Wilhelm II, German Emperor news that Queen Victoria was dying at Osborne House in January 1901, Wilhelm traveled to England and was at her bedside when she died, remaining for the funeral. He also was present at the funeral of King Edward VII in 1910. In 1913, Wilhelm hosted a lavish wedding in Berlin for his only daughter, Victoria Louise. Among the guests at the wedding were his second cousin once removed and third cousin Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, who also disliked Wilhelm, and his English cousin, King George V and his wife, Queen Mary. Wilhelm's biographer Lamar Cecil identified Wilhelm's "curious but
Kaiser Friedrich III-class battleship Karl der Grosse" and "Kaiser Wilhelm II" were equipped with two of the 3-bladed screws on the outer shafts and a four-bladed screw that was in diameter on the center shaft. "Kaiser Friedrich III" had four Thornycroft and eight cylindrical boilers; "Kaiser Wilhelm II" had a similar arrangement, except the Thornycroft boilers were replaced by Marine-type boilers. "Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" was equipped with four Marine and six cylindrical boilers, while "Kaiser Barbarossa" had four Thornycroft and six cylindrical boilers. "Kaiser Karl der Grosse" had two Marine boilers, two Marine double boilers, and six cylindrical boilers. The powerplants were rated