Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig
(Wilhelm I.)
"William I, German Emperor, King of Prussia"
Hohenzollern
Born in Berlin, Königreich Preußen
Ancestors 
Son of Friedrich Wilhelm (Hohenzollern) von Preußen
and Louise Auguste Wilhelmine Amelie Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Brother of
Unnamed Infant (Hohenzollern) von Preußen, Friedrich Wilhelm (Hohenzollern) von Preußen, Charlotte Friederike Luise Wilhelmine (Prussia) Romanov, Friederike (Hohenzollern) von Preußen, Friedrich Karl Alexander (Hohenzollern) von Hohenzollern, Friederike Wilhelmine Alexandrine Marie Helene (Hohenzollern) von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Ferdinand von Preußen, Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie (von Preußen) van Pruissen and Friedrich Heinrich Albrecht (Hohenzollern) von Preußen
Husband of
Augusta Marie Luise Katharina (Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach) von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach
— married
11 Jun 1829 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Caroline Sophia Agnes (Kroll) Dettmann, Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl Hohenzollern and Luise Marie Elisabeth Hohenzollern
Died
at age 90
in Berlin, Brandenburg, Preußen, Deutsches Reich
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Biography
| Preceded by Friedrich Wilhelm IV. von Preußen |
King of Prussia 1861 - 1888 |
Succeeded by Friedrich III. von Preußen |
| Preceded by none |
German Emperor 1871 - 1888 |
Succeeded by Friedrich III. von Preußen |
Wilhelm I. Hohenzollern is a member of the House of Hohenzollern.
Wilhelm I. Hohenzollern is Notable.
- Wilhelm I of Germany
- German Emperor (Kaiser), ruled January 18, 1871-1888 and King of Prussia, ruled 1861-1888
- The election of Wilhelm I., King of Prussia, as German Emperor (1871) was by vote of the Reichstag of the North German Confederation, on the initiative of all the reigning Princes of Germany. The Imperial dignity is hereditary in the House of Hohenzollern, and follows the law of primogeniture.
Sources
- Wikidata: Item Q150652
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DNA Connections
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Bodelschwingh Castle at Dortmund. She had family there.
I also mtdna match Romonovs and prince Phillip Mountbatten with matching heteroplasmy on all 3 comparisons.