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William I, German Emperor
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It's hard to be emperor under such a chancellor.
— about Otto von Bismarck
William I, German Emperor
19th-century German Emperor and King of Prussia (1797–1888)
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Lived 1797–1888, aged 91Germany
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He was a second son who never expected the crown, then became the first emperor of a unified Germany — a warrior prince who crushed the revolutions of 1848, handed statecraft to Bismarck, and watched his empire pass through three rulers in a single year.
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Born 22 March 1797, Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig was the second son of Prince Frederick William and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, raised in the shadow of an elder brother and never slated for the throne. He fought with distinction in the War of the Sixth Coalition and rose through the Prussian Army's ranks. When his childless brother became King Frederick William IV in 1840, Wilhelm turned heir presumptive; after helping crush the Revolutions of 1848 — though briefly exiled to England — he was named Prince Regent in 1858 when his brother's stroke left him incapacitated. Crowned King of Prussia i…
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