Kaiser Wilhelm and Tr**P
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tblue37
(65,590 posts)appalachiablue
(41,256 posts)xxqqqzme
(14,887 posts)There is quite a bit of tinsel hanging from that get up. The drapery tassel alone must be 2 or 3 pounds.
appalachiablue
(41,256 posts)a short, withered left arm injured from breech birth that he tried to disguise, and emotional problems according to bio.
Kaiser Wilhelm (L) and Czar Nicholas II of Russia, cousin (R). Another uniform!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_II,_German_Emperor
sprinkleeninow
(20,278 posts)At least that was a redeeming quality connected with this 'ruler'. Everything else, not much.
SkyDaddy7
(6,045 posts)I really love history but to know the very fine print of history like this little tid-bit you shared with us really helps to know the major players even better! And even if it doesn't shine much light it is still incredibly interesting!!
no_hypocrisy
(46,373 posts)He was born with a malformed right arm of which he was ashamed. He felt like a freak.
Another factor was he was competing with other European rulers who literally were his first cousins, e.g., King Edward, Nicholas (Tsar of Russia), having Queen Victoria as their grandmother. It was a competition for dominance in the family as well as for colonies and regarding having the strongest military.
heckles65
(551 posts)When the British royal family changed their name to "Windsor" in 1917, Wilhelm joked that he was going to see "The Merry Wives of Saxe-Coburg." Trump doesn't even have that.
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