1918 Abdication of German Emperor Wilhelm II
100 years ago, on November 9, 1918, during the November Revolution in Germany, Emperor Wilhelm II abdicated and emigrated to Holland. Initially, he wanted to abdicate only the imperial crown, retaining the crown of the king of Prussia, but the head of government, Prince Max of Baden, announced the abdication of the emperor from both thrones, seeing only this as a chance to stop the revolution. The emperor signed the official act of renunciation on November 28.