1908 in Germany

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Events in the year 1908 in Germany.

Contents

1 Incumbents
- 1.1 National level
- 1.2 State level
2 Events
3 Births
4 Deaths
5 References

Incumbents

National level

Kaiser - Wilhelm II
Chancellor - Bernhard von Bülow

State level

Kingdoms

King of Bavaria - Otto of Bavaria
King of Prussia - Kaiser Wilhelm II
King of Saxony - Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
King of Württemberg - William II of Württemberg

Grand Duchies

Principalities

Schaumburg-Lippe - George, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt - Günther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Schwarzburg-Sondershausen - Charles Gonthier, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Principality of Lippe - Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe
Reuss Elder Line - Heinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss of Greiz (with Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line as regent)
Reuss Younger Line - Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line
Waldeck and Pyrmont - Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Duchies

Colonial Governors

Cameroon (Kamerun) - Theodor Seitz (3rd term)
Kiaochow (Kiautschou) - Oskar von Truppel
German East Africa (Deutsch-Ostafrika) - Georg Albrecht Freiherr von Rechenberg
German New Guinea (Deutsch-Neuguinea) - Albert Hahl (2nd term)
German Samoa (Deutsch-Samoa) - Wilhelm Solf
German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Südwestafrika) - Bruno von Schuckmann
Togoland - Johann Nepomuk Graf Zech auf Neuhofen

Events

Births

24 June — Hugo Distler, German composer (d. 1942)
10 August — Hanan Rubin, German-born Israeli politician (d. 1962)

Deaths

7 February — Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, nobleman (b. 1826)

References

Years in Germany (1871–present)