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Nick Sumner · 'Baronet' Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 2

If the asassination attempt against Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1901 had been succesful, who would have ruled in his place? His oldest son Kronprinz Wilhelm was 9 years old.

I assume that his brother Heinrich would have been installed as a caretaker monarch - what would his title have been?

At what age would Kronprinz Wilhelm have been considered to have attained his majority? 18? 21?

Thank you in advance.

baronmore · Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 3:46 am Post subject:

The Crown Prince would actually have turned nineteen in 1901, having been born in 1882. I'm not sure when he would have been considered to have attained his majority, but I know a British sovereign at this time would not have needed a Regency if they were at least eighteen when they inherited the throne.

A putative Regent in the German Reich of 1901 would no doubt have simply been called Regent.
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Nick Sumner · 'Baronet' Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 2

Baronmore, thank you for your response, of course he would be 19 - I cannot add!

Just hypothetically would it be 'Regent' or 'Prinzregent'?

baronmore · Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 3:40 am Post subject:

[quote="Nick Sumner"]Just hypothetically would it be 'Regent' or 'Prinzregent'?[/quote]'Prinzregent' probably, as this is the form that the Regent of Bavaria took from the period of 1886 to 1913 (during all of King Otto's reign).
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