
The wedding of Wilhelm and Hermine – A most unwelcome match
On 5 November 1922, an exiled Emperor married a widowed Princess 30 years his junior. It was the wedding of Wilhelm II, German Emperor and Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz (also known as Princess of Schönaich-Carolath by her first marriage). Wilhelm had only been widowed a little over a year, and his family was vehemently [read more]