... and Grandson of Queen Victoria. Wilhelm's life as a child was one which involved extreme strictness mainly because of his Father's rigorously authoritarian approach. In 1898 His Father, Fredrick II died and immediately it resulted in Wilhelm becoming emperor of Germany. Wilhelm two years in to power sacked Otto von Bismarck as chancellor because of there fundamental differences on future German prosperity. 2.2 Primarily Wilhelm foremost political intention was to profoundly increase the strength of the German armed services. In particular he was extremely interested in building a navy with the resources to rival that of Britain's - a proposals which got him militaristic support from Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz. He was a senior member of the British armed forces; however it eventually turned in to a contradictory relationship with the service. This was mainly because he spoke publicly of how he could never envisage a war with the country ...

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