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Kaiser Wilhelm II

Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), the last German emperor, visited Jerusalem in 1898 and presided over the dedication of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. He also marked the founding of the Dormition Abbey on Mount Zion. Discussed here as part of a post on the European powers in Jerusalem.

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