The Kaiser and his court: Wilhelm II and the government of Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm II, Queen Victoria's eldest grandchild, took over the running of the powerful German Reich from Bismarck and within a couple of decades had led it into world war and collapse. How did the Kaiser come to have so much power? Why was there no one to help him steer a less disastrous...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Kaiser Wilhelm II, Queen Victoria's eldest grandchild, took over the running of the powerful German Reich from Bismarck and within a couple of decades had led it into world war and collapse. How did the Kaiser come to have so much power? Why was there no one to help him steer a less disastrous course? This book analyses these crucial questions with the help of a wealth of new archival sources. The book begins with a character-sketch of the Kaiser which provides new and alarming insights into his personality. It then looks, crucially, at the Kaiser's friends and favourites, the neo-absolutist culture of the court and of Berlin court society, and at the nature of his relationship with the court on the one hand and with the administrative 'pyramid' in Prussia and the Reich on the other. The book makes clear that these bureaucrats and diplomats had neither the means nor the will to oppose the overwhelming determination of the Kaiser and his close friends and advisers in directing the policies of the most dynamic and volatile state in Europe. The dangerous consequences of this situation led to the brink of world war as early as December 1912. A final chapter reveals for the first time the appalling extent and nature of the exiled Kaiser's anti-semitism |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xi, 275 pages) |
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| spelling | Röhl, John C. G. 1938-2023 Verfasser (DE-588)121245837 aut Kaiser, Hof und Staat The Kaiser and his court Wilhelm II and the government of Germany John C. G. Röhl, Professor of History, University of Sussex ; translated from the German by Terence F. Cole Cambridge Cambridge University Press October 2015 © 1994 1 online resource (xi, 275 pages) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier 1. Kaiser Wilhelm II: a suitable case for treatment? -- 2. Philipp Eulenburg, the Kaiser's best friend -- 3. The Kaiser's court -- 4. The 'kingship mechanism' in the Kaiserreich -- 5. Higher civil servants in Wilhelmine Germany -- 6. The splendour and impotence of the German diplomatic service -- 7. Dress rehearsal in December: military decision-making in Germany on the eve of the First World War -- 8. Kaiser Wilhelm II and German anti-Semitism Kaiser Wilhelm II, Queen Victoria's eldest grandchild, took over the running of the powerful German Reich from Bismarck and within a couple of decades had led it into world war and collapse. How did the Kaiser come to have so much power? Why was there no one to help him steer a less disastrous course? This book analyses these crucial questions with the help of a wealth of new archival sources. The book begins with a character-sketch of the Kaiser which provides new and alarming insights into his personality. It then looks, crucially, at the Kaiser's friends and favourites, the neo-absolutist culture of the court and of Berlin court society, and at the nature of his relationship with the court on the one hand and with the administrative 'pyramid' in Prussia and the Reich on the other. The book makes clear that these bureaucrats and diplomats had neither the means nor the will to oppose the overwhelming determination of the Kaiser and his close friends and advisers in directing the policies of the most dynamic and volatile state in Europe. The dangerous consequences of this situation led to the brink of world war as early as December 1912. A final chapter reveals for the first time the appalling extent and nature of the exiled Kaiser's anti-semitism William / II / German Emperor / 1859-1941 Wilhelm II. Deutsches Reich, Kaiser 1859-1941 (DE-588)118632892 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte 1888-1918 gnd rswk-swf Politik Regierung (DE-588)4049012-9 gnd rswk-swf Politik (DE-588)4046514-7 gnd rswk-swf Hof (DE-588)4025453-7 gnd rswk-swf Deutschland Germany / Politics and government / 1888-1918 Germany / Kings and rulers / Biography Deutschland (DE-588)4011882-4 gnd rswk-swf (DE-588)4143413-4 Aufsatzsammlung gnd-content (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content Wilhelm II. Deutsches Reich, Kaiser 1859-1941 (DE-588)118632892 p Hof (DE-588)4025453-7 s DE-604 Deutschland (DE-588)4011882-4 g Politik (DE-588)4046514-7 s Geschichte 1888-1918 z 1\p DE-604 Regierung (DE-588)4049012-9 s 2\p DE-604 Cole, Terence F. 19XX- (DE-588)1182696627 trl Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Hardcover 978-0-521-40223-1 Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Paperback 978-0-521-56504-2 https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316529829 Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 2\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
| spellingShingle | Röhl, John C. G. 1938-2023 The Kaiser and his court Wilhelm II and the government of Germany 1. Kaiser Wilhelm II: a suitable case for treatment? -- 2. Philipp Eulenburg, the Kaiser's best friend -- 3. The Kaiser's court -- 4. The 'kingship mechanism' in the Kaiserreich -- 5. Higher civil servants in Wilhelmine Germany -- 6. The splendour and impotence of the German diplomatic service -- 7. Dress rehearsal in December: military decision-making in Germany on the eve of the First World War -- 8. Kaiser Wilhelm II and German anti-Semitism William / II / German Emperor / 1859-1941 Wilhelm II. Deutsches Reich, Kaiser 1859-1941 (DE-588)118632892 gnd Politik Regierung (DE-588)4049012-9 gnd Politik (DE-588)4046514-7 gnd Hof (DE-588)4025453-7 gnd |
| subject_GND | (DE-588)118632892 (DE-588)4049012-9 (DE-588)4046514-7 (DE-588)4025453-7 (DE-588)4011882-4 (DE-588)4143413-4 (DE-588)4006804-3 |
| title | The Kaiser and his court Wilhelm II and the government of Germany |
| title_alt | Kaiser, Hof und Staat |
| title_auth | The Kaiser and his court Wilhelm II and the government of Germany |
| title_exact_search | The Kaiser and his court Wilhelm II and the government of Germany |
| title_full | The Kaiser and his court Wilhelm II and the government of Germany John C. G. Röhl, Professor of History, University of Sussex ; translated from the German by Terence F. Cole |
| title_fullStr | The Kaiser and his court Wilhelm II and the government of Germany John C. G. Röhl, Professor of History, University of Sussex ; translated from the German by Terence F. Cole |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Kaiser and his court Wilhelm II and the government of Germany John C. G. Röhl, Professor of History, University of Sussex ; translated from the German by Terence F. Cole |
| title_short | The Kaiser and his court |
| title_sort | the kaiser and his court wilhelm ii and the government of germany |
| title_sub | Wilhelm II and the government of Germany |
| topic | William / II / German Emperor / 1859-1941 Wilhelm II. Deutsches Reich, Kaiser 1859-1941 (DE-588)118632892 gnd Politik Regierung (DE-588)4049012-9 gnd Politik (DE-588)4046514-7 gnd Hof (DE-588)4025453-7 gnd |
| topic_facet | William / II / German Emperor / 1859-1941 Wilhelm II. Deutsches Reich, Kaiser 1859-1941 Politik Regierung Hof Deutschland Germany / Politics and government / 1888-1918 Germany / Kings and rulers / Biography Aufsatzsammlung Biografie |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316529829 |
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