German Empire           d. 27 Jan 1958, Munich, Bavaria, West Germany (Age 69 years) └─ Countess Ina-Marie von Bassewitz-Levetzow  (Age 85 years)  m. 31 Jul 1914   06. Prince Joachim of Prussia           b. 17 Dec 1890, Berlin Palace, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire           d. 18 Jul 1920, Potsdam, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic (Age 29 years) └─ Princess Marie Auguste of Anhalt  (Age 84 years)  m. 11 Mar 1916   07. Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia           b. 13 Sep 1892, Marmorpalais, Potsdam, German Empire           d. 11 Dec 1980, Hanover, West Germany (Age 88 years) └─ Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick  (Age 65 years)  m. 24 May 1913
  Family ID	F4045	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2026

  
  

  Wife 2	Hermine Reuss of Greiz           b. 17 Dec 1887, Greiz, Germany           d. 7 Aug 1947, Frankfurt an de Oder, Germany (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	5 Nov 1922	Doorn, Netherlands
  Age at Marriage	Wilhelm was 63 years and 10 months old. Hermine was 34 years and 11 months old. Their age difference is 28 years and 11 months. They were married for 18 years and 7 months.
  Family ID	F4046	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Wilhelm II, German Emperor(1859 – 1941) 2Frederick III, German Emperor(1831 – 1888) 4 8 16 17 9 18 19 5 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Victoria, Princess Royal(1840 – 1901) 6Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(1819 – 1861) 12Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(1784 – 1844) 24Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld(1750 – 1806) 25Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf(1757 – 1831) 13Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg(1800 – 1831) 26 27 7Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom(1819 – 1901) 14Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn(1767 – 1820) 28George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland(1738 – 1820) 29Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz(1744 – 1818) 15Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld(1786 – 1861) 30Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld(1750 – 1806) 31Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf(1757 – 1831)