Born in Postdam, emperor of Germany from 1888, son of Friedrich III and Victoria, daughter of Queen Victoria.

In 1890 he forced Bismarck to resign and his subsequent foreign policy was disastrous.

In 1914 he first approved Austria's ultimatum to Serbia and then, when he realized war was becoming inevitable, tried in vain to prevent it.

In 1918 he fled to Holland and spent the rest of his life in the castle of Huis te Doorn, in province of Utrecht, where he died.

His alleged lover was the Prince Philippe zu Eulenberg (1847-1921). According some historians, however, their relationship was purely platonic... of course!