Mobilization
Wilhelm authorizes preparations that place Prussia's reformed army on a rapid war footing.
Role range: 1866-1866 – 1861-1888
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Wilhelm Hohenzollern Biography and Timeline
Follow Wilhelm Hohenzollern through 13 dated historical records for Germany.
Wilhelm Hohenzollern, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1866–1908Years on this page
1866
First Army
Wilhelm approves the First Army's pursuit from Münchengrätz toward Gitschin.
Role range: 1866-1866 – 1861-1888
Royal Headquarters
Wilhelm receives reports of Münchengrätz while the Prussian armies converge in Bohemia.
Role range: 1866-1866 – 1861-1888
Royal Headquarters
Royal headquarters reaches Gitschin as the First Army links with the Army of the Elbe.
Role range: 1866-1866 – 1861-1888
Royal Headquarters
Wilhelm joins royal headquarters after the Gitschin victory and approves the continued advance.
Role range: 1866-1866 – 1861-1888
Battle of Königgrätz
As supreme commander, Wilhelm presides over the decisive Prussian victory at Königgrätz.
Role range: 1866-1866 – 1861-1888
Armistice Decision
Wilhelm accepts negotiations after military advisers and the Crown Prince support Bismarck's restraint.
Role range: 1866-1866 – 1861-1888
Peace of Prague
Wilhelm accepts the final treaty ending the war with Austria on comparatively moderate terms.
Role range: 1866-1866 – 1861-1888
Annexation Law
Wilhelm promulgates the law incorporating Prussia's defeated northern German opponents.
Role range: 1866-1866 – 1861-1888
1867
North German Confederation
Wilhelm becomes federal president when the North German Confederation formally begins operating.
Role range: 1866-1866 – 1867-1871
1870
Ems Dispatch
Wilhelm I rejects further French demands over the Hohenzollern candidacy, and Bismarck's edited dispatch hardens opinion in both countries.
Role range: 1870-1871 – 1861-1888
1896
Kruger Telegram
Congratulates Kruger after the Jameson Raid.
Role range: 1899-1902 – 1888-1918
1908
Claims continental powers discussed exploiting Britain's Boer War difficulties
Claims continental powers discussed exploiting Britain's Boer War difficulties.
Role range: 1899-1902 – 1888-1918
Records, sources and methodology
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