PugJesusThe... the People's Kaiser...?
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Applied art & designWhat gift did the last ruling German royal give his gay lover? A vase.
From the 1880s, Queen Victoria's first grandchild and future Emperor Wilhelm II had a relationship with Prince Philipp zu Eulenburg. This ended two decades later due to the Harden-Eulenburg affair—a journalist reporting "homosexual" conduct at court. It outed Philipp Eulenberg and enveloped Wilhelm's cabinet—ministers, courtiers and army officers—in trials, libel suits and suicides for years. The press said Wilhelm had become depressed.
The affair led Germany to discuss homosexuality—just as the Oscar Wilde trial in England. Historians tie its aftermath to German foreign policy changes that heightened military aggression and led to World War I.
In happier days, Wilhelm II gave Philipp a huge porcelain vase, decorated in 3D floral- and reptile motifs. The vase was last sold in April 2026 by auction house Lempertz, in Berlin.
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The Japan TimesDonald Trump’s narcissism, impulsiveness, and disregard for international norms closely resemble Kaiser Wilhelm II’s flaws, creating risks for global stability and undermining the pillars of international order. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/13/japan/trumps-vanity-is-like-kaiser-wilhelms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #donaldtrump #kaiserwilhelmii #nato #russia #vladimirputin #ukraine #bismarck #helmuthvonmoltke #germany #france #britain #austrohungary #serbia #worldwari
World History EncyclopediaThe armistice that ended the First World War (1914-18) on the Western Front was signed between Germany and the Allies on 11 November 1918. #History #Armistice #FirstWorldWar #ImperialGermany #KaiserWilhelmII #WWI #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2833-en/
Liam O'Mara IV, PhDOn #ThisDayInHistory in 1918, the #GermanRevolution reached #Hamburg. Sailors & workers patrolled the streets, disarming police & soldiers. The demands were simple: #KaiserWilhelmII to go, free elections, the vote for women, freed political prisoners, an end to war, free speech.
The Moroccan Crises were two international incidents, the first in 1905-6 and the second in 1911, when Imperial Germany, eager to expand its empire, threatened France's presence in Morocco. #History #MoroccanCrises #Britain #AgadirConference #AgadirCrisis #FirstWorldWar #France #ImperialGermany #KaiserWilhelmII #Morocco #Russia #WWI #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-25231-en/
Nordstadt-Blogger (inoffiziell)Heute vor 125 Jahren fand der Festakt im Hafen von Dortmunder statt – SERIE Nordstadt-Geschichte(n): Stadtspitze in Sorge – Kommt der Kaiser oder kommt er nicht?#Brauns #GeheimratKrupp #Hafen #Hafeneinweihung #Hafenjubiläum #KaiserWilhelmII #KommerzienratBrauns #Krupp #OberbürgermeisterSchmieding
SERIE Nordstadt-Geschichte(n): Stadtspitze in Sorge - Kommt der Kaiser oder kommt er nicht? - Nordstadtblogger
SERIE Nordstadt-Geschichte(n): Stadtspitze in Sorge - Kommt der Kaiser oder kommt er nicht? - Nordstadtblogger
SERIE Nordstadt-Geschichte(n): Stadtspitze in Sorge - Kommt der Kaiser oder kommt er nicht? - Nordstadtblogger
Die Anlage des Hafens Dortmund in den letzten Jahren des 19. Jahrhunderts war zweifellos eine der bedeutendsten Investitionen in die Entwicklung Dortmunds. Dass der Abschluss der Bauarbeiten und die Inbetriebnahme entsprechend festlich begangen werden sollte, …
Privatarchiv Köster OlsbergWohlfahrtskarte “In Treue fest!”
https://privatarchiv.rzgierskopp.de/1915/06/wohlfahrtskarte-in-treue-fest/
#Ansichtskarten #AtelierEBieber #DeutschesReich #ErsterWeltkrieg #KaiserFranzJosephI #KaiserWilhelmII #KriegUndNachkriegszeit #Militr #Olsberg #Politik #ReichsverbandZurUntersttzungDeutscherVeteranenEV #StadtOlsberg #VereineImDeutschenReich #Wohlfahrtskarten #Kaiser #nl2407