William I, German Emperor

19th-century German Emperor and King of Prussia (1797–1888)

Wilhelmshaven (, ; ) is a coastal town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the western side of the Jade Bight, a bay of the North Sea, and has a population of 76,089. Wilhelmshaven is the centre of the "Jade Buse" business region (which has around 330,000 inhabitants) and is Germany's main military port.

1866 military conflict between the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire

second military conflict as a result of the Schleswig-Holstein Question

peace treaty 1866

thumb|Bavarian Officer Pickelhaube thumb|right|Prussian police leather Pickelhaube

the year 1888, in which Wilhelm I of Germany died in March, to be succeeded by his son Frederick III, who died in June, to be succeeded by his son Wilhelm II

palace in Potsdam, Germany

church building in Jerusalem

monument commemorating the founding of Germany

thumb|right|upright|Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten here as Generaloberst

19th-century legal and diplomatic issue

event marking the existence of the German Empire

palace in Koblenz, Germany

The Imperial and Royal Order of Wilhelm (in English "William-Order") was instituted on 18 January 1896 by the German Emperor and King of Prussia Willhelm II as a high civilian award, and was dedicated to the memory of his grandfather Emperor William I "the Great".

palace in Berlin, Germany

medal commemorating service in the Franco-Prussian War for combatants

1938 film