1490 - 1545
Albert of Brandenburg (German: Albrecht von Brandenburg; 28 June 1490 – 24 September 1545) was a German cardinal, elector, Archbishop of Mainz from 1514 to 1545, and Archbishop of Magdeburg from 1513 to 1545. Through his notorious sale of indulgences, he became the catalyst for Martin Luther's Reformation and its staunch opponent. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Albert of Brandenburg has received more than 148,558 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Albert of Brandenburg is the 779th most popular religious figure (down from 731st in 2019), the 874th most popular biography from Germany (down from 865th in 2019) and the 20th most popular German Religious Figure.
Albert of Brandenburg is most famous for being the first Margrave of Brandenburg. He was a member of the House of Ascania and a descendant of Albert the Bear, the first Margrave of Brandenburg.
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Among religious figures, Albert of Brandenburg ranks 779 out of 2,238. Before him are Itzhak Stern, Antipope Boniface VII, Expeditus, Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha, Thaïs, and Angela of Foligno. After him are Brendan, Arnulf of Metz, Mary of Bethany, Lucile Randon, Saint Susanna, and Bruno of Querfurt.
1901 - 1969
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 773
1000 - 985
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 774
300 - 303
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 775
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 776
350 - 400
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 777
1248 - 1309
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 778
1490 - 1545
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 779
484 - 578
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 780
582 - 641
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 781
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 782
1904 - 2023
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 783
280 - 295
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 784
970 - 1009
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 785
Among people born in 1490, Albert of Brandenburg ranks 7. Before him are Mimar Sinan, Albert, Duke of Prussia, Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Adrian Willaert, Olaus Magnus, and Huáscar. After him are Vittoria Colonna, Ebussuud Efendi, Florian Geyer, Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, and Françoise d'Alençon. Among people deceased in 1545, Albert of Brandenburg ranks 8. Before him are Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal, Hans Baldung, Injong of Joseon, Sher Shah Suri, Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, and Elizabeth of Austria. After him are Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, Peter Faber, Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans, Louis X, Duke of Bavaria, Pietro Lando, and Nikola Jurišić.
1490 - 1588
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 1
1490 - 1568
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 2
1490 - 1527
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 3
1490 - 1562
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 4
1490 - 1557
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 5
1490 - 1533
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 6
1490 - 1545
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 7
1490 - 1547
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 8
1490 - 1574
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 9
1490 - 1525
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 10
1490 - 1573
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 11
1490 - 1538
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 12
1490 - 1550
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 13
1527 - 1545
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 2
1484 - 1545
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 3
1515 - 1545
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 4
1486 - 1545
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 5
1484 - 1545
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 6
1526 - 1545
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 7
1490 - 1545
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 8
1517 - 1545
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 9
1506 - 1545
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 10
1522 - 1545
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 11
1495 - 1545
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 12
1462 - 1545
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 13
1490 - 1545
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 14
Among people born in Germany, Albert of Brandenburg ranks 874 out of 6,142. Before him are Heinrich Louis d'Arrest (1822), Moses Hess (1812), Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal (1857), Erich Kempka (1910), Princess Marianne of the Netherlands (1810), and Hennig Brand (1630). After him are Stefan George (1868), Volker Schlöndorff (1939), Otto I, Duke of Bavaria (1120), Maurice, Elector of Saxony (1521), Zwentibold (870), and Peter Parler (1330).
1822 - 1875
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 868
1812 - 1875
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 869
1857 - 1943
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 870
1910 - 1975
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 871
1810 - 1883
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 872
1630 - 1710
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 873
1490 - 1545
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 874
1868 - 1933
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 875
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 876
1120 - 1183
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 877
1521 - 1553
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 878
870 - 900
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 879
1330 - 1399
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 880
Among religious figures born in Germany, Albert of Brandenburg ranks 20. Before him are Pope Victor II (1018), Norbert of Xanten (1080), Margot Frank (1926), Gertrude the Great (1256), Johann Tetzel (1460), and Therese Neumann (1898). After him are Bruno of Querfurt (970), Nicolaus Zinzendorf (1700), Conrad Schumann (1942), Killing of Peter Fechter (1944), Severinus of Noricum (410), and Gotthard of Hildesheim (960).
1018 - 1057
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 14
1080 - 1134
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 15
1926 - 1945
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 16
1256 - 1302
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 17
1460 - 1519
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 18
1898 - 1962
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 19
1490 - 1545
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 20
970 - 1009
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 21
1700 - 1760
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 22
1942 - 1998
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 23
1944 - 1962
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 24
410 - 482
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 25
960 - 1038
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 26