What Crown Prince Wilhelm Left Behind

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

Society & Culture, History

4.7 • 13.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Georg Friedrich, the great-great-grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II is embroiled in a legal battle with Germany, attempting to reclaim millions of euros worth of property that was taken from his family during the Soviet occupation of Germany. But the law that allows property reclamation has one major caveat: property is forfeited if your ancestors significantly contributed to the rise of the Nazi party. So exactly how significant was the role of the Kaiser's son, Crown Prince Wilhelm, in the Nazi party? Because the photos don't look great for him...

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0:00.0	One quick note before we begin, Noble Blood is now on Patreon.
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0:22.0	Alright, let's dive in.
0:25.6	Welcome to Noble Blood, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm & Myelt from Erin Manky.
0:31.6	Listener discretion is advised.
0:36.5	There are two German people that I need to introduce you to before the story can really begin.
0:43.2	The first is Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia.
0:47.9	That's his legal last name, Prince von Prussen.
0:52.2	He is no longer a monarchy today, but if it were, Georg Friedrich would be its leader.
0:58.3	The 44 year old head of the House of Hohenzollern is the great, great grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm
1:05.5	II, the last German emperor and king of Prussia, who abdicated both of those titles in 1918,
1:13.9	following Germany's defeat in World War I.
1:17.1	Up until then, the Hohenzollern family had ruled in modern day Prussia for over 300 years.
1:24.7	Looking at Georg Friedrich, you wouldn't necessarily think that he's royal.
1:29.5	He looks like any other attractive wealthy person in his 40s.
1:34.5	He could be a stockbroker or a member of the local school board.
1:39.1	Still, he is a direct descendant of Queen Victoria, which makes him technically 200 second
1:46.3	in line for the British throne, although I've seen that number as low as 170.
1:52.9	The second German man you need to know for this story is the German equivalent of John Stewart,
1:59.0	back when he was hosting the Daily Show.
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