Cousins At War: King George V, Kaiser Wilhelm II, and Tsar Nicholas II 

Wow Nicholas & George they look almost identical twins. 🧐

Fun fact: George V and Nicholas II used to swap clothes at dinner parties to prank their guests.

Nicolas wasn't executed, he was murdered.

Yep WW1 was basically a giant family feud.

They executed the whole family.. Thats some serious evil shit.

They all didn’t want the war. Especially not the villainized Wilhelm. A tragical character in our history. The Scapegoat of the German nation.

George after war : 😀 Whilhem after war : 😐 Nicholas after war :💀(litterally)

They knew Nicholas would be killed, but did nothing

Their Grandmother Queen Victoria should have put them in timeout!

George V and Tsar Nicholas looked alike

Theyre ALL Related! Every Leader, in EVERY Country!

From what I understood was they all hated the war and thought it would only last a short time. They would write letters to each other during the war.

King George turned down Tsar Nicholas's request for asylum in England after abdicating. VERY sad. Nicholas was packing things for England. instead he was murdered along with his wife and children.

family, should have not sold each other out

I can't understand how family can't just bury the hatchet sometimes. Happens on the "lower level" as well....

A year before World War I began, all three celebrated the wedding of Kaiser Wilhelm's only daughter in Berlin.

Nicholas's wife Alexandra Feodorovna, was also cousin to kaiser and George

George V must have been sad. Seeing his family fall like that. Europe going through drastic change like that

Nicolas Wife was Wilhelms Cousin so its closer

Imagine if all three of them had a discord group and would often call eachother to see how each side is holding up all while playing Minecraft

Oh.. so this is the real history of kingdom family. (England - Deutschland - Russia).

Well, that was another exciting episode from "I didn't see that shit coming." Tuned in to next week when we find out the secret love affair that took place between Donald and Kim Jung Un, which left Vladimir feeling left out, causing him to threat us all into the second cold war, only on, "I didn't see that shit coming."

Isn't this what the Kingsman movie was based off of? I feel like I've heard of this before

It's one big club... And you ain't in it

Britain , Germany and Russia being ruled by the same family? Did anyone have any heavy questions in those days, about the close relation(blood)? There's more family in Europe as well. Jesus....

Я до сих пор не могу простить, что они не помогли своему брату, когда ему и его семье нужна была помощь. ;(( I still cannot forgive them for not helping their brother when he and his family needed help. ;(( It's so 😢😭

The family likeness of the three men is very evident and striking.

WE are ALL cousins, did you know?

Guess who their common ancestor was?? It was queen Victoria. Kaiser wilhems mother was queen Victoria's daughter,vicky... King George was queen Victoria's son. That means kaiser wilhelm was king George's nephew.

A reason I've heard once why the entire family of Tsar Nicholas had to be eliminated: the British branch needed money badly. It was helped by the banker who happened to handle the funds of both branches....

Even their Moustache are looking alike😁

Brothers marrying Sisters and Cousins marrying Cousins.

I feel bad for Nicholas ii, his cousin didn’t help him, and he ended up getting killed along with his family, poor guy.

George betrayed his cousin Nicholas he could have saved him

It's honestly amazing these great Empires that stood the test of time would crumble on the battlefields of the Great War.

Nicholas was not executed, he was murdered.

Yes I did know, did you know that the 1st World War could have been avoided easily had these lot got around the table instead of using bullets and bombs...

George could save Nicolas, but he didn't answer on his cry for help.

Wow I bet Thanksgiving at their houses was awkward.

dark stain on the monarchy's history

There is a marvelous book on these three, their family dysfunctionality and their responsibility in WW 1: George, Nicholas and Wilhelm by Miranda Carter - superb!

Yeah, they became enemies alright. Going to war with other people's children. The deeper you go down the rabbit hole, the more you discover.

Good ending: King George V Neutral Ending: Kaiser Wilhelm II Bad Ending: Tsar Nicholas II

You can tell by their resemblance in their face and size!

Nicolas was a jerk, but his family didn’t have to suffer from his crimes.

They were all handsome

The Romanovs were something else. They saw the French tyrant lose his head, Brittain become a constitional monarch and Germany with a strong parliament and decided they were special. That they could go on with their tyrannical ways even as Russia was lagging behind in industrialization. Nicholas left his German born wife to select and dismiss ministers at will while the country was engaged in an unpopular war with Germany. Sending his troops lacking in military clothes and armor to an unnecessary war and expected his people to be loyal and love him?

Yes 🤸 thank you for sharing,🍀

The seventh world war was a family fight XD

They were at war . Deceiving everyone. All war is the same. They are so good at diverting .

and why was Nicholas executed because King George would not allow them into England he could at least took Anastasia and the kids but no

Yes, I knew this. Good video!❤

The resemblance is uncanny and obvious. Close familial ties was a tradition in Europe For generations. It was a way of establishing diplomacy between nations.

King George V and Tsar Nicholas II were first cousins (their mothers were sisters) Alexandra of Denmark- Queen Consort of the United Kingdom as wife of King Edward VII and Dagmar of Denmark- Maria Feodorovna, Empress of Russia as wife of Tsar Alexander III. George and Nicholas were allies during the First World War. King George V and Kaiser Wilhelm II were first cousins. Wilhelm’s mother was Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom, later Deutsche Kaiserin (German Empress) as wife of Frederick III, she was the (older) sister of King Edward VII who was the father of King George V. George and Wilhelm were enemies during the First World War. Wilhelm and Nicholas were also cousins but more distantly related third cousins and second cousins once removed. They were both descended from Tsar Paul I of Russia as great-great grandsons. Tsar Paul I was the father of Tsar Nicholas I. Paul was the grandfather of Tsar Alexander II. Paul was the great-grandfather of Tsar Alexander III. Paul was the great-great grandfather of Tsar Nicholas II. Wilhelm was descended from Tsar Paul I through Paul’s daughter Maria Pavlovna then Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach,, then Frederick III (German Emperor) then Wilhelm himself. This is their relationship as third cousins. Nicholas was descended from Frederick William III of Prussia through his daughter Princess Charlotte of Prussia and her son Alexander II then from there Alexander III then to Nicholas II himself. Wilhelm was a male line great-grandson of Frederick William III of Prussia through his son Wilhelm I, German Emperor then Frederick III, German Emperor and then Wilhelm II, German Emperor himself. This is Nicholas and Wilhelm’s relationship as second cousins once removed. Wilhelm and Nicholas were enemies during the First World War.

My ancestors among many if the other Royals pre World War One. ALL those who survived eventually made way to America before our enslvesment in 1919.

Yes... We were all taught this at primary school lol

Well, it makes sens considering all the inbreeding for hundreds of years

ALL PEOPLE ARE COUSINS BRO

Они родственники и то что они сделали со своими народами немыслимое варварство

Виктории нужно было их всех в угол поставить за то что войну развязали.

Prior to the first world war, they referred to each other as Nicki, Willie, and Georgie.

Queen Victoria's grandchildren. The last picture of Tsar Nicholas was taken after he and his family were taken captive by the Communits after he was forced to abdicate.

All I see is that dude who played the bellkeep in home alone or home alone 2🤦🏾‍♂️ that weird faced dude looked just like “Tzar”

Fun fact:wilhelm ii was the 1st grandson of queen Victoria and Wilhelm's mother is princess vicky queen Victoria's eldest daughter

There is that movie the talk about that the kingmans or something like that!!

Англичанка гадит сначала манит потом гадит

George and Nicholas looked the same to me when i was younger

I believe Kaiser Whilem II also did not want to go to war especially against Britain, he just wanted a quick end but it ended horribly(at least he lived long enough to see the rise of Hitler in Germany, King George V also died after ww1 and Tsar Nicolas II and his family were executed)

Proof that the world isn't as free as you thought.

Given that the families of the 3 ruler were interconnected, too bad they did not succeed in preventing WWI. King George, Kaiser Wilhelm, and Czarina Alexandra were all first cousins, grandchildren of Queen Victoria. In the second half of the 19th Century there as optimism about progress being made in science and technology. Queen Victoria would have been horrified at the disaster that befell Europe during 1914-18.

Their moustaches remained drinking buddies.

Good video 📹 👍

Great Britain was able to retain a political monarchy. The European monarchies fell after WW1. The German Monarchy & the Austro-Hungarian because they lost,but not from their enemies of the war. But they were disolved internally.

and all the Russian jewels mysteriously ended up in the English royal family collection! the uk royal family were like the 'poor peasant relations' in comparison to the russian cousins wealth.... ....😱

NOTHING SURPRISE, IT'S ALL IN THE FAMILY.🤡🤡🤡💯

when siblings(cousins) fight each other:

"Had my grandmother [Queen Victoria] been alive, she never would have allowed it." - Wilhelm II, on WWI

You need to correct this. Tsar Nicholas II was not executed! He abdicated and still was murdered brutally along with all of his children, wife and several others along with him in a basement. There were never court charges or sentencing. They were kidnapped by rebels. The small children suffered the most, it took over 30 minutes to kill them. It was a disturbing massacre by rebels. they also were thrown down a mine shaft and had acid poured over their bodies. Their bodies were not given a proper burial until the 1990s. Far from an arrest and execution!

And I just watched The Kings Man today

Execution is when u kill someone sentenced to death. Nicholas was murdered

One:win One:lost One:died

Wilhelm II and Nicholas II were second cousins and also 3rd Cousins due to Prussian and Russian Inter marriages. Even Nicholas wife was his cousin.

You are so brave.

Yet King George did nothing to help the Czar Nicholas and his young family?

Shame, shame, shame on them!!!

At that time it was normal for the Nobility to only marry the Nobility. It was a way of keeping the "blue blood" lineage unchanged. As well as the big landowners only marry other landowners. They protected wealth by maintaining or increasing land ownership.

What happened to the days of strong leaders having mustaches (ofcs theres one exception on my mind)

George threw Nicholas to the wolves

They just played a Littlebit in world war 1 😅

King George V was an excellent King who earnt the love and the respect of his nation and saved his monarchy in times when most monarchies were crumbling

United Kingdom ❤Reform❤Rebirth❤Chariot❤

It’s a club and you’re not invited

THE KING, THE KAISER, AND THE TZAR

Александр 2 умер в 1894 году, а Эдуард 7 в 1895 году стал наследником британской короны, если посмотреть на фотографии это один и тот же человек, Николай 2 был убит большевиками в 1917 году, а Георг 5 изменил название династии в 1917 году на Виндзорскую, и на фото как капля воды, не может быть, чтобы так были похожи не являясь родными братьями

Same family...Royals been marrying one another for ever same with the French Belgium or even spain royals

Sad stories...

Cousins' fight in 2023 Vs Cousins' fight in 1939-1945

Imagine if they made an alliance together.

Very interesting facts

Nothing like family conflicts!