2-715-233 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

King Wilhelm I at the tomb of his parents, 19 July 1870, (1936). 'König Wilhelm I Am Grabe Seiner Eltern, 19 Juli 1870'. Wilhelm I, Emperor of Germany, King of Prussia (1797-1888) at the tomb of his father and mother, Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, in the Mausoleum at Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin, Germany. The Mausoleum, which resembles a classical temple, was built by Friedrich Wilhelm when his wife Queen Louise died aged just 34. From "Bilder Deutscher Geschichte", (Pictures of German History), No.12, cigarette card album. [Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Altona-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany, 1936]