page_title: Year of the Three Emperors
hierarchical_section_title: Year of the Three Emperors
caption_attribution_description: Wilhelm II of Germany from Cabinet Card
context_page_description: The Year of the Three Emperors, or the Year of the Three Kaisers, refers to the year 1888 during the German Empire in German history. The year is important because two German Emperors, or Kaisers, died. This meant that there were three emperors in a year.. The three emperors who ruled Germany during this year were Wilhelm I, Frederick III and Wilhelm II. The mnemonic “drei Achten, drei Kaiser” is still used today in Germany to remember which year it was.
context_section_description: The Year of the Three Emperors, or the Year of the Three Kaisers, (German: Dreikaiserjahr) refers to the year 1888 during the German Empire in German history.  The year is important because two German Emperors, or Kaisers, died. This meant that there were three emperors in a year..  The three emperors who ruled Germany during this year were Wilhelm I, Frederick III and Wilhelm II. The mnemonic “drei Achten, drei Kaiser” (English: "three eights, three emperors") is still used today in Germany to remember which year it was.
caption: Kaiser Wilhelm II was in charge 15 June 1888 – 9 November 1918.
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