HRH Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
✶ 22 March 1797 in Berlin
✟ 9 March 1888 in Palais Unter den Linden, Berlin
Appointed
The Royal Palace of Stockholm 8 January 1847
motto
Missing
shield
Painted 1857 by S C Cadovius. Date of death added and and the text changed in 1888 by Carl Högberg.
other awards
Knight of the Order of Carl XIII 1853
The Medal of the Sword in gold 1875
Biography
Second son of King Friedrich Wilhelm III. The first German Emperor from 18 January 1871 to his death. William was the first head of state of a united Germany, and was also de facto head of state of Prussia from 1858 to 1861, serving as regent for his brother, Frederick William IV.
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