19th-century German Emperor and King of Prussia (1797–1888). Wilhelm I was born on 22 March 1797 in what is now Germany. Wilhelm I is remembered as a monarch and politician, a citizen of the Kingdom of Prussia and the German Empire. Positions held included German Emperor and King of Prussia.
Before and after
- 6 November 1796Death of Catherine II of Russia
- from 1797 to 1798Cavendish experiment
- 1797Discovery of chromium
- 31 January 1797Birth of Franz Schubert
- 22 March 1797Birth of Wilhelm I
- July 1797Publication of Poland Is Not Yet Lost
- from 22 July 1797 to 25 July 1797Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- 30 August 1797Birth of Mary Shelley
- 10 September 1797Death of Mary Wollstonecraft
More in Wars, politics & history
- 1790Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
- from 24 June 1812 to 14 December 1812French invasion of Russia
- from 18 March 1839 to 29 August 1842First Opium War
- from 1 August 1894 to 17 April 1895First Sino-Japanese War
- from August 1899 to September 1901Boxer Rebellion
- from 8 October 1912 to 30 May 1913First Balkan War
The era
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