The second German Empire, founded in 1871, had three Kaisers, the last one being [[Kaiser Wilhelm II]], who abdicated in 1918, and went into exile in [[Netherlands| the Netherlands]]. The last Austrian Emperor was [[Kaiser Karl I]], who assumed the throne in 1916 from [[Kaiser Franz Joseph I]], abdicated in 1918, and went into exile in [[Switzerland]]. He was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church in 2004. | The second German Empire, founded in 1871, had three Kaisers, the last one being [[Kaiser Wilhelm II]], who abdicated in 1918, and went into exile in [[Netherlands| the Netherlands]]. The last Austrian Emperor was [[Kaiser Karl I]], who assumed the throne in 1916 from [[Kaiser Franz Joseph I]], abdicated in 1918, and went into exile in [[Switzerland]]. He was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church in 2004. |