What is a Kaiser?

Answer 1

Kaiser is derived from the Roman title of Caesar (phonetic in German for caesar: c=k ,a, e=i, s, a=e, r) , as is the Slavic title of Tsar. It is a sovereign Monarchic title of the highest rank, explicitly at par with padishah.

In German, the word is also used in a generic sense equivalent to the English emperor. For instance, German-speaking historians would refer to an emperor of China as a Chinesischer Kaiser. Cognate, nearly homophone titles, are used in the same ways in Germanic languages or those (mainly Baltic and Slavonic) who derived the term from German, for example:

Answer 2

He was the king of the united Germany after 1871 until Germany's defeat in World War I, after which the Kaiser was deposed.
The rulers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1806 - 1918), from the Habsburg dynasty that had provided all Holy Roman Emperors (though formally still elected) since 1440, again used the title Kaiser.

In English and most other foreign usage, however, the untranslated title is mainly associated with the emperors of the unified German Empire (1871 - 1918) (the "Second Reich") which chancellor Bismarck had welded skilfully from two federations covering most of the many principalities (mainly petty, known as Kleinstaaterei) that had constituted Germany, the core of the former Holy Roman Empire. The term is particularly associated in English with the last Kaiser, Wilhelm II.

There were three Kaisers of the German Empire. All belonged to the Hohenzollern dynasty, which had already ruled much of Germany ruled as kings of (originally 'in') Prussia, militarily the only great power among the German principalities, before ascending the brand new "German" imperial throne. These three Prussian Kaisers were:

Wilhelm I (1871 - 1888);
Friedrich III (1888), who ruled for 99 days;
Wilhelm II (1888 - 1918), during whose reign the monarchy in Germany ended after World War I.

Answer 3

Kaiser is derived from the Roman title of Caesar (phonetic in German for caesar: c=k ,a, e=i, s, a=e, r) , as is the Slavic title of Tsar. It is a sovereign Monarchic title of the highest rank, explicitly at par with padishah.

In German, the word is also used in a generic sense equivalent to the English emperor. For instance, German-speaking historians would refer to an emperor of China as a Chinesischer Kaiser. Cognate, nearly homophone titles, are used in the same ways in Germanic languages or those (mainly Baltic and Slavonic) who derived the term from German, for example:

Kejser in Danish;
Keizer in Dutch;
Keiser in Estonian;
Keisari in Finnish;
Keisari in Icelandic;
Keser in Lëtzebuergesch (in Luxembourg).
Hebrew also uses the same word ("Keisar", Heb. קיסר) , though in this case the term did not go through German but came directly from Latin in the Roman period itself.

In contrast, most Romance and tributary vocabularies, including English, derive their terms for emperor from the Latin imperator.

Answer 4

German "king," though the term "emperor" might be best suited in this case.

There were only two Kaisers in German history; Wilhelm and Wilhelm II, the latter who left power around 1917-1918ish.

Answer 5

a kaiser is a prince,
like prince of german soccer is franks Bekembauer
kaiser of pop music is michael jackson
kaiser of heavy weight boxing all time was Rocky Marciano.

Answer 6

1. Name for the German Emperor. Derived from Caesar
2. Name of a particular brand of fatty ham.

Answer 7

a Kaiser was German royalty when n they had it a lot a Zaire of Russia

Answer 8

It's German for Emperor, derived from Latin - Caesar.
Russian derivation is Czar

Kaiser, Czar, Caesar - Emperor

Answer 9

You could be talking about the leader of Germany - or you could be talking about an American-made automobile of the late 1940's, early 1950's. Which are you referring to?

Answer 10

refering to kaiser will-helme german leader during WW1 he was a hard ***