Would Hitler take the crown as Kaiser of Nazi Germany
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The short answer is no.
The longer answer is Hitler established a title as already others have stated, Fuhrer. The thing is the thousand year Reich was predicated ideologically on overcoming the failures of German monarchy and the past more broadly that culminated in German defeat in ww1. It is similar, crassly, to Caesar becoming first citizen, and surmised best in the clarity of the slogan "ein volk, ein reich, ein Fuhrer".
The longer answer is Hitler established a title as already others have stated, Fuhrer. The thing is the thousand year Reich was predicated ideologically on overcoming the failures of German monarchy and the past more broadly that culminated in German defeat in ww1. It is similar, crassly, to Caesar becoming first citizen, and surmised best in the clarity of the slogan "ein volk, ein reich, ein Fuhrer".
Yes. Hitler did kiss up to the gentry to make his way among the establishment but he didn’t like the monarchy. He felt Kaiser Wilhelm lost the war along with Jews and other leftists and even capitalists. Sure he could kiss the ring but in a way he was just trying to win over whoever he could. If he needed to talk about tradition and the glorious past to win over monarchists, he’d totally do it. Same with emphasizing a future to those more into making a new world and new man. Guy knew how to win over people somehow. It’s how he built a mass movement.
Also, guy hated monarchies due to Austria and how he saw it as weak. However he did admire the class system of the British, but one can have a class system and gentry without monarchy. In some ways he kind of copied the US which had an upper class but no monarch or nobles. Seems like that’s what he would have liked in Germany.
Ok it's ASB I'm not changing his Anti-Semite feelings and actions, can't one have a Kaiser who is Anti-Semite as well?.
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Have him m marry Princess Cecilie Viktoria Anastasia Zeta Thyra Adelheid of Prussia, daughter of Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany and granddaughter of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Reason, or more likely the lack of Reason, they meet and just fall head over heels for each other.
Once married those close to the couple jokingly start calling Adolf 'Kaiser'.
Reason, or more likely the lack of Reason, they meet and just fall head over heels for each other.
Once married those close to the couple jokingly start calling Adolf 'Kaiser'.
That's the main problem of the Nazi party ideas that they were anti Monarchy as well as anti Jewish. I need help with this idea it's got to be a realistic as possable, readers will call you on this it's for a Hard Fantasy setting.
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I could honestly see hitler declaring himself the successor as emperor to the German and Holy Roman empires if there was more royalist support across Germany and if it was for some reason it was politically necessary for his rise to power. It would be more of a title and it would not change much in practice I doubt Hitler would be interested in strutting around in royal garments or calling himself king as someone like Napoleon did. It would a mainly technical title one that western propagandists would make great use of.
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As "The Fuhrer", Hitler had more latitude to play with as a totalitarian dictator than as a monarch with hundreds of years of legal precedent restricting the abilities of said position. Furthermore Hitler hated the Hohenzollerns and thought the Kaiser was partly to blame for Germany's defeat. Thirdly, he had no right to the crown. Neither by conquest, marriage or blood. Attempting to take it would likely be a signal to the party elites that ol'Adolf had finally lost his mind.
"The Greatest trick the Fuhrer ever pulled was convincing the World he didn't exist."
If Hitler even thought about it then the army and the junkers would coup him within seconds. It will destroy his legitimacy in their eyes.
Apart from that, Hitler thought monarchies were absurd and rediculed them. He thought that the nobels were fools and lickspittles and saw them only as tools to be used.
Apart from that, Hitler thought monarchies were absurd and rediculed them. He thought that the nobels were fools and lickspittles and saw them only as tools to be used.