Kaiser Wilhelm the first
The Kaiser called the unified German states Deutschland, which we english-speakers called Germany. That was the first time there was a Germany. It was also known as the Second Riech, the Holy Roman Empire being the first.
The Kaiser, Kaiser Wilhelm, was the last Emperor of Germany. He was head of state of Germany and commander of the German armed forces during the First World War.
At the outbreak of WW1 the German Chancellor was Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg. See the Related Link for "WW1: Bethmann-Hollweg" to the right for more detail.
In 1871, William l, king of Prussia, became the first emperor of a united Germany.
my friend shanes great great great great grandfather
the first&last emperor of Germany and the one with a withered arm :)
Kaiser Wilhelm had to abdicate his throne.
Angela Dorothea Merkel was the Chancellor of Germany in 2008. Merkel became the first female Chancellor of Germany on 2005 November 22. She was also President of the European Council in 2007.
Wilhelm I became Kaiser of Germany following the unification of the German states in 1871. He was proclaimed emperor in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles after the successful conclusion of the Franco-Prussian War, which had united the German states against a common enemy. Otto von Bismarck, as Chancellor, played a crucial role in orchestrating the unification and securing Wilhelm's position as the first German emperor. This marked the establishment of the German Empire, consolidating various independent states under one imperial authority.
The government was the Weimar Republic set up in 1918 after the fall of the German Empire in World War I
The German leader who took over after the Kaiser was Friedrich Ebert. Following the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II in November 1918, Ebert, the leader of the Social Democratic Party, became the Chancellor of Germany and later the first President of the Weimar Republic. He played a crucial role in the transition from imperial rule to a democratic government amid the turmoil of World War I and the German Revolution.
The first Chancellor of Germany was Otto von Bismarck (1871-1890).