The Death of the Kaiser

Well, first you'd identify who would take over, and who, or what country, would be killed or have a war waged against because of it.
 
that'd be the good Kaiser's son Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst (in this case Wilhelm III) aged 19

Based solely upon his reactions during the Saverne/Zabern incident and other reactions toward Alsatians, he seemed to have been even more of a reactionary and militarist than his father.
 
rectionary or no

well the Saverne/Zabern incident could be an isolated incident in regards to his behavoir. He was outspoken on how it was a costly pointless war they were in.

Even if he was more millitant and reactionary it couldn't be worse for Germany than his father who was more than a bit crazy, a horrible public speaker, and lost control of the war after it started.

1st big question is who killed him. It would set a different tone for German politics of that era if their Kaiser was assasinated especially by communists.

2nd big question, will he support Austria in their war on the Serbs, what steps will he take, and how much political clout he will have by the time this happens. If he doesn't support the war or makes his support more conditional it might butterfly the war away.
 
Even if he was more millitant and reactionary it couldn't be worse for Germany than his father who was more than a bit crazy, a horrible public speaker, and lost control of the war after it started.

Historically the Kaiser was not even involved in the decisions to go to war. Much of the communications between Vienna and Berlin in the weeks before the outbreak where done with Wilhelm completely out of the picture. The one most likely to have placed the breaks on any real move towards war was Wilhelm II.
 
Little Willy (the son, Wilhelm III.) would perhaps be willing to go to war in 1905 or 1911, making use of the good opportunities, however, he would keep Bülow as chancellor. And Bülow was not disposed for war, so most probably he would talk Little Willy out of it. Little Willy was a very cautious man who would listen to his advisors and prepare decisions carfully.
But he was not afraid of war, like Big Willy (Wilhem II.) was, who even in 1914 tried to stop its outbrake at the last minute, only that chancellor Bethmann didn't follow his orders.
 
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