Wilhelm Hohenzollern 1859-1941

Paternal Family Tree: Wilhelm Hohenzollern

Maternal Family Tree: Wilhelm Hohenzollern

Marriage of the future King Frederick III King Prussia and Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha

On 25th January 1858 [his father] Frederick III King Prussia [aged 26] and [his mother] Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [aged 17] were married in the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha [aged 38] and [his grandmother] Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [aged 38]. He the son of William I King Prussia [aged 60]. They were third cousins.

On 27th January 1859 Wilhelm Hohenzollern was born to Frederick III King Prussia [aged 27] and Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [aged 18] at Crown Prince's Palace, Berlin. He a grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

On 27th February 1881 Wilhelm Hohenzollern [aged 22] and Empress Auguste Viktoria Oldenburg [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of Frederick Christian Oldenburg II Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg and Adelheid Hohenlohe Langenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg. He the son of Frederick III King Prussia [aged 49] and Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [aged 40]. They were fourth cousins. He a grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 6th May 1882 [his son] Wilhelm Hohenzollern was born to Wilhelm Hohenzollern [aged 23] and [his wife] Empress Auguste Viktoria Oldenburg [aged 23]. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. He married in or before 1906 his third cousin Princess Cecilie Mecklenburg Schwerin and had issue.

On 7th July 1883 [his son] Prince Eitel Friedrich Hohenzollern was born to Wilhelm Hohenzollern [aged 24] and [his wife] Empress Auguste Viktoria Oldenburg [aged 24]. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. He married his third cousin Sophia Charlotte Oldenburg.

On 14th July 1884 [his son] Prince Adalbert of Prussia was born to Wilhelm Hohenzollern [aged 25] and [his wife] Empress Auguste Viktoria Oldenburg [aged 25]. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. He married his fourth cousin twice removed Adelaide Saxe Meiningen and had issue.

On 19th March 1885 Friedrich Ferdinand Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg [aged 29] and [his sister-in-law] Victoria Friederike Oldenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg [aged 25] were married. She the daughter of Frederick Christian Oldenburg II Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg and Adelheid Hohenlohe Langenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg. He the son of Friedrich Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg [aged 70] and Adelheid Schasumburg Lippe Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 9th March 1888 [his grandfather] William I King Prussia [aged 90] died. His succeeded son [his father] Frederick [aged 56] succeeded III Emperor aka Kaiser, III King Prussia. [his mother] Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [aged 47] by marriage Empress aka Kaiser, Queen Prussia.

On 15th June 1888 [his father] Frederick III King Prussia [aged 56] died at New Palace, Potsdam. His succeeded son Wilhelm [aged 29] succeeded II Emperor aka Kaiser. [his future wife] Hermine Reuss by marriage Empress aka Kaiser.

Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans

Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.

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On 27th July 1888 [his son] Oskar Hohenzollern was born to Wilhelm Hohenzollern [aged 29] and [his wife] Empress Auguste Viktoria Oldenburg [aged 29]. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. He married Ina Marie von Bassewitz and had issue.

On 17th December 1890 [his son] Joachim Hohenzollern was born to Wilhelm Hohenzollern [aged 31] and [his wife] Empress Auguste Viktoria Oldenburg [aged 32]. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. He married Marie Auguste Anhalt and had issue.

On 13th September 1892 [his daughter] Viktoria Luise Hohenzollern Duchess Brunswick was born to Wilhelm Hohenzollern [aged 33] and [his wife] Empress Auguste Viktoria Oldenburg [aged 33]. She a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She married 24th May 1913 her third cousin once removed Ernest Augustus Hanover Duke Brunswick, son of Ernest Augustus Hanover 3rd Duke Cumberland and Teviotdale and Thyra Glücksburg Duchess Cumberland and Teviotdale, and had issue.

On 5th August 1901 [his mother] Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [aged 60] died.

In or before 1906 Wilhelm Hohenzollern [aged 23] and Princess Cecilie Mecklenburg Schwerin [aged 19] were married. He the son of Wilhelm Hohenzollern [aged 46] and Empress Auguste Viktoria Oldenburg [aged 47]. They were third cousins. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

On 24th May 1913 [his son-in-law] Ernest Augustus Hanover Duke Brunswick [aged 25] and Viktoria Luise Hohenzollern Duchess Brunswick [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Wilhelm Hohenzollern [aged 54] and Empress Auguste Viktoria Oldenburg [aged 54]. He the son of Ernest Augustus Hanover 3rd Duke Cumberland and Teviotdale [aged 67] and Thyra Glücksburg Duchess Cumberland and Teviotdale [aged 59]. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

On 9th November 1918 Wilhelm Hohenzollern [aged 59] abdicated Emperor aka Kaiser.

On 18th July 1920 [his son] Joachim Hohenzollern [aged 29] died.

On 21st February 1921 [his brother-in-law] Ernst Gunther Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg [aged 57] died.

On 11th April 1921 [his wife] Empress Auguste Viktoria Oldenburg [aged 62] died.

Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet

Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.

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On 9th November 1922 Wilhelm Hohenzollern [aged 63] and Hermine Reuss [aged 34] were married. The difference in their ages was 28 years. He the son of Frederick III King Prussia and Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia.

On 4th June 1941 Wilhelm Hohenzollern [aged 82] died.

On 7th August 1947 [his former wife] Hermine Reuss [aged 59] died.

Royal Ancestors of Wilhelm Hohenzollern 1859-1941

Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Charles V of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 13 Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Royal Descendants of Wilhelm Hohenzollern 1859-1941
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Sophia Glücksburg Queen Consort Spain [1]

Constantine II King Hellenes [1]

Ancestors of Wilhelm Hohenzollern 1859-1941

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 2 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Augustus William Hohenzollern 3 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick William II King Prussia 4 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick William III King Prussia 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt 8 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt 9 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia 10 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Count Palatine Christian III of Zweibrücken

Great x 3 Grandmother: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken

GrandFather: William I King Prussia 6 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Adolphus Frederick II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 11 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklenburg 12 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

Great x 2 Grandfather: Grand Duke Charles II of Mecklenburg Strelitz 10 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen 8 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen 9 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach

Great x 1 Grandmother: Queen Louise of Prussia 11 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt 8 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt 9 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt 10 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg

Father: Frederick III King Prussia 7 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Wilhelm Hohenzollern Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 8 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 9 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 8 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 10 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert II Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 11 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Heinrich XXIV Count Reuss of Ebersdorf

Great x 2 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 10 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: George August Count of Erbach Schonberg

Great x 3 Grandmother: Karoline Ernestine of Erbach Schonberg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ferdinande Henriette Countess of Stolberg Gedern 8 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

GrandFather: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 12 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Frederick III of Saxe Coburg Altenburg III 8 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 9 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Luise Dorothea Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg

Great x 2 Grandfather: Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 10 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anton Ulrich Duke of Saxe Meiningen

Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg

Great x 1 Grandmother: Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Grand Duke Frederick Francis I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 10 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 9 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise Charlotte Mecklenburg-Schwerin 10 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Johann August Saxe Coburg Altenburg 8 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Mother: Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland 2 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 2 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 7 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 8 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Magdalena Augusta Anhalt-Zerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Adolphus Frederick II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 11 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklenburg 12 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 10 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen 8 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen 9 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach

GrandMother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 8 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 9 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 8 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 10 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert II Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn 11 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Heinrich XXIV Count Reuss of Ebersdorf

Great x 2 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 10 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: George August Count of Erbach Schonberg

Great x 3 Grandmother: Karoline Ernestine of Erbach Schonberg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ferdinande Henriette Countess of Stolberg Gedern 8 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon