Wilhelm I

British

/ ˈvɪlhɛlm /

noun

the German name of William I

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Wilhelm I was the emperor of Germany, but also king in Prussia.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I don’t mean this to come off as strange,” she hesitated as we said our goodbyes and she showed me to the door, “but you really are the spitting image of my dear Wilhelm. I was actually shocked to see you in person, the likeness is so striking.”

From Slate

Kaiser Wilhelm I was a die-hard Prussian who despised the notion of German unity.

From Washington Post

The Forum is located just a few streets from where, 136 years ago, Europe’s leaders convened in the personal residence of King Wilhelm I to carve Africa into pieces for the colonizers.

From National Geographic

Part of the monument's site was formerly the plinth of an equestrian statue of Kaiser Wilhelm I, king of Prussia in the 19th Century and then first emperor of a united Germany.

From BBC

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