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King, kaiser, czar, empire, democracy, European civilization, national honor—the reasons, in hindsight, make no sense.
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George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
Doorn’s most famous citizen at the time was Wilhelm II, the German kaiser (emperor) and king of Prussia from 1888 to 1918, who was living there in exile.
—Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2024
Starting at the turn of the previous century, Heilbrunn showcases the myriad ways in which influential conservatives, including many prominent Republicans, fawned over strongmen like the German kaiser and various Cold War-era juntas.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Von Tirpitz was appointed state secretary of the Imperial Naval Office in 1897 under Emperor Wilhelm II, the last kaiser of Germany and the final member of the House of Hohenzollern to be king of Prussia.
—Chelsia Rose Marcius, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
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George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
Doorn’s most famous citizen at the time was Wilhelm II, the German kaiser (emperor) and king of Prussia from 1888 to 1918, who was living there in exile.
—Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2024
Starting at the turn of the previous century, Heilbrunn showcases the myriad ways in which influential conservatives, including many prominent Republicans, fawned over strongmen like the German kaiser and various Cold War-era juntas.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Von Tirpitz was appointed state secretary of the Imperial Naval Office in 1897 under Emperor Wilhelm II, the last kaiser of Germany and the final member of the House of Hohenzollern to be king of Prussia.
—Chelsia Rose Marcius, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
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The voices captured on that wall belong not to emperors or senators, but to lovers, laborers, sports fans, and artists who left their marks in a corridor between two theaters, never imagining those marks would still be read 2,000 years later.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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Russell Crowe, 'Gladiator’ (2001) Crowe's Roman warrior Maximus, a general banished to slavery thanks to a petulant young emperor (Joaquin Phoenix) who rises back to glory, is a throwback to old-school Hollywood action heroes that still works.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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In the weeks before that dinner, dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and the Times and other outlets reported that world leaders had come to suspect the crown prince in the murder.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Washington Post has reported that Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, was in favor of the war, for example, although the Saudis have denied this.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2026
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According to Clinton, the photographs were taken during a trip to Brunei at the invitation of the country’s sultan.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
3 Mar. 2026
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Massie said on social media that the email recipient was a sultan.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Orion never got to realize his dream of eliminating Lepus because Orion himself was done in by Zeus, the king of the gods of Mount Olympus.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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All kings and tyrants fail in the end.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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The group of four robbers was able to bypass security systems and used power tools to break into the Louvre to steal invaluable jewels once worn by France’s queens and empresses, officials told NBC News after the robbery.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
24 Feb. 2026
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In 2014, the empress left her seclusion and traveled again to the Dutch country to attend the coronation of Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, confirming the friendly relationship between the two houses.—
Marta Martínez Tato,
Vanity Fair,
23 Jan. 2026
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All of this comes after reports that the princesses have been banned from this year’s Royal Ascot in June, according to the Daily Mail.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Mar. 2026
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This film could very easily be my new Disney favorite, and my daughter’s too (who loves a good princess as much as the next kid).—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
4 Mar. 2026
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Some support Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last shah; others remain wary of having anyone associated with the former monarchy in power again.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
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The potential military involvement of the Kurds has raised tensions with other Iranian opposition groups — notably the faction led by the former shah’s son, Reza Pahlavi, who has accused the Kurds of being separatists aiming to carve up Iran.—
Stella Martany,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Johnson also pointed to the work of border czar Tom Homan in de-escalating tensions in Minneapolis, where anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement demonstrators protested following the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good at the hands of immigration officers.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Mar. 2026
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The only Jewish state czar, Stefan Hensel of Hamburg, resigned at the end of 2025.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Kaiser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kaiser. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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