William, German Crown Prince
Frederick William Victor Augustus Ernest (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst) (6 May 1882 – 20 July 1951) of the House of Hohenzollern was the last Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Prussia and the German Empire. He was colloquially known as William or Wilhelm throughout Europe.
Read more about William, German Crown Prince: Early Life, Relations With His Family, World War I, After The German Revolution, Family and Children, Ancestry
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