1892 in Germany

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Events in the year 1892 in Germany.

Incumbents

National level

• Kaiser — Wilhelm II
• Chancellor - Leo von Caprivi

State level

Kingdoms

• King of Bavaria — Otto of Bavaria
• King of Prussia — Kaiser Wilhelm II
• King of Saxony — Albert of Saxony
• King of Württemberg — William II of Württemberg

Grand Duchies

• Grand Duke of Baden — Frederick I
• Grand Duke of Hesse — Louis IV to 13 March, then Ernest Louis
• Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin — Frederick Francis III
• Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz — Frederick William
• Grand Duke of Oldenburg — Peter II
• Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach — Charles Alexander

Principalities

• Schaumburg-Lippe — Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
• Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt — Günther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
• Schwarzburg-Sondershausen — Karl Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
• Principality of Lippe — Woldemar, Prince of Lippe
• Reuss Elder Line — Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz
• Reuss Younger Line — Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line
• Waldeck and Pyrmont - George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Duchies

• Duke of Anhalt — Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt
• Duke of Brunswick — Prince Albert of Prussia (regent)
• Duke of Saxe-Altenburg — Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
• Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha — Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
• Duke of Saxe-Meiningen — Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Colonial Governors

• Cameroon (Kamerun) — Bruno von Schuckmann (acting governor) to 5 January, then Eugen von Zimmerer (3rd term)
• German East Africa (Deutsch-Ostafrika) — Julius Freiherr von Soden
• German New Guinea (Deutsch-Neuguinea) — Fritz Rose (commissioner) to 31 August, then Georg Schmiele (Landeshauptleute of the German New Guinea Company) from 1 September
• German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Südwestafrika) — Curt von François (commissioner)
• Togoland - vacant to 4 June, then Jesko von Puttkamer (acting commissioner) (2nd term)

Births

4 January — Siegfried Lehman, German-born Israeli educator (died 1958)

Deaths

13 March — Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (born 1837)