Wilhelm II - Wikipedia
In March 1890, the young Kaiser dismissed longtime Chancellor Otto von Bismarck and assumed direct control over his nation's policies, embarking on a bellicose "New Course" to cement …
Otto von Bismarck - Wikipedia
In the memoirs, Bismarck continued his feud with Wilhelm II by attacking him, and by increasing the drama around every event and by often presenting himself in a favourable light.
German royalty -- Wilhelm II's reign Wilhelm and Bismarck
Wilhelm's first major action as Kaiser was dismissing in 1890 of the aged chancellor Prince Otto von Bismarck, who with Wilhelm's grandfather had been largely responsible for the creation of …
On 17 December 1887, the ageing German Emperor, Wilhelm I, convened his military entourage at his bed in the castle of Berlin to listen to the reports of his generals about the military …
German Empire - Unification, Bismarck, Fall | Britannica
William II, the third and last German emperor, had no memory of past dangers or past victories to bind him to Bismarck. He represented the new Germany which knew no moderation, the self …
Kaiser Wilhelm II Dismisses Chancellor Bismarck: March 18, 1890.
Mar 20, 2019 · Bismarck, forced for the first time into a situation that he could not use to his advantage, wrote a blistering letter of resignation, decrying Wilhelm’s interference in foreign …
Germany: Royalty and Politicians - Brigham Young University
Dec 8, 2021 · Includes Speech to the Frankfurt Assembly, Proclamation of 1849, Letter to Minister von Manteuffel, The Imperial Proclamation, and documents from Field Marshal Helmuth von …
Kaiser Wilhelm II’s Decree to Bismarck on Workers’ Protection …
In June 1888, after the death of both his grandfather and father earlier that year, Wilhelm II became German Kaiser. A showdown with the aging Bismarck, who had been appointed …
Bismarck's Fall from Power, 1890 - H-Net
[A struggle for power between Otto von Bismarck and Kaiser Wilhelm II broke out immediately upon the death of Kaiser Frederick III (1888). The "dropping of the pilot" and the setting of a …
Alliances by Bismarck and Wilhelm II
Young Wilhelm II didn't want to be overshadowed by his chancellor, Bismarck. He saw Bismarck as too influential, and he forced Bismarck to resign. Wilhelm refused to renew Bismarck's …