The Kaiser was the figure-head. The German High Command ruled Germany in WWI. I can give you a list of which German generals were the dictators during that war if you want.
“The German High Command ruled Germany in WWI.”
Hindenburg & Ludendorf were running the show by then end.
I can give you the same list. Only after the war had been lost did the Kaiser realize he wasn’t as necessary as he thought. But his support for the armaments program and overall jingoistic behavior for the prior 30 yrs were critical to the German High Command’s plans.
As better description is that the German people threw the Kaiser out and the Army would not restore him.