The German Empire was created by the House of Prussia for the House of Prussia.
When the many German entities were scrambled together by Bismarck, it appears that he intended that the sovereign of this "empire" would be the Kaiser and that Kaiser would be whomever was sovereign of Prussia? Was there ever an intention that the office of Kaiser might be held by a German ruler other than the King/Queen of Prussia? I am thinking that this idea was under discussion as the ending of WWI brought about the abdications of these many German reigns.
Message Thread
« Back to index