![]() ![]() ![]() With the support from Alfred von Tirpitz who was the chief admiral then, they decided to place large warships along the Northern Sea to expand Germany’s political power over British. Having been through several see-sailing experiences, Wilhelm II was determined to have a large fleet for Germany. Wilhelm II contributed to Germany by creating an army that could match the British. When this happened, Otto von Bismarck’s sour incident with Wilhelm II led him to mention that the action taken up by the king would lead the state to wreck. He did appoint several chancellors as high-level civil servants but not as statesmen. Wilhelm II broke up with him to rule the state personally. During the time, Otto von Bismarck subjugated the German politics. ![]() Following his death, Wilhelm II was declared the King of Prussia and the Emperor at the age of twenty-nine on 15th of June, 1888. Already suffering from throat cancer, he died after few months of becoming the emperor. ![]() In the month of March 1888, Wilhelm II’s father went on to become Kaiser Frederick III of Germany. On March 17, 1890, Wilhelm asked for and the next day received Bismarck's resignation, thus "dropping the pilot," as Punch put it. It was very much influenced by the creation of German Empire led by Prussia in the year of 1871. Wilhelm II was second to the throne after his father to become the King of Prussia and an Emperor. ![]()
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