List of German monarchs in 1918

Prussian Empire
Royal Standard: King of Prussia (1871–1918)
Preceded by	Kingdom of Prussia
Followed by	Abolished 1918

The term German Empire (Deutsches Kaiserreich) commonly refers to Germany, from its foundation as a unified nation-state on January 18, 1871, until the abdication of its last Kaiser, Wilhelm II, on November 9, 1918. Germans, when referring to the Reich in this period under the Kaisers, 1871 to 1918, typically use the term Kaiserreich. ^[1]

Federal prince (Bundesfürst) was the generic term for the royal heads of state (monarchs) of the various states making up the German Empire. The empire was a federal state, with its constituent states remaining sovereign states. In total, there were 22 federal princes of the German Empire and additionally three republican heads of state and the steward of the imperial territory ruled by Alsace-Lorraine. The states became part of the Kaiserreich by an 1871 treaty. The Kaiser as head of the empire was granted the title German Emperor (the style "Emperor of Germany" being deliberately avoided), and was simultaneously a federal prince as King of Prussia, the sovereign of its largest federal state. Of the princely heads of state, 4 held the title King (König) (the Kings of Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony, and Württemberg), 6 held the title Grand Duke (Großherzog), 5 held the title Duke (Herzog), and 7 held the title Prince (i.e. Sovereign Prince, Fürst).

Following the abdication of Wilhelm II on November 9, 1918 and German Revolution of 1918–19, the German nobility as a legally defined class was abolished on August 11, 1919 with the promulgation of the Weimar Constitution, under which all Germans were made equal before the law, and the legal rights and privileges, and all following German Houses, titles, insignia and ranks of nobility were abolished.

Emperor of Germany (1918)

Emperor	Styles	Empress	Symbols	German Empire 1871 – 1918
1859 – 1941	His Imperial and Royal Majesty The German Emperor, King of Prussia Wilhelm II Her Imperial and Royal Majesty The German Empress, Queen of Prussia Augusta Victoria	1858 – 1921	House of Hohenzollern 1871 – 1918	Kingdoms Prussia. Bavaria. Saxony. Württemberg. Grand Duchies Baden. Hesse. Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Oldenburg. Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Duchies Anhalt. Brunswick. Saxe-Altenburg. Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Saxe-Meiningen. Principalities Lippe. Reuss, junior line. Reuss, senior line. Schaumburg-Lippe. Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. Waldeck-Pyrmont. Free Hanseatic cities Bremen. Hamburg. Lübeck. Imperial territory (Reichsland) Alsace-Lorraine.

Statement of Abdication (1918)

Main article: Kaiserreich abdication of Wilhelm II

I herewith renounce for all time claims to the throne of Prussia and to the German Imperial throne connected therewith. At the same time I release all officials of the German Empire and of Prussia, as well as all officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the navy and of the Prussian army, as well as the troops of the federated states of Germany, from the oath of fidelity which they tendered to me as their Emperor, King and Commander-in-Chief. I expect of them that until the re-establishment of order in the German Empire they shall render assistance to those in actual power in Germany, in protecting the German people from the threatening dangers of anarchy, famine, and foreign rule. Proclaimed under our own hand and with the imperial seal attached. Amerongen, 28 November, 1918. Signed WILLIAM. ^[2]

Kings and Kingdoms (1918)

Ruler

Title

Arms – Flag

House – State

Location

Spouse – Children

Kaiser
Wilhelm II
1859 – 1941

House of Hohenzollern
C.11th – 1918

Kingdom of Prussia
1701 – 1918

Spouse:
(1) Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
(2) Hermine Reuss of Greiz

Children:
(1) William, German Crown Prince, (2) Eitel Friedrich, (3) Prince Adalbert, (4) Prince August Wilhelm, (5) Prince Oskar, (6) Prince Joachim, (7) Princess Viktoria Luise

Ancestors of Wilhelm II

King
Ludwig III
1845 – 1921

House of Wittelsbach
1180–1918

Kingdom of Bavaria
1806 – 1918

Spouse:
(1) Maria Theresia of Austria-Este

Children:
(1) Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, (2) Adelgunde of Hohenzollern, (3) Maria, Duchess of Calabria, (4) Karl of Bavaria, (5) Franz of Bavaria, (6) Mathilde Ludwig of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary (7) Wolfgang of Bavaria (8) Hildegarde of Bavaria, (9) Notburga of Bavaria, (10) Wiltrud, Duchess of Urach, (11) Helmtrud of Bavaria, (12) Dietlinde of Bavaria, (13) Gundelinde of Bavaria

Ancestors of Ludwig III