William I Biography

William I biography

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NAME: William I
OCCUPATION: King
BIRTH DATE: March 22, 1797
DEATH DATE: March 09, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH: Berlin, Germany

PLACE OF DEATH: Berlin, Germany

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William I is best known for ruling Prussia as regent, and king, and later as German emperor.

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William I was German emperor from 1871, as well as king of Prussia from 1861. He was a sovereign whose conscientiousness and self-restraint fitted him for collaboration with stronger statesmen in raising his monarchy and the house of Hohenzollern to predominance in Germany.

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