The King, the Kaiser & the Tsar
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- The extraordinary family story of George V, Wilhelm II, and Nicholas II: they were tied to one another by history, and history would ultimately tear them apart.
Known among their families as Georgie, Willy, and Nicky, they were, respectively, the royal cousins George V of England, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, and Nicholas II of Russia-the first two grandsons of Queen Victoria, the latter her grandson by marriage. A family bond that was proved incapable of preventing the tragedy of the First World War, in 1914. The outcome and their personal endings are well known - Nicky shot with his family by the Bolsheviks, Willy in exile in Holland, Georgie still atop his throne.
This 2002 documentary provides a historical background to Stephan Poliakoff’s drama, ‘The Lost Prince.’
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The kaiser probably could’ve given refuge for the Tsar. But they were enemies in the war and had no real way of communicating, but George V had no excuse.
It is my understanding from reading various accounts, the czar did not want to leave Russia. By the time he figured out how bad it was, it was too late.
Russia and Britain were on the same side.
They were on the same side in the war.
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Yeah I know and my comment wasn’t implying anything contrary to that
@@rhysnichols8608 Oh my gosh, in my haste, I misread your comment. You've got it right, my friend.
It is sad that war tore Queen Victoria's dream apart. A granddaughter is slaughtered along with her husband Tsar Nicholas II; Wilhelm II was her daughter Vicky's son. To have three cousins go to war; one plead for sanctuary for him and his family only to be told no by his cousin had to be sad.
Well. Capitalism knows no bounds. George V legit betrayed Nicholas when he refused to let him escape to UK. They were too afraid to piss off revolutionaries.
2 granddaughters. Elizabeth was thrown into a coal shaft.
And The Nun, Elisabeth, Alexandra`s older sister who was thrown into a mine and had grenades thrown in with her and other male relatives of The Tsar. The same day as the murder of the Royal family, And her husband was murdered in the street with a bomb which Elisabeth herself saw her husbands shredded body lying there near very their home. That event led her to life as a Nun
Such horrific relentless murders. .
The REAL, sad truth is that Victoria hated Alexandra on account of a negative comment she said about Victoria's dress code. Don't forget that the Russian Court and wealth was greater than the one of Britain. So was the class of the court.
@@mannyquinn5841 question: why would Victoria hate her granddaughter? Alexandra was Victoria's granddaughter and they did have a good relationship. I agree that the Russian Court and wealth was greater than the one of Britain.
There is something about images of Tsar Nicholas II that gets me every time. Apart from being the most handsome of all the monarchs, it's the beauty and the magnetism of his extraordinary eyes that pulls me in to every picture of him. I feel so sad about what happened to him because his eyes tell me that he was the most sensitive of souls
Oh please! There were plenty of starving peasants with nice eyes too I’m sure.
Hey It's ok.
Yes, I have always thought he looked very much like his maternal grandfather, he too was known for his kind eyes and handsome face.
@G. Admiral Sean Talens lol So the blame falls on Everyone, but the Tsar?
@@buttercxpdraws8101 I never understood why so many people in the comments idolize these guys...there’s a reason they wanted him out
Nicholas II was not a weak man. His level of selfcontrole was so strong. Staying calm in the midst of worry, danger, and so much pressure is a sign of so much strengh. It's sad that he is looked upon as mild and weak. He was such a kind and strong person
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He was unfit to be a Tsar. Obeyed Alix blindly. All he wanted was not to rule. All his decisions in power were badly informed, poorly executed or a mix of the two.
@@dummynames9238 you need to read the depositions from the books about the family. The Romanov family history, Nicholas and Alexandra, the accounts from the tutor (Pierre Millard), the accounts from the killer squad leader Yakov Yurovsky... Read, and your questions will be answered.
As for the hate, you should read accounts of the French Revolution. It can put the anti Romanov sentiment in context.
@@dummynames9238 What I can tell you is that the girls did sew some jewels in their corsets which acted like bullet proof vests. So when they're shot, the bullets just bounced off them.
I have always said that too.
I can't get over how much king George & Nicholas II look alike, they could both pass as twins. Do you think?
People who had met them often confused the one with the other; some called them the "Handsome Twins".
When Dowager Empress Marie (Nicholas' mother) and her entourage reached Great Britain after fleeing Russia, some of her servants fell to their knees when they saw George, because they thought that he was Nicholas.
Yes I agree That George and Nicholas could pass for twins
Everytime i watched the Romanov story i feel heartbroken! 💔 😢
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blame the kaiser he was the one who propped up and gave financial help to put Lenin back in Russia from exile. he did it so Russia could be knocked out and guess what they did.
@@g.w.f.212 Germany actually let a train pass through German territory with Lenin and his closest allies on board , from their exile in Switzerland to Russia in the middle of WWI. So much for ''cousin Willie'' feeling bad about the fate of the Romanovs, as he later claimed. That beings said: ''Cousin Georgie'' coming back on his offer of sanctuary in Britain is just as much a shameful display. King George feared that having an ''ex-emperor'' living in Britain would give the republicans in his own country ideas and all the excuses in the world later uttered by apologists do not change history.
Yes, indeed & I as well feel the pain & desperation
Are you heartbroken by the millions of lives that he ruined during his reign?
Such a heart breaking story of a lovely family :(
Amazing how the Windsor's and Romanovs had such a similar taste for home life... Yet managed their empires so differently.
Eles eram primos de primeiro grau pois suas mães eram irmãs. George V era neto da rainha Vitória I o czar Nicolau II não.
That is because the Tsar was an absolute ruler and England's King was a constitutional monarch, the power was with the Prime Minister who was elected. England began challenging the rule by absolute decrees in the 17th century, they executed a King in 1649, while Russia remained feudal until the late 19th century.
@@janefelix3821 A velha intransigência dos absolutistas. Um dia a fome e a miséria falam mais alto. Por ter deixado o povo em uma condição de quase escravidão (sendo o último país a abolir a servidão) deu margem para que aparecessem os radicais socialistas. Quando veio primeira guerra mundial a Rússia perdeu várias batalhas então juntou - se a insatisfação dos militares. Quando as revoltas populares ganharam o apoio popular. Deu no que deu.
Well they are all family. Descendants from the Royal House of Denmark. The Windsor real name is From the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Queen Victoria's son changed their last name to Windsor to make it sound more British, but in the end with what was the Royal House of Greece they are cousins. Prince Phillip DukebodbEsimburgh is Queen Elizabeth's cousin, his mom was from the Royal House of Greece and Denmark and he is also Grandson of Queen Victoria, his mom Princess Alice was born in Buckingham Palce on the presence of Queen Victoria. Queen Victoria was the carrier of the Hemophilia gene and that's why the Tzarevich was sick and they brought Rasputin into the Winter Palace because he somehow managed to control his illness but in the end it was illness that ended up bringing down the Romanov dynasti for they were more concerned in their son than the people of Russia and Rasputin had a very bad reputation, the people was saying he was having an affair with Alexandra because nobody knew the kid was ill and they couldn't understand why Rasputin was always next to them.
@@mijalakis3 Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were 1st cousins as their parents were siblings. It is because of their close relationship, which is illegal today, they passed on hemophilia, not only the Tzarevich but I believe some of his cousins in Hesse (his mother was a Hessian Princess) and his mother's brother. Also, one of Victoria's sons, Leopold died young from it. I believe Prince Phillip and Queen Victoria are like 4th cousins so much different. Queen Mary II married her 1st cousin Prince William of Orange, her father an his mother were siblings. They never had children so nothing passed on. At one time Royals had to marry other Royals, and in the same religion, Catholic or Protestant so it kept the gene pool limited. That changed so now Royals can marry commoners. For instance the Queen Consort of Holland, the mother of its future Queen is from Argentina. That is because they are mainly for PR and have not real power.
If only the King and Kaiser helped the Tsar.
Will The Person 😢
Totally agree. Shame on both of them!!!
The Kaiser assisted the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia.
It wouldn't have mattered
He offered to step down and leave
The Evil Narcissist Fascist Pigs
Would Never have let them leave
They wanted them DEAD every single one of them
Even the beautiful innocent children
And that's exactly what they did
Murdering every last one
It was the end of the royalty, they were all doomed.
Not necessarily just in this video, I find that George V and Nicholas ll are often regarded in a sympathetic manner in comparison to Wilhelm ll. Georgie, not expecting to be king, had to re-examine his expectations for his future. Nicky was thrust into his role as Tsar due to his father's premature death. Nicky, as well as Willy, didn't experience the time to season in preparation of taking on the role as monarch. Willy had a lifetime of the physical handicap resulting from the permanent inability to use his arm. Added to that, Willy being a student of his time under the tutelage of his grandfather, had the mistrust of the English which alienated him from his parents. As with Nicky, his accession to monarch came too soon to form his preparation to become monarch.
Each man had shortcomings, just the same as any other person. The difference being their positions were not the same as any of their subjects.
Willy and Nicky both lost their crowns, with Nicky losing his life along with his family.
The three men were each tragic figures of a bygone age which is forever over. What made them even more tragic is that the war was a war between nations, not a war among cousins. As much control over military strength each possessed, it wasn't enough to reconcile over a spot of tea while wagering whose ship of choice would possess a trophy as the best in class.
Three famous legendary European monarchs.
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany : January 27, 1859 - June 4, 1941
King George V of Great Britain : June 3, 1865 - January 20, 1936
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia : (OS May 6, 1868) May 18, 1868 - July 17, 1918
The Kaiser was happy to feel France defeated by Hitler before he died
@@deneshbhaskar8650 But how did the Kaiser feel after Hitler was unable to defeat Great Britain during the Battle of Britain ????
Sad what happened to the Tsar and his family. After the invitation to come to Britain was withdrawn, other rescue plans were in operation, but the children caught Measles and couldn't be moved. The security around tha family at the last residence, became tight and the window for rescue was missed.
The mother wouldn't move them. But they could have been, even if they are ill. It was only measles not ebola.
I don't think they died. I'm a direct mtDNA match. I'm waiting to see what this means. Right now there is no heir. It's a fact I carry the bloodline. We will see. Hello everybody. Demand they tell you. Make them tell the story and stop abusing this family. I'm ready when you are ready.
I enjoyed this so much
This was amazing !
I found online a photo of the Kaiser with the Grand Duke Sandro. Sandro looked so tall and handsome, almost like a gypsy. It’s one of my favorite all time photographs. The Kaiser was young then.
You mean,alexander "sandro"michaelovich the brother in law of nicky? the michaelovichs was the good looking family of the romanovs they are tall and handsome,more than 6 ft tall,that was according to the records i just read.
Both nicky and willy are short,willy was 5ft 9,nicky 5ft7,they both inherit the short height of thier mothers,Both of thier fathers tsar alexander 3 and fritz are tall men.
@@angiealigo4012 Yes! The Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich! And yes, so handsome. 💕 What was he? 6’4” 6’2”? My father was tall, 6’2”.
@@jennifercuddy5663 i really dont know,but in his pictures i guess he was 6"3" or 6"4",his brothers are also tall they are 6"3"+,thier sister anastasia was said to be a tall woman,maybe thier parents are good looking and tall.I only knew about this family after i read the "once a granduke"by sandro.incidentally i read about the affair of sandro's younger brother sergie with a ballerina a long time ago,
I started to have interest in this family before after i watched a documentary about the yusopoff family.
@@angiealigo4012 I wish I had more of his writings. He’s an entertaining writer.
The cousin all had a great mustache
All handsome men
Lol
They should have settled WW1 with a mustache contest.
@@prairiedweller8917 Kaiser would probably have won it then
@@annestorey5229 Whats the Problem when the Kaiser would win such a conquest?
The Tsar and his Family would survive.
No Red Army.
The Kaiser would keep his Job.
No Hitler as Kanzler.
The King had not so much to win or loose.
Such a conquest would has saved a lot of Humans.
Yes . Looking back in history! We are so saddened when we realize that the Romanov killing was so avoidable if only king George would have Aided his cousin Nicolas and they would gone to preserve the Romanov dynasty!
Each time I see those photographs of 4 sisters and 1 brother it struggles my heart... 5 innocents were shot to death.... but well, war doesn´t distinct between innocents and guilties ones... May God give rest to their souls!!!
Thank you.
Thanks for sharing this so interesting and moving video history tribute . So sad what happened to the TSAR NICHOLAS II.
I read a book a few years ago that it focused on these three. It was very good.
The narrator is Diana Rigg she died just last week.
Patrick3183 That’s a pity.
It’s Prunella Scales who’s the narrator, not Diana Rigg
She portrayed Rebekah in a Bible movie...
@@andrewbinnie546 Diana Rigg died like 3 weeks ago.
May late Dianna Rigg rest in great peace!
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So sad that Cousins had to turn against each other.
Even siblings do. It's very common lol
Lmao cousins always turn on each other... Alexander was a bimbo
Why didn’t the King and the Kaiser help the Czar. ? That’s the million dollar question 🙏😩👑
I heard that initially, when the White Russians were in control, George V was initially supportive of a rescue plan for the Romanovs. However, at that time the Grand Duchesses had the measles. By the time they recovered, George V had reversed his original offer. Very tragic, especially for the younger children, who had not been involved in the decision making process, as was their parents.
King George is the same king who kicked out the Indian Munchie of Queen Victoria.
There's alot of reasons why Wilhelm II could/would not have given him refuge.
1. Nicholas II had been Wilhelm II's enemy for years so it's unlikely he'd be given refuge by the country he had only just recently lead armies against as such a move would obviously infuriate the German public at a time the war wasn't going too well
2. Seeking refuge with Germany would absolutely destroy Nicholas' and the Tsarist legitimacy beyond repair, he'd have probably not even considered it even if it was offered. It was already rumored that his wife Alexandra was a German sympathizer and Nicholas' abysmal command of the Russian armies certainly didn't help to quench the rumors. Fleeing to Germany would have confirmed all suspicions that the Tsar was basically a German agent all along.
3. President Kerensky who overthrew the Tsar was fiercely opposed to Germany and would have done everything to prevent the Germans from getting custody over Nicholas II. The hatred was mutual and it was also against the Kerensky government that the Germans decided to send Lenin and his Communist clique so they could wrest Kerensky's influence over leftist factions in Russia away from him.
King George didn't really have a good reason to not help his close friend and cousin. The Tsar was strongly hated by Socialists, Liberals and Jews and the king feared that the Tsar would inflame them. George V was a coward and it was a really bad betrayal of his one of his closest relatives.
@@sabrinanascimento5248 I think it was Edward vii not George V.
Sabrina Nascimento, no, it was George V. Edward VII had died in 1920.
George and family could have done more to get them out, period!
It would have been good if George V could have done more to get his cousin and family out of Russia before Nicholas II and his family were murdered. The million dollar question: why didn't he do more to get his cousin and family out? A question we will never have an answer to.
@@kathrynjordan8782 And another million question is how. How to get him out. The British Empire need send a ship to pick them up. The Fin will said no they don't any part of these nonsense they will not allow Britain warship to dock at their port and get them out the other port is block in the Crimean they have to got through which is a no no. From South, West and North is block the only possible way for them to run is the East but it dangerous.
If only Queen Victoria had lived longer she could have stopped the war her grandsons raged against each other
They say the same with Vicky. Many believe she would of never allowed her son to start a war like this. But the tzars parents wanted their son to rule like them than change when he was warned many times change was needed but he refused. But also the king didn't try to gain better relationships with Germany like mother and instead looked elsewhere for ties.
She would have been 95 in 1914, way beyond life spans back then. I think Kaiser Wilhelm I, died at 91, was the only monarch to make it past 90 prior to the 20th century.
King Edward seven would had stop war. If he did not die,
@@vivianebeget I doubt it either. Society had changed by the late 19th century as nationalism took over and the fact that Royals married other Royals from different nations did not matter. Edward VII married a Danish Princess. He was the first monarch of England not to marry German Royalty since Queen Anne did 250 years earlier. That is why his son, George V, changed the policy and allowed future monarch to marry non-Royals, he married upper class English woman, Mary Teck, the first non-royal consort since the last 5 wives of Henry VIII, no King would give his hand to his daughter after his treatment of Catherine of Aragon. The last consort, first wife, was Elizabeth Woodville in 1484. Now they marry commoners. For instance the King of Holland married an Argentian.
@@vivianebeget King Edward VII loathed his nephew, Kaiser Wilhelm, and the feeling was mutual. I doubt that he would have allowed war to begin. Moreover, had Alexander III still been tsar he certainly would have vetoed Russia's entry into war prior to 1917 when the military transformation would have been completed.
The Tsar was the handsome one.
he had a beautiful mother
He was handsome but didnt seem smart. Too bad he let his wife dominate him and his work. Too bad he didnt read the signs of the times, and pay attention. Politically NOT astute.
The kaiser was rather dashing too
@@rhysnichols8608 indeed
Tsar > Kaiser > King in order of looks
I’m seeing comments about King George not helping get the Czar and family out of Russia. I’ve read that the Czar’s mother begged him to leave Russia, but he refused. She got out. He had hope that they would be rescued and move to one of their country estates. By the time he figured out their fate, it was too late. Is that accurate? I don’t know.
The Tsar was placed under arrest immediately after he abdicated. He thought the family would be allowed to leave for England so there was no real need to "escape" So yes, by the time he realised the danger the window of opportunity for escape had closed. The Dowager Empress was in the Crimea - away from the immediate turmoil of the revolution - and, after initially refusing to go, she heeded the pleas of her relatives and left on a British warship sent by George V.
Delusional until the very end. Alas.
WW1 was war of the cousins. Family feud. Sad story
Aristocats
@@ytjepool True. Of the three royal cousins only George V of Great Britain survived World War I and retained his throne. Wilhelm II of Germany survived the war also but was forced to abdicate his throne at the end of WW I in November 1918. While Nicholas II of Russia did not survive the ending of WW I. He was also forced to abdicate his throne in March 1917 and was later killed by Bolshevik revolutionaries in July 1918.
King George had no power really. Man Bertie's wife was so ugly .
All 3 extremely powerful men - all 3 unfit to rule........
The king was lucky not to be in total power like the other 2.
He had a government to rule for him, which probably saved him.
Yes u said it
🍷Exactly lucky indeed, The English people and the Church of England were not like the savages of Europe or Russia. George V was smart enough to realise this and bow to the nations demands including changing the family name to Windsor.
He was well aware of his and his families position as a mere Royal puppet to the Church, state and the leaders of the people England. THE GAME HAD CHANGED SINCE VICTORIAS TIME EVIDENTLY !
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George and Nicholas could have been twins.
Matthew 5:10-12
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
John 15:20
Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.
Matthew 5:44
But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
Sums it up nicely, what happened to them was a crime, but they remained true to God to the end.
Thats why king George said God damn YOU sicknis off longs last days.
Lol when i see them i think of a Brother in a Fantasy world. Wilhelm as the Oldest Brother that always Serious judging with the eyes that look into your soul.
Nicholas as a wise man with calm look in his eyes.
And George as the youngest with innocent and curious look on his Big Eyes
That was fantastic!
Glad you enjoyed it!
May late Tsar Nicholas || and his family members rest in the Paradise!
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🇳🇵Hail Nepal !!!
Nepal lmao third world dump
@@deneshbhaskar3944 Why are you so rude?
@@tamaliaalisjahbana9354 Lol because Im real...
@@deneshbhaskar3944 It is possible to be real in a kind and polite manner. Why are you not like that?
9m dead due to cousins squabbling and to the Kaiser’s ego mania. Tsar Nicholas wasn’t suited to being a ruler, he was weak. King George had to make a very difficult decision, in hindsight cruel and unforgiving but at the time probably the right one. Wars effect change and our society has evolved to be somewhat more equal which is a good thing, but I fear the next seismic change will not be for the better.
They were rivals.
Germany and England had plans for 20th century without the Tsar or Romanov Russia
Sadly, this is very true...
One small inaccuracy here, the Austrian Hungarian Empire was also a very powerful European monarchy, unlike the constitutional British & German monarchies the Hapsburg’s were autocrats like the Romanov’s.
Austria-Hungary had a parliamentary system till 1918...not quite autocratic.
Sadly these days a just over... I love this stuff, andI am poor..lol, it just makes me consider what or how their minds and spirits felt when it all collapsed.... sad.... I am confidant the King was trying to figure out how he could bring them into England.... ugh, so much would have been different. wow and close cousins at that.... thank you for helping me with this video....
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Wilhelm may have been a psychological mess, but damn that mustache is sharp!
Best mustache I've ever seen. Makes him look so dramatic & powerful.
The kaiser hated his mother, but loved his grandmother. He hated his British relations. Also the Czar and his family could have been sent to Canada, the Bahamas, somewhere.
The problem is how my friend how ti get him not the question to get him out or not. The question is how. Because the route at the time was either blocked of fighting a war or refused by the people who hate the Tsar. The only way possible is to the East but it dangerous.
I read somewhere that Victoria apparently hated Wilhelm. 😮😅
Doctors now think that the heir had a disease very much like hemophilia, but a self healing disease. They think that when Rasputin made an appearance, because his mother had so much faith in him, that the little boy relaxed allowing his body to heal.
LOL self healing ? Cite ur source. The heir was going die one way or the other . He was a weak person
It's difficult to keep straight Nickolas vs. George as they both are so similar in many ways. It's difficult not to believe they are not in fact brothers?
Nicolas is the handsome one on the pictures, pretty easy to spot
@@alexv1269 😜
Nicholas was the better looking one. They looked very much alike, but you could tell them apart
George V was nice to not force his kids to marry royalty... Kudos to him for instituting this...
True, then again possibly that alone directly caused the misery of Princess Diana. Poor thing had no business being married to royalty, non what so ever !
@@varunemani Dishonest royalty had no business marrying the poor lady. None whatsoever.
@@varunemani But good for you, you might dream of marrying someone into the royal family as well. I don't mean to say that you would not materialize that dream.
This was after WWI. Most royal marriages were absolutely out by then, George of Kent and Marina being an exception.
A king a kaiser and a tsar walk in a bar I know this because they existed during wwI
It's sad that Nicholas is always shown as a weak man, sienece he was not. There were his ow convictions which leds him to took the decissions eehe did.
He has been portrayed as a weak man to fit the agenda of many dark powers within and without Russia.
@@RomanovRoyalMartyrs It was truly without a doubt that Rasputin was the instigator and troublemaker who influenced the King, Queen and Country with his insidious satanic powers. Perhaps this was meant to be? Rasputin was able mesmerise people, especially women some of whom he raped. Elizabetta entered the convent to have the( rape ) baby girl. The baby was taken and raised by Queen Marie of Romania as her own child. Ileanas resemblance to Rasputin is remarkable. Many Romania’s believed Ileana was the product of an affair Queen Marie conducted and this was not refuted so different was Ileana in every way. She was dressed in flowing loose clothes to disguise her very statuesque figure. She had huge hands and feet also. Her hair was naturally curly and very frizzy. Most photographs show her with straightened hair.Today Rasputins great great granddaughter Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon ( Somerset Belenhoff) helps to control Wettin World Security Council. Somerset was brought up at Glamis Castle after her parents were killed in a plane crash in 1959. She was one year old.
@@RomanovRoyalMartyrs conspiracy theorist much?
@@paolotorres8537 You don't actually know, what that means, huh? Bless your heart. Claiming anything you disagree with, is simply a "conspiracy theory" is the epitome of ignorance.
@@dawnharris650 He was a horrible leader just as good ol Willi, both should've just left their position as leaders
George v, and the Kaiser were first cousins, The Tsar and George v were first cousins, The Tsar's wife Alexander was first cousin to George v and Kaiser. The Tsar was not Queen Victoria's grandson. A cousin in law to the Kaiser
You are right even kaiser was ask alix sister fr married but she coose married nicholas II's uncle
@@Kakatawaga I'm sorry but you are wrong. The Tsar's wife was named Alexandra (Alexander III was Nicholas II's father), lets just call her Alix as she liked to be called. Alix's mother was Princess Alice of Hesse and by Rhine, second daughter of Queen Victoria. So Alix was indeed Victoria's grandchild, and cousin of both the Kaiser and George V by blood and not through marriage. George V and Nicholas II were first cousins through their mothers, Queen Alexandra of the UK and Tsarina Maria Feodorovna of Russia, who were both sisters.
Nicholas II and George V were third cousins. And I think they were all 5th cousins, as well, but I could be wrong.
@@danielerickson4893 No. George V and Nicolas II were first cousins. Their mothers were sisters, both Princesses of Denmark. They were also fifth cousins (along with Wilhelm) as direct descendants of King George II. George V was also first cousins with Nicolas II’s wife Alexandra as she was also a grandchild of Queen Victoria (just like George V).
Nicholas ii and George v were first cousins. Their mothers were sisters
It's just me but i found the men in monarchy much handsome and beautiful than the women in the royal
Interesting observation! 😊
You have a thing for big moustaches
Queen Mary kind of stole some of the Romanov’s jewels...
That's terrible. And let's not forgot all the American and European banks that are still operating today who kept $1.5 BILLION of deposits Nicholas made prior to being executed. The value of those deposits made in the early 1900's are astronomical today!
She bought them not stole them
Hard to hear this old recording... a shame..
You Know Grand Duchess Maria and Louie 1st Earl Mountbatten would have made a better than great couple God bless the Czar and God bless the King/Queen🇷🇺🇬🇧
George V dizia que era duro com seus filhos como o pai dele havia sido com ele (Eduardo VII). Acho que sua atitude dura contribuiu para a gagueira do rei George VI.
George's own father was not hard on him at all but he and his siblings did fear his sudden temper outbursts.
The royalty implodes and Queen Victoria's brood came smashing down!
One dysfunctional family tore apart Europe and ruined millions of lives. Well played
Such a shame . Peace was so obtainable
Kaiser of Germany destroyed the Victorian Dynastic dream. He played the war. He though he could play it like chess. But fool! He was played by the generals. In the end, WW 1 became a War of the Generals.
The Tsar was a tyrant who believed in preserving the old way of serfs serving aristocrats. I wouldn’t say he deserved what he got but he had it coming.
The Kaiser and Tsar Nicholas ll were both first cousins to King George V. King George’s maternal aunt Princess Dagmar of Denmark married into the Russian royal family and his paternal aunt, Princess Victoria married into the Prussian royal family. The blood relations between Nicholas II and the Kaiser is a bit more distant.
Princess Friedrike-Louise of Prussia, was a sister of The Kaiser’s paternal grandfather William I, she married Tsar Nicholas I of Russia, she is the Kaiser’s great aunt and the paternal great grandmother of Nicholas II.
ALL in the "family"!
From Russia with love
They could have sent help, troops or whatever was at the time. The were all military officers and could deploy troops or ships . They weren’t helpless in helping him.
Az angol király V. György, a német császár II. Vilmos, az orosz cár II. Miklós: rokonok voltak. De mennyire másként fejezték be ezt a földi világot!
I think George V was afraid of England kicking off the way the Russians kicked off. I do think he should've helped but, if I was in his shoes, I would've changed my mind, incase it caused a revolution here . Nicholas had so many bad names to him and the citizens of Britain would have afraid of him, especially in that day & age..
“Game of Thrones.”
But the Kaiser was Nicolas ll’ s wife cousin, not his, by blood.
they're actually related by blood. Nicholas' great-grandmother, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (nee Princess Charlotte of Prussia) was the Kaiser's great aunt. Alexandra was the sister of Wilhelm's grandfather, Wilhelm I.
I believe they are both direct decendants of Czar Paul of Russia.
The King & Czar are distant cousins.
The King , The Kaiser,& The Czarina are all first cousins as they were all grandchildren of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert.
Related on both sides, they all were descendant of Queen Victoria, cousins marrying cousins marrying cousins! Lots of medical issues because of it, vis a vis Alexei's Hemophilia.
@@susanfalconedaquino3623 Nicholas ii was not biologically related to Queen Victoria only by marriage. Through his wife Alexandra.
@@mayena Apparently, they were: The most commonly cited example is the fact that , his wife, Alexandra, and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany were all first cousins of King George V of the United Kingdom through . ... Shortly before the end of the war, , his wife and children were executed by the Bolsheviks.
If queen Victoria was alive, none of this would happen
Страшная судьба Николая Второго и его семьи! Но он был последний легитимный правитель Великой империи!
Is that Bill Nye? Cool
Question will be after all years of restriction what will be the future? Why are phew documentaries in Russian?
So Hollander played 2 King Georges; George III & V.
How funny.
King George V was the most handsome of all them. He had such beautiful dreamy big blue eyes. Nothing special about the tsar's eyes. They are small, he does not have Georgie's dreamy eyes. But people put the tsar on a pedestal only because they feel sorry for his tragic end. King George V is so underrated
Imaging stanning over Monarchs 💀💀💀
@@cristinasalazar9293 imagine voting for politicians
@@GodisMyNo1 Fair enough 😂😂😂
They were both gorgeous. ❤
How sad, I strongly believe that for those three great powerful cousins would stick together like glue and most important be United. I guess their authority was a true joke that they could not prevent war and the destruction of The Old Europe.
Bloodline really meant nothing. Only ego and self interest matters
I feel like the dumbest person on Earth for just now finding out that all three of these guys were related. Does nobody else find that weird or am I missing a bigger part of history?
A guerra foi planejado. Esses três monarcas não foram escolhidos à toa.
Have you seen any other biopics or documtaries?
The King’s Man
i adore Tom Hollander
The All are The Hohenzollern
Was not the loss of Southern Ireland, which was related to WW1and the "rights of small nations "not a loss to Great Britain?
Long live Tsar Nicolas II of The Russian Empire that shall live forever in our hearts! Bog S Nami. God is with Us. Amen. Amen. Amen.
Who killed the Tsar and his family !?
All too late 😒
And I am an American who is related to all 3 of them I've discovered recently!
Sure mariane..
I too share lineage. I have several lines. My 2nd great grandfather's family is listed in heraldry books and peerage records. I have a few lines . They say over 80% of Brits share a line with royal family. They are also all over Europe.
@@antoniogalindo4869 Yes, I'm sure. And my mother is related to Prince Phillip. In fact, my father and grandfather look like the 3 rulers of England, Germany and Russia during WWI, as the males in their family do. My father and mother are BOTH related to Queen Victoria, by the way, as our DNA results attest to.
@@antoniogalindo4869 I'm also related to Empress Maria Theresa, her daughter Marie Antoinette, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Napoleon, Queen Victoria, Vlad the Impaler, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, Tesla, Copernicus, Plutarch, Petrarch, Ramses II, King Tut, Ghenghis Khan and I could go on. Oh, and I almost forgot, almost ALL of the current ruling monarchs of Europe. In fact, I have many relatives in England, Spain, (at least 20), Portugal, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Holland.
@@antoniogalindo4869 Why so negative?
What was the point of this Europe of families if they could not prevent a great war where millions died. The British king survived because he was obviously on the winning side and the British monarchy had signed away their power generations before. The Tsar and Kaiser held absolute power but defeat caused their collapse.
The then unpopular UK Royal Family, in an effort to preserve their continued privileged presence, abandoned their Russian cousin and family members.
This must have caused great distress to Alexandra, who was previously forced to abandon her eldest son, conceived with Edward (7th) on their initial meeting, who was born and baptised in South Africa in 1862.
The descendents of their unannounced eldest son are also being abandoned by both the UK and Danish Royal Families.
The DNA is the irrefutable evidence.
Alguém do Brasil assistindo?
Sem entender nada, mas acho interessante...
@@vonicaaraujo1888 Eu também não entendi muita coisa, fui mais por dedução, kkkk
Very sad to know George could not save his cousin and his family. At least he should have brought Romanov's kids to England.
George V was unable to save the Tsar and his family because the kingdoms and empires of Europe were on the verge of collapse. What's more, the Tsar and Tsarina were very unpopular in Russia and abroad. They were seen as tyrants. The Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and Spanish cousins could also have saved them. It wasn't his fault that his cousin Nicholas II didn't know how to run his country.
@@tifanyb3954 I can understand the faults of Nicolas-II, but they should have tried to save the kids. Those kids have done nothing to have such terrible fate.
However in all I would blame the communists and Lenin in particular.
Nicholas and Alexandra should have sent their own children to safety early on but they didn't! Not George's fault.
Stop blaming the King Of England. Even the people new the circumstances where beyond control. They had to change their name. He couldn't aid his family.
Por que no hacen traducciones al español o en todo caso doblajes?
the British vilification of Wilhelm is strong in this docie
In politics, we are hardly ever given the real reasons why things happen, or why policy decisions are implemented.
Of course yesterday's politics, is today's history...
*The truth behind "why Wilhelm had to go" is there for all to see, and has been written about in great detail in the past.*
It had little to do with WW1, or Wilhelm's "personality disorder" (lol).
As Tolkien states, long forgotten history became legend. Legend turned to myth. And after 100 years the reality of what happened passed out of all knowledge.
Re. why Wilhelm had to go, has simply been forgotten.
*The reality of "what happened" is that soon after his ascent to power (around the time "leaning East" Bismarck took his hat), Wilhelm wanted to unite Europe.*
In his own frustrated later words "with or without GB".
That can be read about in great detail and with sources in largely forgotton works: for example in the first few pages of THE ANGLO-GERMAN ALLIANCE NEGOTIATIONS: MISSED OPPORTUNITY OR MYTH by H.W. Koch (free to read online after registration at JSTOR) or several other free pdf theses on the topic.
Unfortunately most of these scholarly works mostly deal with *how it turned out* and not *the initial intention* by Berlin of such a potentially possible European alliance system with an Anglo-German Alliance at its core.
Only a few historians correctly point out how such an alliance system was never desired by key individual European players, especially in London, and therefore "wishful thinking" from the outset. See the "history" of the apparently "poor dissed London lords" who apparently "really really wanted to become Berlin's BFFs" (sic.), but Berlin had insiduous "world conquering dreams".
According to "Die Legende von der Verschmähten englischen Freundschaft 1898 to 1901" (1929) by Gerhard Ritter, the historian makes clear that it was London which never wanted such an alliance. The talks about a Eurpean alliance system did not "start" (as often stated) "in 1898", but much sooner. Bismarck had already sent the "feelers" much earlier, and Wilhelm intended to follow up on these (see the successful good start with the Helgoland-Zansibar Treaty as an act of good faith by both sides).
As it turned out "with GB" was not possible because London wanted "Splendid Isolation" as *the* elevated policy standpoint of a few influencial lords.
The "few" with veto powers would have used these powers to torpedo any attempt within the circle of London lords for any form of European unity, either "with or without GB".
*To Quote: "Thirdly - but more contentiously - his veto of an Anglo-German alliance, as late as 1901, has been blamed, notably by Julian Amery in his biography of Joseph Chamberlain, as leading to the First World War and, by implication, to all the horrors which came after." (Amery 1969, p.158: edit for clarification, "third" in a list of the historian's list of key failures re. the Chamberlain Sr. years).*
Just to clarify further. The same British lord who "oh-so honestly" set out try to create an Anglo-German Alliance in 1898 together with Lord Balfour, admitted to vetoing it if there was ever a chance of a version not to the lords' liking under discussion. Same as today, a few key figures can always veto any idea put forward, advocated on, or even decided on by majority concensus, and it did not matter how good such an idea (political proposition) is today, or was at the time.
It was GB which chose "against".
*In 1896, Wilhelm II therefore "turned East" and personally handed the Russian Tzar a memorandum named "On the need to form a politico-merchantile union of European states against the USA".*
In it, Wilhelm expressed his desire to turn Europe ("with or without GB", but still preferably including GB) into a united power which could stand up against the rapidly rising USA.
Hmmmmmmm....interesting.
*"Against the USA" (sic.), and in 1918 Washington DC insisted on exactly this man to abdicate...*
In 1918, Wilson representing the rapidly rising power USA, demanded that Wilhelm II should leave office in order for any peace talks to commence.
Of course, the "dividers" intent on "dividing" European power into manageable bits, sat in Washington DC. With their own entry into WW1, these strategists had got their "foot in the door" of European matters: their willing "little helpers" in London and Paris thereby signed the own death warrants for their own empires.
*Because if you are a dragon (an imperialist power with an "empire"), don't cuddle up to a dragon slayer (a nation whose very foundation was anti-imperialism).*
Wilhelm II had to go, because he wanted a united Europe, to mirror what was happening on the other side of the Atlantic.
It wasn't the "flamboyent Weltpolitic" or "nasty rhetoric" or "wanting to rule the world" (or any of the often overstated "historical details") which made Wilhelm unpopular with the other powers on the fringes of the European continent, but his desire to unite Europe in order to speak with a united voice against the rising USA. Germany's neighbors were unwilling to accept Berlin's "price tag" for such a "united Europe": more influence in the world (and a few more colonies) for Berlin.
Of course, everything has a "price tag".
Even the USA's "help" to "win WW1" had a price tag...
To add to the above.
Our history is often overburdened with judgements, rather than analyses.
A certain standpoint of "my government was better than your government"-attitude plays a large role.
The forms of governments which evolved (timeline) were a result of their geographical locations.
*Today the European Union (EU) is per definition "a politico-economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe".*
The king the Kaiser, and the Tsar.. and they went into the bar.. or the war
Britain did not change her boundaries after the war? Ha! Someone get the guy who wrote the script a history book. See the territorial gains of the UK in Africa, Asia, etc. Remember that Britain was an EMPIRE, not just a bunch of islands off the European continent.
The three tenors
Perhaps the current ruling person's need a room in that old place in Ekaterinburg.
Who watches this after watching the King’s Men? 😂
Me
King and Kaiser Didn't helped the Tsar because of World war 1 or the great War
Even tho Kaiser Didn't helped Because His Monarchy Was Already in danger
And The British King Had Very Less Powers
The royal beard 🧔🏻
The Emporer (of India) and King of Great Britain and Ireland; the (German) Emperor and King of Prussia; the (Allrussian) Emperor, King of Poland, Grand Duke of Finnland and Tsar of Kazan’, Tsar of Astrachan’ and Tsar of Sibir’.
This would be the correct title of this video: The three “emperors”.
Ayo it's willy
Queen Mary looked like Queen Charlotte.
I kinda wish we let the Tsar into Britain
My wide eyes are similar to theirs
What is the movie featured in snippets during the documentary? I’m pretty sure it’s not The Lost Prince bc I’ve seen it. Guess it could be since it’s been a while since I’ve watched it. Please someone let me know. Thanks.
It most definitely is The Lost Prince! Those are the exact same actors and I remember they aired it exactly after the movie when it premiered on PBS. I always wished it was a special feature on the DVD when I bought it but sadly it isn't. Many thanks to Romanov Royal Martyrs for uploading it
@@naotmaa6103 you're always welcome! Thanks for watching and supporting our channel!
Why was it a joke that George called them “eyebrows”? She spelt it out like he spelt it wrong or something.