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When was Wilhelm I declared Kaiser of Germany?

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Wilhelm I was declared Kaiser of Germanyin 1871. Wilhelm I was the King of Prussia from 1861 untilhis death and also the first Emperor of the unified GermanEmpire since 1871.


Similarly, you may ask, where and on what day was Wilhelm I declared Kaiser of Germany?

William I, German in full WilhelmFriedrich Ludwig, (born March 22, 1797, Berlin—died March 9,1888, Berlin), German emperor from 1871, as well as king ofPrussia from 1861, a sovereign whose conscientiousness andself-restraint fitted him for collaboration with stronger statesmenin raising his monarchy and the house

Subsequently, question is, when did Germany stop having a Kaiser? In the wake of the revolutions of 1848 and during theGerman Empire (1848–49), King Frederick William IV ofPrussia was offered the title "Emperor of theGermans" (German: Kaiser der Deutschen) by theFrankfurt Parliament in 1849, but declined it as "not theParliament's to give".

Thereof, who was the last Kaiser of Germany?

Wilhelm II

Does Germany still have a Kaiser?

The Kaisers of the German Empire(1871–1918) were: Wilhelm II (1888–1918), during whosereign the monarchy in Germany ended near the end of WorldWar I.

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