Royal House of Hohenzollern

Hermine Reuss was the daughter of Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz, by his wife Princess Ida Mathilde Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe.

She was first married to Prince Johann of Schönaich-Carolath in 1907, and was the mother of five children. Her husband died in 1920.

Hermine met the former Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1922, by which time he was also widowed, his wife having died the previous year.

Discovering they had much in common and enjoyed each other's company, the couple married in November 1922. They lived at Doorn in the Netherlands until Wilhelm's death in 1941.

Hermine used the style and title of German Empress and Queen of Prussia even though her husband was no longer a reigning monarch.

Although the couple had no children, Hermine's youngest daughter married Wilhelm's grandson in 1940 and had issue.

Hermine returned to Germany in widowhood, and was held under house arrest after the second World War. She died at the Paulinenhof Internment Camp near Brandenburg.

∼Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz (German: Hermine, Prinzessin Reuß zu Greiz widowed Princess of Schönaich-Carolath, was the second wife of Wilhelm II (1859–1941). They were married in 1922, four years after he had abdicated as German Emperor and King of Prussia.

Royal House of Hohenzollern

Hermine Reuss was the daughter of Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz, by his wife Princess Ida Mathilde Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe.

She was first married to Prince Johann of Schönaich-Carolath in 1907, and was the mother of five children. Her husband died in 1920.

Hermine met the former Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1922, by which time he was also widowed, his wife having died the previous year.

Discovering they had much in common and enjoyed each other's company, the couple married in November 1922. They lived at Doorn in the Netherlands until Wilhelm's death in 1941.

Hermine used the style and title of German Empress and Queen of Prussia even though her husband was no longer a reigning monarch.

Although the couple had no children, Hermine's youngest daughter married Wilhelm's grandson in 1940 and had issue.

Hermine returned to Germany in widowhood, and was held under house arrest after the second World War. She died at the Paulinenhof Internment Camp near Brandenburg.

∼Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz (German: Hermine, Prinzessin Reuß zu Greiz widowed Princess of Schönaich-Carolath, was the second wife of Wilhelm II (1859–1941). They were married in 1922, four years after he had abdicated as German Emperor and King of Prussia.