9 , ▁when ▁he ▁formally ▁asked ▁the ▁Al lied ▁and ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Pow ers ▁to ▁place ▁him ▁on ▁trial ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁Kaiser . ▁The ▁Supreme ▁War ▁Council ▁decided ▁to ▁ignore ▁his ▁request . ▁He ▁was ▁often ▁mentioned ▁as ▁among ▁those ▁who ▁might ▁be ▁tried ▁by ▁Al lies ▁for ▁political ▁off ences ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁reports ▁from ▁Gene va ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁cred ited ▁in ▁diplom atic ▁circles ▁there ▁as ▁leading ▁the ▁monarch ists ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁H oh enz oll ern s ▁and ▁the ▁H abs burg s , ▁the ▁nucle us ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁located ▁in ▁Switzerland . ▁ ▁The ▁ex - Ch an cell or ▁spent ▁the ▁short ▁remainder ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁ret irement , ▁writing ▁his ▁mem oir s . ▁A ▁little ▁after ▁Christmas ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁he ▁caught ▁a ▁cold , ▁which ▁developed ▁into ▁ac ute ▁p neum onia ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁His ▁wife ▁had ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁lost ▁his ▁el dest ▁son ▁in ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁a ▁daughter , ▁Count ess ▁Ze ech , ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Leg ation ▁at ▁Mun ich . ▁ ▁Beth mann - H oll weg ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁H ohen fin ow . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Clark