don Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Just wondering After ww1 what became of the Kaiser?Also what happend to some of the family members? don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Hi Don,Upon abdication, The Kaiser and his wife fled to The Netherlands where they stayed with Count Godard Bentinck. On 19 May 1920 they moved into an estate known as Huis Doorn which is, should the opportunity present itself, well worth a visit. He remained there until his death in 1941.I apologize for the fact that I can not account for the rest of the family at the moment; but hopefully this is a helpful start.Best wishes,Wild Card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hunter Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Good question, Don! Wild Card, thanks for getting the answer started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Robert Drew Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 (edited) The Kaisers son, Prince August Wilhelm, apparently served some fairly high function in the early Third Reich. Here he is shown "Sieg Heiling" with old nasty at a Stahlhelm rally.Robert Edited August 9, 2005 by Robert Drew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Robert Drew Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 A few more shots. He died in 1949. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Robert Drew Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Family shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Robert Drew Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Cool Picklehaube shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don Posted August 10, 2005 Author Share Posted August 10, 2005 Thanks guys for this great info.Just a topic you do not hear to much about. Anything on the grandson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 Hi Don,May I suggest you take time to read this very interesting article about the kaiser's heirs :http://www.eurohistory.com/hohenzollernheir.htmlI think it will answer most of your questions.Hope this helps.Cheers.Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don Posted August 31, 2005 Author Share Posted August 31, 2005 Thanks for all the great info. don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingdutchman Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 Hi Don,a little late, sorry.First pic shows Huis Doorn, where the german empereror lived from from 1920 until 1941. Second shows the mausoleum of Wilhelm II. In front you see the prussian eagle and surprisingly the graves from his dogs. He buried the dogs nearby, as Frederick the Great did in Potsdam.Regards;Flyingdutchman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingdutchman Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Here's a postcard I picked up of Crown Prince Willie's children. Anyone know who's who in the pic?Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dwyer Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 Here's a postcard I picked up of Crown Prince Willie's children. Anyone know who's who in the pic?TonyI would presume the tallest is the Crown Prince's eldest son, Prince Wilhelm Friedrich Franz Joseph Christian Olaf, who renounced his rights to the throne in 1933 and was killed as a Wehrmacht lieutenant at Nivelles, France 26 May 1940. His second son was Prince Louis Ferdinand Viktor Eduard Albert Michael Hubertus (1907-1994), who, upon Crown Prince Wilhelm's death in 1951, became the head of the Royal House of Hohenzollern. His third son was Prince Hubertus Karl Wilhelm (1909-1950), and his youngest son was Prince Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Christoph (1911-1966).Prince Louis Ferdinand's grandson, Prince GEORG FRIEDRICH Ferdinand (born 1976) is the current head of the Royal House of Hohenzollern (though he has an uncle, Prince Louis Ferdinand Friedrich Wilhelm Hubertus Michael Kyrill, eldest son of Prince Louis Ferdinand, who contests his headship.)Prince Georg Friedrich and the House of Hohenzollern have a website of some interest located at http://www.preussen.de/en/today.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 Prince Louis Ferdinand's grandson, Prince GEORG FRIEDRICH Ferdinand (born 1976) is the current head of the Royal House of Hohenzollern (though he has an uncle, Prince Louis Ferdinand Friedrich Wilhelm Hubertus Michael Kyrill, eldest son of Prince Louis Ferdinand, who contests his headship.)Prince Georg Friedrich and the House of Hohenzollern have a website of some interest located at http://www.preussen.de/en/today.htmlThanks Mike!Is he still contesting it? I remember watching something about that on the news a few years ago.Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dwyer Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 Thanks Mike!Is he still contesting it? I remember watching something about that on the news a few years ago.TonyTony,I honestly don't know the status of his contest. I know he filed a suit in German court some time ago. His father passed over him in favor of his grandson, Georg Friedrich, because he married outside of the house law on equal marriages (not once, but now he's on his fourth morgantic marriage!). His lawsuit basically argued that since the empire was no more, house law doesn't matter anymore and he should be the head of the house! Sounds kind of like having your cake and eating it too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don Posted October 1, 2005 Author Share Posted October 1, 2005 Thanks for the info don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David M Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 As for the were-of CP Wilhelm, he went into exile to, together with his loyal aide de camp, Major Louis M?ldner von M?lnheim. they stayed at Wieriengen untill 1921, then went back to Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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