Wilhelm Preußen
- Birth Date:
- 06.05.1882
- Death date:
- 20.07.1951
- Extra names:
- Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst, Kronprinz des Deutschen Reiches und von Preußen (Wilhelm Prinz von Preußen) Hohenzollern
- Categories:
- Knyaz (Prince, Duke), Prince
- Nationality:
- german
- Cemetery:
- Set cemetery
German Crown Prince Wilhelm full name Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst, was the last Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Prussia and the German Empire. He was born on 6 May 1882 in the Marmorpalais in Potsdam, the eldest child of the future German Emperor Wilhelm II and his wife Empress Augusta Victoria. After the death of his grandfather Emperor Frederick III, Wilhelm became Crown Prince of Germany at the age of six, retaining that title for more than 30 years until the fall of the empire on 5 November 1918.
During World War I, he commanded the 5th Army from 1914 to 1916 and was commander of Army Group German Crown Prince for the remainder of the war.
Crown Prince Wilhelm became Head of the House of Hohenzollern on 4 June 1941 following the death of his father and held the position until his own death on 20 July 1951.
Source: wikipedia.org
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| Relation name | Relation type | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Wilhelm II | Father | |
| 2 |  | Cecilie Mecklenburg Schwerin, Duchess | Wife | |
| 3 |  | Анастасия Михайловна | Mother in-law | |
| 4 |  | Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Sister in-law |
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