On January 18, 1871 Germany was unified with Wilhelm I as its first kaiser & this man as its chancellor
In the 
1860s he engineered a series of wars that unified the German states, ... German 
unification and its rapid economic growth was the foundation to his... [DOC] [TLE] German royalty: Wilhelm I - Post-war Years [PAR] Jun 6, 1998 ... Wilhelm I (1797-1888) was the seventh King of Prussia and the first ... William 
was crowned Emperor in 1871 after defeating Emperor ... but in later years after 
Bismarck's appointment as Premier and Chancellor, .... caste to unify Germany 
and attempt to impose its martial values and ethos on the new state.