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[[File:Wilhelm1.jpg|thumb|right|Wilhelm I of Germany]]
'''Wilhelm I''' of the family of the [[Hohenzollern]], was a [[king]] of [[Prussia]] (January 2, 1861 – 9 March 1888) and the first [[German Empire|German Emperor]] (18 January 1871 – 9 March 1888). His name was Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig von Hohenzollern. He was born March 22, 1797 and died March 9, 1888. In English his name means "William".
When Wilhelm was [[king]] he and his [[prime minister]], [[Otto von Bismarck]], [[Prussia]] united a large group of smaller German countries. They won the [[Franco-Prussian War]] and the [[German Empire]] started.
His grandson [[Wilhelm II of Germany|Wilhelm II]] ordered the [[Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche]] to be built to honour his life and achievements.
== Official titles ==
His official title was German Emperor and King of Prussia; Margrave of Brandenburg; Burgrave of Nürnberg, Count of Hohenzollern; Sovereign and highest Duke of Silesia as of the county of Glatz; Grand Duke of the Lower Rhine and of Posen; Duke of Saxony, Wesphalia, and Angaria, of Pomerania, Lüneburg, Holstein and Schleswig, of Magdeburg, Bremen, Gelders, Cleves, Jülich and Berg, as well as of the Wendes and Kaschubs, of Krossen, Lauenburg, Mecklenburg; Landgrave of Hesse and Thuringia, Margrave of Upper and Lower Lusatia, Prince of Orange, Prince of Rügen, of East Frisia, of Paderborn and Pyrmont, of Halberstadt, Münster, Minden, Osnabrück, Hildesheim, of Verden, Kammin, Fulda, Nassau and Moers; Princely Count of Henneberg; Count of the Mark and of Ravensberg, of Hohnstein, Tecklenburg and Lingen, of Mansfeld, Sigmaringen and Veringen, Lord of Frankfurt" {{lang-de|Deutscher Kaiser und König von Preussen, Markgraf zu Brandenburg, Burggraf zu Nürnberg, Graf zu Hohenzollern, souveräner und oberster Herzog von Schlesien wie auch der Grafschaft Glatz, Grossherzog vom Niederrhein und Posen, Herzog zu Sachsen, Westfalen und Engern, zu Pommern, Lüneburg, Holstein und Schleswig, zu Magdeburg, Bremen, Geldern, Cleve, Jülich und Berg, sowie auch der Wenden und Kaschuben, zu Krossen, Lauenburg, Mecklenburg, Landgraf zu Hessen und Thüringen, Markgraf der Ober- und Niederlausitz, Prinz von Oranien, Fürst zu Rügen, zu Ostfriesland, zu Paderborn und Pyrmont, zu Halberstadt, Münster, Minden, Osnabrück, Hildesheim, zu Verden, Kammin, Fulda, Nassau und Moers, gefürsteter Graf zu Henneberg, Graf der Mark und zu Ravensberg, zu Hohnstein, Tecklenburg und Lingen, zu Mansfeld, Sigmaringen und Veringen, Herr zu Frankfurt}}.<ref>[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Germany.html Leaders of Germany from Worldstatesmen.org]</ref>
==Titles and styles==
*'''22 March 1797 – 2 January 1861''': ''His Royal Highness'' Prince William of Prussia
*'''2 January 1861 – 18 January 1871''': ''His Majesty'' The King of Prussia
*'''18 January 1871 – 9 March 1888''': ''His Imperial and Royal Majesty'' The German Emperor, King of Prussia
==Related pages==
* [[Germany]]
* [[German Empire]]
* [[Prussia]]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{bio-stub}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilhelm I of Germany}}
[[Category:1797 births]]
[[Category:1888 deaths]]
[[Category:Kings and Queens of Prussia]]
[[Category:German emperors]]
[[Category:House of Hohenzollern]]
'''Wilhelm I''' of the family of the [[Hohenzollern]], was a [[king]] of [[Prussia]] (January 2, 1861 – 9 March 1888) and the first [[German Empire|German Emperor]] (18 January 1871 – 9 March 1888). His name was Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig von Hohenzollern. He was born March 22, 1797 and died March 9, 1888. In English his name means "William".
When Wilhelm was [[king]] he and his [[prime minister]], [[Otto von Bismarck]], [[Prussia]] united a large group of smaller German countries. They won the [[Franco-Prussian War]] and the [[German Empire]] started.
His grandson [[Wilhelm II of Germany|Wilhelm II]] ordered the [[Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche]] to be built to honour his life and achievements.
== Official titles ==
His official title was German Emperor and King of Prussia; Margrave of Brandenburg; Burgrave of Nürnberg, Count of Hohenzollern; Sovereign and highest Duke of Silesia as of the county of Glatz; Grand Duke of the Lower Rhine and of Posen; Duke of Saxony, Wesphalia, and Angaria, of Pomerania, Lüneburg, Holstein and Schleswig, of Magdeburg, Bremen, Gelders, Cleves, Jülich and Berg, as well as of the Wendes and Kaschubs, of Krossen, Lauenburg, Mecklenburg; Landgrave of Hesse and Thuringia, Margrave of Upper and Lower Lusatia, Prince of Orange, Prince of Rügen, of East Frisia, of Paderborn and Pyrmont, of Halberstadt, Münster, Minden, Osnabrück, Hildesheim, of Verden, Kammin, Fulda, Nassau and Moers; Princely Count of Henneberg; Count of the Mark and of Ravensberg, of Hohnstein, Tecklenburg and Lingen, of Mansfeld, Sigmaringen and Veringen, Lord of Frankfurt" {{lang-de|Deutscher Kaiser und König von Preussen, Markgraf zu Brandenburg, Burggraf zu Nürnberg, Graf zu Hohenzollern, souveräner und oberster Herzog von Schlesien wie auch der Grafschaft Glatz, Grossherzog vom Niederrhein und Posen, Herzog zu Sachsen, Westfalen und Engern, zu Pommern, Lüneburg, Holstein und Schleswig, zu Magdeburg, Bremen, Geldern, Cleve, Jülich und Berg, sowie auch der Wenden und Kaschuben, zu Krossen, Lauenburg, Mecklenburg, Landgraf zu Hessen und Thüringen, Markgraf der Ober- und Niederlausitz, Prinz von Oranien, Fürst zu Rügen, zu Ostfriesland, zu Paderborn und Pyrmont, zu Halberstadt, Münster, Minden, Osnabrück, Hildesheim, zu Verden, Kammin, Fulda, Nassau und Moers, gefürsteter Graf zu Henneberg, Graf der Mark und zu Ravensberg, zu Hohnstein, Tecklenburg und Lingen, zu Mansfeld, Sigmaringen und Veringen, Herr zu Frankfurt}}.<ref>[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Germany.html Leaders of Germany from Worldstatesmen.org]</ref>
==Titles and styles==
*'''22 March 1797 – 2 January 1861''': ''His Royal Highness'' Prince William of Prussia
*'''2 January 1861 – 18 January 1871''': ''His Majesty'' The King of Prussia
*'''18 January 1871 – 9 March 1888''': ''His Imperial and Royal Majesty'' The German Emperor, King of Prussia
==Related pages==
* [[Germany]]
* [[German Empire]]
* [[Prussia]]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{bio-stub}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilhelm I of Germany}}
[[Category:1797 births]]
[[Category:1888 deaths]]
[[Category:Kings and Queens of Prussia]]
[[Category:German emperors]]
[[Category:House of Hohenzollern]]