Description: 1888 German Medal In Memory Of The Three Emperor Year Wilhelm I II Friedrich III PRUSSIA: Wilhelm II, 1888-1918, medal (22.2g), 1888, 35.5mm Silver medal for the three Kaisers (3 rulers in 1888) Obverse: conjoined busts left of Wilhelm I, Friedrich III, and Wilhelm II inside beaded circle with "WILHELM I FRIEDRICH III WILHELM II / (oak and laurel sprays)" around.Reverse: crowned shield with Prussian eagle with ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DAS DREI KAISERJAHR around, (IN MEMORY OF THE THREE IMPERIAL YEAR)Condition: with integral loop for suspension, plain edge, VF The Year of the Three Emperors, or the Year of the Three Kaisers, (German: Dreikaiserjahr) refers to the year 1888 during the German Empire in German history. The year is considered to have memorable significance because of the deaths of two German Emperors, or Kaisers, leading to a rapid succession of three monarchs within one year. The three different emperors who ruled over Germany during this year were Wilhelm I, Frederick III and Wilhelm II. The mnemonic "drei Achten, drei Kaiser" (English: "three eights, three emperors") is still used today in Germany by children and adults alike to learn the year in question. Historical Background: Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941), anglicised as William II, was the last German Emperor (German: Kaiser) and King of Prussia, reigning from 15 June 1888 until his abdication on 9 November 1918. Despite strengthening the German Empire's position as a great power by building a powerful navy, his tactless public statements and erratic foreign policy greatly antagonized the international community and are considered by many to be one of the underlying causes for World War I. When the German war effort collapsed after a series of crushing defeats on the Western Front in 1918, he was forced to abdicate, thereby marking the end of the German Empire and the House of Hohenzollern's 300-year reign in Prussia. (Wikipedia)
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