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The Last Kaiser. William The Impetuous
Door Giles MacDonogh
Categorie | Geschiedenis Europa |
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Boeknummer | #272433 |
Titel | The Last Kaiser. William The Impetuous |
Auteur | MacDonogh, Giles |
Boektype | Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag |
Uitgeverij | Phoenix Press |
Jaar van uitgave | 2000 |
ISBN10 | 1842124781 |
ISBN13 | 9781842124789 |
Taal | Engels |
Samenvatting | Prussia's last King and Germany's last Kaiser was born in Potsdam in 1859, the son of Prince Frederick of Prussia and Princess Vicky, Queen Victoria's eldest child. William was born with a withered arm and suffered from cerebral palsy. Believed mad by some, eccentric by others, he possessed a ferocious temper, was rumoured to have sired numerous illegitimate children (and suspected of homosexual affairs) and yet appeared a prig. A power grabber who built a fleet targeted at Britain, he nevertheless idolised Queen Victoria who, he claimed, died in his arms. |
Pagina's | 532 |
Conditie | Goed |
Prijs | € 10,00 |
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