It is believed that his fanatical and violent temperament was due to brain damage caused at birth.  
It is believed that his fanatical and violent temperament was due to brain damage caused at birth.  He succeeded his father, who had ruled for only three months, but, unlike his grandfather, he sought to rule personally, dismissing his chief minister in 1890.  Intent on making his nation a world power, he entered into a naval arms race with Great Britain, thus helping to cause World War I.  FTP name this grandson of Victoria and third kaiser of Germany.
It is believed that his fanatical and violent temperament was due to brain damage caused at birth.  
William II or Wilhelm II