Wilhelm II


 * Final German Kaiser
 * Abdicated following Germany 's defeat in WWI
 * Featured "dropping the pilot" in a Punch cartoon after he dismissed Otto von Bismarck
 * Suffered diplomatic embarrassment in the Daily Telegraph Affair
 * Sent a conratulatory letter to Paul Kruger
 * Accused France and Russia of attempting to draw him into the Second Boer War
 * The Agadir crisis followed from his deployment of the SMS Panther
 * Charted the "New Course" by following Weltpolitik