<Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> German Empire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Deutsches Reich </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1871--1918 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Flag Coat of arms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Motto Gott mit uns "God with us" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Anthem <Ul> <Li> Heil dir im Siegerkranz (official, imperial) "Hail to Thee in the Victor's Crown" </Li> <Li> Deutschlandlied (unofficial, popular) "Song of the Germans" </Li> <Li> Die Wacht am Rhein (unofficial) "The Watch on the Rhine" </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Germany on the eve of World War I </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> States of the German Empire (Kingdom of Prussia shown in blue) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Capital </Td> <Td> Berlin 52 ° 31 ′ N 13 ° 24 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 52.517 ° N 13.400 ° E ﻿ / 52.517; 13.400 Coordinates: 52 ° 31 ′ N 13 ° 24 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 52.517 ° N 13.400 ° E ﻿ / 52.517; 13.400 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Languages </Td> <Td> Official: German Unofficial: Danish, French, Polish, Czech, Dutch, Sorbian, Low German, Frisian, Lithuanian </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Religion </Td> <Td> Whitaker's data for 1890 Majority: 62.8% Protestant (Lutheran, Reformed, United) Minorities: 35.8% Roman Catholic, 1.2% Jewish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Government </Td> <Td> Federal semi-constitutional monarchy (until August 1916) Federal semi-constitutional monarchy under a military dictatorship (August 1916 to October 1918) Federal parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy under a military dictatorship (October 1918 to November 1918) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Emperor </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1871--1888 </Td> <Td> Wilhelm I </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1888 </Td> <Td> Frederick III </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1888--1918 </Td> <Td> Wilhelm II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Chancellor </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1871--1890 </Td> <Td> Otto von Bismarck (first) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1918 </Td> <Td> Max von Baden (last) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Legislature </Td> <Td> Reichstag </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Federal Council </Td> <Td> Bundesrat </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Historical era </Td> <Td> New Imperialism / World War I </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Unification </Td> <Td> 1 January 1871 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Constitution adopted </Td> <Td> 1 January 1871; 16 April 1871 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> First World War </Td> <Td> 28 July 1914 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> German Revolution </Td> <Td> 3 November 1918 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Armistice declared </Td> <Td> 11 November 1918 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Abdication of Wilhelm II </Td> <Td> 28 November 1918 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Treaty of Versailles </Td> <Td> 28 June 1919 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Area </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1900 </Td> <Td> 540,857.54 km (208,826.26 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Population </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1871 est . </Td> <Td> 40,050,792 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1900 est . </Td> <Td> 52,279,915 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Density </Td> <Td> 97 / km (250 / sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1910 est . </Td> <Td> 64,925,993 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Currency </Td> <Td> Vereinsthaler, South German gulden, Bremen thaler, Hamburg mark, French franc, (until 1873, together) German gold mark, (1873--1914) German Papiermark (1914--1918) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Preceded by </Td> <Td> Succeeded by </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> North German Confederation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kingdom of Bavaria </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kingdom of Württemberg </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Grand Duchy of Baden </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Grand Duchy of Hesse </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Weimar Republic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Polish Republic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saar Basin </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Free City of Danzig </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Republic of Lithuania </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Czechoslovak Republic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Today part of </Td> <Td> Germany Poland France Denmark Russia Belgium Lithuania Czech Republic Netherlands </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Area and population not including colonial possessions Area source: Population source: </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> German Empire </Td> </Tr>

Who reigned as emperor in germany in the late nineteenth century