1898 in Germany
Events in the year 1898 in Germany.Incumbents
National 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 – Ernest Louis
- Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin – Frederick Francis IV
- Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Frederick William
- Grand Duke of Oldenburg – Peter II
- Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach – Charles Alexander
Principalities
- Schaumburg-Lippe – George, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
- Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt – Günther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
- Schwarzburg-Sondershausen – Karl Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
- Principality of Lippe – Alexander, Prince of Lippe
- Reuss Elder Line – Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz
- Reuss Younger Line – Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line
- Waldeck and Pyrmont – Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Duchies
- Duke of Anhalt – Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt
- Duke of Brunswick – Prince Albert of Prussia
- Duke of Saxe-Altenburg – Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
- Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha – Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Duke of Saxe-Meiningen – Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Colonial governors
- Cameroon – Jesko von Puttkamer ' to 12 January, then Theodor Seitz ' to 13 October, then again Jesko von Puttkamer ' from 14 October
- Kiautschou – Carl Rosendahl from 7 March
- German East Africa – Eduard von Liebert
- German New Guinea – Hugo Skopnik
- German South-West Africa – Theodor Leutwein '
- Togoland – August Köhler ''
Events
- 16 June – German federal election, 1898
- Unknown date - An industrial robot and factory automation manufacturing brand KUKA was founded in Bavaria.
Births
- 4 June – Aryeh Leo Olitzki, German-born Israeli bacteriologist
- 23 June – Karl Weinbacher, German manager and war criminal
- 26 November – Karl Ziegler chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate
Deaths
- 30 July – Otto von Bismarck, German politician, Chancellor of Germany
- 25 September – Hieronymous Theodor Richter, German chemist
