John Van der Kiste - The End of the German Monarchy

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Copyright John Van der Kiste 2017

ISBN 978-1-78155-636-8

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Emperor William I.

Prince Otto von Bismarck.

Empress Augusta.

Crown Prince Frederick William, later Emperor Frederick III.

The declaration of the German Empire, Salle des Glaces, Versailles, 18 January 1871, after a painting by Anton von Werner. Crown Prince Frederick William and his brother-in-law, Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden, stand on either side of the Emperor.

Crown Prince and Princess Frederick William and their family, 1875. Children, left to right: Prince Henry; Princesses Margaret (standing at back), Victoria (seated at front), and Sophie; Princes Waldemar and William; and Princess Charlotte.

Prince William and Crown Princess Frederick William, 1876.

Prince William, c. 1880.

Emperor William II and Prince Otto von Bismarck, at Friedrichsruh, the latters home, Friedrichsruh, c. 1888.

Dropping the Pilot, Punch, 29 March 1890, by Sir John Tenniel, on Bismarcks resignation as Chancellor.

The royal family at Coburg, April 1894.

Standing, left to right: Arthur, Duke of Connaught; Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha; Emperor William II; and Edward, Prince of Wales.

Seated, left to right: Queen Victoria and the Empress Frederick seated in front.

Count Leo von Caprivi.

Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfrst.

The children of Emperor William II.

From left to right: Prince Oscar; Prince Eitel Frederick; Princess Victoria Louise, on lap of Crown Prince William; Prince Adalbert; Prince Joachim; and Prince Augustus William.

The family at Friedrichshof, May 1900.

From left to right: Sophie, Crown Princess of Greece; Princess Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe; Emperor William II; Empress Frederick; Charlotte, Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Meiningen; Prince Henry; and Princess Frederick Charles of Hesse-Cassel.

A marine table of battleships drawn personally by Emperor William II, 1897.

Appreciation, 1901, Punch, 30 January 1901, by George Roland Halkett.

Emperor William II in British naval uniform, 1904.

Empress Augusta Victoria, c. 1903.

Crown Prince and Princess William, 1905.

Prince and Princess Eitel Frederick, 1906.