Download or read book Behind the Scenes With the Kaiser (1888-1922), Vol. 1 written by Baroness Von Larisch and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-10 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Behind the Scenes With the Kaiser (1888-1922), Vol. 1: The True Story of the Kaiser, as He Lived, Loved, Played and Warred Frederick I, first King of Prussia, 1701-1713. Before 1701 the Hohenzollerns were known as Prince-Electors of Brandenburg. Frederick William I, 1713-1740. Father of Frederick the Great. Frederick II, the Great, 1740-1786. His best-known sister was the Margravine of Baireuth (died in 1757), authoress of the celebrated Memoirs. Frederick the Great was succeeded by his nephew. Frederick William II, 1786-1797. He was the notorious bigamist and debt-contractor. He was succeeded by his son. Frederick William III, 1797-1840. He was the husband of Queen Louise, a Princess of Strelitz (died in 1810), and the father of his successors. Frederick William IV, 1840-1861. This King became mad and died childless. A daughter of his brother William (died 1846), Princess Marie, married Maximilian II, King of Bavaria. Queen Marie (died 1889) had two sons, - Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, who died insane in 1886, and the present King Otto of Bavaria, who is also insane. Frederick William IV was succeeded by his brother. William I, King, 1861-1888. Became German Emperor in 1871. The Queen and Empress of William I was Augusta, Princess of Sachsen-Weimar, and a granddaughter (on her mother's side) of Czar Paul I, who died insane. William I had a daughter, Louise, now Grand Duchess of Baden, and was succeeded by his son. Frederick III, March-June, 1888. His widowed Empress and Queen, styled Empress Frederick, is the oldest daughter of Queen Victoria of England, and was born in 1840. Her children are: William II, Emperor and King, since June, 1888; Charlotte, born 1860, Hereditary Princess of Sachsen-Meiningen; Prince Henry of Prussia, born 1862, married to Irene of Hesse, sister of the Czarina; Victoria, born 1866, Princess of Lippe; Sophie, born 1870, Crown Princess of Greece; Marguerite, born 1872, Princess Frederick Charles of Hesse-Cassel, William II was married to the late Auguste Victoria, born 1858, eldest daughter of Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. The couple had seven children, six boys and one girl. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.