William I
Monarch
1797 – 1888
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Who was William I?
William I, also known as Wilhelm I, of the House of Hohenzollern was the King of Prussia and the first German Emperor. Under the leadership of William and his Minister President Otto von Bismarck, Prussia achieved the unification of Germany and the establishment of the German Empire.
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- Born
- Mar 22, 1797
Berlin - Also known as
- Wilhelm I of Germany
- William Frederick Louis
- William
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
(1829 - )
- Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
- Children
- Religion
- Calvinism
- Lived in
- Berlin
- Died
- Mar 9, 1888
Berlin
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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