During his entire stay in the Netherland Wilhelmina never visited or received Wilhelm. Her mother, husband, daughter and son-in-law however all visited him.
In her younger years Wilhelm II had tried to match Wilhelmina to prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia (a grandson of princess Marianne of the Netherlands). Queen Emma did not like it and made sure Wilhelmina knew he was Wilhelm's candidate to ensure that the young man stood no chance with Wilhelmina. In spite of his often questionable insights Wilhelm had picked a much better man than Emma. Wilhelm was however adement that only a German prince could marry Wilhelmina even though i feel prince Harald of Denmark might have been the best choice for her.
When the war ended in 1918, many monarchies collapsed. Was it necessary for Wilhelm II to go to the Netherlands where the queen gave him refuge? Carl of Austria-Hungary seemed to have remained within the territory for some time and then left? What happened to all the smaller German reigning monarchs? In Bavaria, did the family remain in their palace in Munich?
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