Kaiser Wilhelm Ii Collection

The schooner Meteor IV, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The schooner Meteor IV, 1911. Meteor IV was Kaiser Wilhelm IIs fourth yacht. It was designed by Max Oetz and launched in 1909

The schooner Meteor IV, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The schooner Meteor IV, 1912. Meteor IV was Kaiser Wilhelm IIs fourth yacht. It was designed by Max Oetz and launched in 1909

Foto Herzog Carl Eduard, Sibylle, Kaiser Wilhelm II
946354 Foto Herzog Carl Eduard, Sibylle, Kaiser Wilhelm II by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved.

A firm castle, Kaiser Wilhelm II, wreath, patriotics
948199 A firm castle, Kaiser Wilhelm II, wreath, patriotics by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved.

French satirical cartoon 1905 depicting French, German and Spanish rivalry in Morocco
3665851 French satirical cartoon 1905 depicting French, German and Spanish rivalry in Morocco.; (add.info.: French satirical cartoon 1905 depicting French, German and Spanish rivalry in Morocco)

Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1909 (print)
947246 Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1909 (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Patterning, Germany, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Navy); © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved.

Artist Poznan, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Hindenburg, RPH
945384 Artist Poznan, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Hindenburg, RPH by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved.

Title page of a programme: visit of Wilhelm II for the Diamond Jubilee, 19th century (engraving)
5305087 Title page of a programme: visit of Wilhelm II for the Diamond Jubilee, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Title page of a programme commemorating a visit by Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941)

Alexander III, labelled "Russia", looking at Wilhelm II, labelled "Germany", 1893
1577283 Alexander III, labelled "Russia", looking at Wilhelm II, labelled "Germany", 1893; (add.info.: The peace of Europe is assured by Udo Keppler, 1872-1956, artist)

Hindenburg's 70th Birthday, Kaiser Wilhelm II, 1917 (postcard)
947436 Hindenburg's 70th Birthday, Kaiser Wilhelm II, 1917 (postcard); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kaiser Wilhelm II); © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved.

Ex-Kaiser, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Ex-Kaiser, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Wilhelm II (1859-1941) who was the last German Emperor.

Kaiser and General von Mackensen, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Kaiser Wilhelm II and General von Mackensen, between 1914 and c1915.

Kaiser giving iron cross to aviators, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Kaiser giving iron cross to aviators, between 1914 and c1915. Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (1859-1941) giving iron cross medal to aviators during World War I.

Kaiser & Gen. Von Hotzendorf, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service. Kaiser & Gen
Kaiser & Gen. Von Hotzendorf, between 1914 and c1915. Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (1859-1941) with Count Franz Xaver Joseph Conrad von Ho¨tzendorf (1852-1925), an Austro-Hungarian Army officer.

Kaiser & Archduke Friedrich, 26 Jul 1915. Creator: Bain News Service. Kaiser & Archduke Friedrich, 26 Jul 1915
Kaiser & Archduke Friedrich, 26 Jul 1915 (date created or published later). Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (1859-1941) with Archduke Friedrich

Kaiser and his Generals, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Kaiser and his Generals, between c1910 and c1915. German Kaiser Wilhelm II with his generals during World War I: standing left to right: von Bulow, von Mackensen, von Molike

Kaiser, Crown Prince, & P'ce [i.e., Prince] Oscar at Crown Prince's Hdqrts., between 1914 and c1915. Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941)

Kaiser in field, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Kaiser in field, between 1914 and c1915. Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), the last German Emperor and King of Prussia, with troops during World War I.

Gen. Pau & Kaiser, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service. Gen. Pau & Kaiser, between c1914 and c1915
Gen. Pau & Kaiser, between c1914 and c1915. French general Paul Marie Cesar Gerald Pau (1848- 1932) with Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (1859-1941).

Paris, Emperor William hung in effigy, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Paris, Emperor William hung in effigy, between c1914 and c1915. Effigy of Kaiser Wilhelm II which was hung in Paris, France during the beginning of World War I.

La fin d'un Reve; Le reve: Guillaume II, devant Soissons, fixant du doigt sur la carte le... 1918
La fin d'un Reve; Le reve: Guillaume II, devant Soissons, fixant du doigt sur la carte le point ou ses generaux doivent ecraser l'armee francaise

Les Anglais sur le Rhin; "La meprisable petite armee" anglaise franchit le Rhin le 12 decembre 1918 Creator
Les Anglais sur le Rhin; "La meprisable petite armee" anglaise franchit le Rhin le 12 decembre 1918: non sans humour, ou peut-etre par hasard

'Le Kaiser en Fuite; Premiere journee d'exil; Guillaume, encore en tenue militaire... 1918. Creator: Unknown
'Le Kaiser en Fuite; Premiere journee d'exil; Guillaume, encore en tenue militaire, la canne a la main, fait sa promenade dans les jardins d'Amerongen avec son hote, le comte Bentinck

'Le Kaiser en Fuite; L'arrivee a Amerongen de Guillaume de Hohenzollern, 1918. Creator: Unknown
'Le Kaiser en Fuite; L'arrivee a Amerongen de Guillaume de Hohenzollern, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

'Le Kaiser en Fuite; Une aile du chateau d'Amerongen, refuge de ex-kaiser, 1918. Creator: Unknown
'Le Kaiser en Fuite; Une aile du chateau d'Amerongen, refuge de ex-kaiser, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

'Le Kaiser en Fuite; A la station-frontiere de Rijsden par ou l'ex-kaiser entra en... 1918. Creator: Unknown
'Le Kaiser en Fuite; A la station-frontiere de Rijsden par ou l'ex-kaiser entra en Hollande avec sa suite, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

'L'Allemagne Abattue; Le grand responsible; Guillaume II, au mois de juin 1918... 1918. Creator: Unknown
'L'Allemagne Abattue; Le grand responsible; Guillaume II, au mois de juin 1918; a sa droite, le roi de Saxe, 1918

Germany and Russia, 1920-1930. Creator: Patrick Kroon
Germany and Russia, 1920-1930. A German soldier hugs a chained bear (Russia) crying. Design for a political cartoon in the magazine De Ware Jacob

'En Exil; L'ex-kronprinz en promenade dans l'ile de Wieringen, avec la bande d'enfants... 1918
'En Exil; L'ex-kronprinz en promenade dans l'ile de Wieringen, avec la bande d'enfants qui lui fait habituellement escorte; a sa gauche

'En Exil; La maisondu kronprinz a Oosterland, moins somptueuse que le chateau d'Amerongen, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

'En Exil; Le kronprinz a Oosterland; chausse de sabots, en gilet de chasse, c'est en cette tenue qu'il amuse avec son chein ou joue aux billes avec les galopins du bourg, 1918

'En Exil; L'ex-kronprinz sur le bateau le conduisant a l'ile de Wieringen. L'ancien... 1918
'En Exil; L'ex-kronprinz sur le bateau le conduisant a l'ile de Wieringen. L'ancien heritier d'Allemagne avait d'abord cherche un refuge dans le Limbourg, a swalmen

Dechu; A la grille du parc d'Amerongen; releve de la police montee hollandaise... 1918. Creator: Unknown
'Dechu; A la grille du parc d'Amerongen; releve de la police montee hollandaise exercant la garde du chateau, 1918

'Dechu; Coiffe d'un chapeau tyrolien, une pelerine sur les epaules, l'ex-kaiser, accompagne...1918
'Dechu; Coiffe d'un chapeau tyrolien, une pelerine sur les epaules, l'ex-kaiser, accompagne par un des officiers qui l'ont suivi, le capitaine von Ilsermann

A leur entrée, les Francais ont eu le soin d'apposer des scelles a la porte des... 1916 (1924) Creator: Unknown
'A leur entree, les Francais ont eu le soin d'apposer des scelles a la porte des appartements prives de l'Empereur, 1916

'Le Guillaume II d'avant Guerre, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Le Guillaume II d'avant Guerre, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

'A Berlin, La jeunesse des ecoles promene les portraits des deux kaisers, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'A Berlin, La jeunesse des ecoles promene les portraits des deux kaisers, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

'The German Emperor Inspecting the Troops at the Wimbledon Review, 1891. Creator: W Small
'The German Emperor Inspecting the Troops at the Wimbledon Review, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The German Emperor's visit to the City, 1891. Creator: R Barnes
'The German Emperor's visit to the City; Their Imperial Majesties Saluted by a shower of Roses - A Sketch in the Strand, 1891. From "The Graphic

The German Emperor's visit to the Crystal Palace, 1891 Creator: Unknown
'The German Emperor's visit to the Crystal Palace; The Review of the National Fire Brigades Union by the Emperor, 1891. From "The Graphic

The Visit of the German Emperor - The Garden Party given at Marlborough House, 1891. Creator: G Durand
'The Visit of the German Emperor - The Garden Party given at Marlborough House by the Prince and Princess of Wales, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

'The German Emperor's Yacht "Meteor", late "Thistle", 1891. Creator: Unknown
'The German Emperor's Yacht "Meteor", late "Thistle", 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The Marriage of HRH Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein and HH Prince Aribert of Anhalt, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'The Marriage of HRH Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein and HH Prince Aribert of Anhalt; The Arrival of HIM the German Emperor at Port Victoria, 1891, 1891. From "The Graphic

The Marriage of HRH Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein and HH Prince Aribert of Anhalt, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'The Marriage of HRH Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein and HH Prince Aribert of Anhalt; The Inspection of 2nd Battalion Scots Guards in the Quadrangle of Winsor Castle by the German Emperor

The Review at Wimbledon before the German Emperor, 1891. Creator: John Charlton
'The Review at Wimbledon before the German Emperor; The Emperor leaving theSaluting Point - The Royal Horse Artillery Galloping into position to fire the Royal Salute, 1891

'HIM the German Emperor Wlliam II; after Max Koner, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'HIM the German Emperor Wlliam II; after Max Koner, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

'HIM the German Emperor 10th August 1861, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'HIM the German Emperor 10th August 1861, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The Marriage of HRH Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein and HH Prince Aribert of Anhalt, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'The Wedding of HRH Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein and HH Prince Aribert of Anhalt at St. Georges Chapel, Windsor, on July 6, 1891; The Bridegrooms arrival at the Altar, 1891

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"Kaiser Wilhelm II: A Legacy of Power, Diplomacy, and Luxury" Step into the world of Kaiser Wilhelm II, a man whose name became synonymous with power and influence. From his opulent schooner Meteor IV to his grand meetings with world leaders, he left an indelible mark on history. In 1912 and 1913, the exquisite schooner Meteor IV was brought to life by Kirk & Sons of Cowes. This magnificent vessel showcased the Kaiser's love for luxury and elegance as it sailed through the open seas. One notable meeting took place in 1903 when Tsar Nicholas II joined forces with Kaiser Wilhelm II in Wiesbaden, Germany. Their encounter symbolized their shared ambitions and set the stage for future diplomatic endeavors. Another significant moment occurred in Berlin, Germany in 1911 when King George V visited Kaiser Wilhelm II. The two monarchs exchanged pleasantries amidst a backdrop of regal splendor that epitomized their royal status. Not limited to maritime pursuits alone, the SS it also bore his name around 1910. This majestic ship represented German engineering prowess at its finest and further solidified his reputation as a leader who embraced progress. The cape-to-cairo expedition in 1899 captured both imagination and admiration worldwide. Illustrated by John Tenniel, this daring journey showcased Kaiser Wilhelm II's determination to expand German influence across continents—a testament to his ambitious vision. His visits to Rome were equally captivating; whether witnessing historic launches or departing from Vatican City alongside Prince Henry—the Emperor made an unforgettable impression wherever he went. These moments highlighted not only his political acumen but also his appreciation for artistry and culture. As we delve into history's archives, we uncover images such as "The Graphic" front cover from November 1888—an era where Kaiser Wilhelm II began shaping Europe's destiny. With each step he took towards greatness during that visit to the capital, his influence grew stronger.