In which country did Kaiser Wilhelm II live from 1918 until his death in 1941?
Abdication of Wilhelm II Abdication of Wilhelm II Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated as German Emperor and King of Prussia in November 1918. The abdication was announced on 9 November by Prince Maximilian of Baden and was formally enacted by Wilhelm's written statement on 28 November, made while in exile in Amerongen, the Netherlands. This ended the House of Hohenzollern's 400-year rule over Prussia. Wilhelm ruled Germany and Prussia from 15 June 1888 through 9 November 1918, when he went into exile. Following the abdication statement and German Revolution of 1918–19, the German nobility as a legally defined class was abolished. On promulgation of the
SMS Kaiser Wilhelm II SMS Kaiser Wilhelm II SMS "Kaiser Wilhelm II" ("His Majesty's Ship Emperor William II") was the second ship of the of pre-dreadnought battleships. She was built at the Imperial Dockyard in Wilhelmshaven and launched on 14 September 1897. The ship was commissioned into the fleet as its flagship on 13 February 1900. "Kaiser Wilhelm II" was armed with a main battery of four guns in two twin turrets. She was powered by triple expansion engines that delivered a top speed of . "Kaiser Wilhelm II" served as the flagship of the Active Battle Fleet until 1906, participating in numerous fleet