i am doubtful about the spelling of the name of this german emperor. please tell me.
( we are learning about the world war one in detail!)
2007-10-26 06:37:48 · 13 answers · asked by Tanushree M 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Wihelm (pronounced Vilhelm) is the German name, the one he was given at his baptism. William is the English translation; you are likely to see both forms used in history books, depending on the writer's preference.
2007-10-26 06:48:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Is The Right Answer
2007-10-26 09:32:11 · answer #2 · answered by Joe M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kaiser Wilhelm II
2007-10-26 06:41:10 · answer #3 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would rather depend on how you write the names of other personages in your paper or essay. I would prefer to keep all names in their original languages but some do translate them and not even in general, but as an exception.
See the answer immediately above: The Kaiser is Wilhelm but the Tsar name is not written "Nikolai" or "Nikolay" but "Nicholas". And this is common. And you will see texts naming the Kaiser William but the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph. I think the original language is more coherent.
2007-10-26 09:04:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kinda both. Wilhelm is the German equivalent of William. I suppose it's technically more accurate to call him Wilhelm, as he was from a German speaking country.
2007-10-26 06:48:15 · answer #5 · answered by chloevalkyrie 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
His actual name was Wilhelm, which is the German form of William.
2007-10-26 07:12:23 · answer #6 · answered by tangerine 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
I am also learning about ww1 and come across the same problem but I asked my history teacher and she said its spelt Kaiser Wilhelm II!
Hope this helps
Beth..x
2007-10-26 06:41:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wilhelm.
2007-10-26 06:40:23 · answer #8 · answered by Miracle Robot 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
'Wilhelm' is the Germanic rendering of 'William'.
I've had more than one professor over the years that used the English pronounciation when referring to European leaders.
2007-10-26 10:38:50 · answer #9 · answered by psyop6 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wilhelm. He also had a withered arm and you can see him favoring it in most newsreels and photographs. Supposedly this was the result of his being born and the attending physician using forceps to yank on it to extricate him from the birth canal. Supposedly mind you.
He was also first cousins to Tsar Nicholas of Russia and King George IV of England.
2007-10-26 07:33:53 · answer #10 · answered by Quasimodo 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋