The Kaiser

My cousin's home is behind the estate known as Huis Doorn.

"A pocket-size imperial court Huis Doorn has become known as the last residence of the last German Kaiser, Wilhelm ll".

"After the German defeat in World War l, Wilhelm flees to the neutral Netherlands and he lives on this estate in the Utrecht Hills from 1920 to 1941. In Doorn he surrounds himself with objects reminiscent of the past".

"In 1919 he buys Huis Doorn, originally a 14th century moated seat, converted into an elegant country house at the end of the 18th century".

"This imperial residence-in-exile is now a museum. The original inventory is still completely intact and offers the visitor an authentic image of international royal residential culture". (source: Huis Doorn web site)