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Bernard of Saxe-Weimar

1604 - 1639

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Bernard of Saxe-Weimar (German: Bernhard von Sachsen-Weimar; 16 August 1604 – 18 July 1639) was a duke of Saxe-Weimar and a politically active Protestant general during the Thirty Years' War (1618–48). Known as one of the most capable field commanders of the conflict, he secured several notable victories against the forces of the Austrian Habsburgs, which strengthened both his reputation and the strategic position of the Protestant armies. Having first served in the armies of the Rhenish Palatinate, Baden, and Denmark, Bernard joined the Swedish king Gustavus II Adolphus in 1631 and rose from colonel of the royal guards to general. After Gustavus was killed at the Battle of Lützen (1632), Bernard took command and helped secure a Protestant victory, earning the duchy of Franconia for his later successes against Wallenstein. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Bernard of Saxe-Weimar is the 6,051st most popular politician (down from 5,753rd in 2024), the 1,612th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,588th in 2019) and the 466th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bernard of Saxe-Weimar ranks 6,051 out of 19,576. Before him are Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco, Joseph Boakai, Shebitku, Frederick II, Elector Palatine, Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, and Lucius Antonius. After him are Louis, Prince of Condé, Princess Sophie of the Netherlands, Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy, Ordoño IV of León, Pepin, Count of Vermandois, and Birutė.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1604, Bernard of Saxe-Weimar ranks 7. Before him are Osman II, John IV of Portugal, Johann Rudolf Glauber, Tokugawa Iemitsu, John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, and İslâm III Giray. After him are Claudia de' Medici, Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine, Zheng Zhilong, Menasseh Ben Israel, Catherine of Brandenburg, and Abraham Bosse. Among people deceased in 1639, Bernard of Saxe-Weimar ranks 6. Before him are Mustafa I, Tommaso Campanella, Orazio Gentileschi, Martin de Porres, and Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. After him are Roelant Savery, Martin Opitz, Stefano Landi, Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Augusta of Denmark, and John Ford.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Bernard of Saxe-Weimar ranks 1,612 out of 7,253. Before him are Friedrich Wetter (1928), Karl Korsch (1886), August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798), Frederick II, Elector Palatine (1482), Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (1746), and Gunter Sachs (1932). After him are Miguel, Duke of Braganza (1853), Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen (1257), Adolf Schmal (1872), Siegfried Lenz (1926), Jürgen Grabowski (1944), and Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1724).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Bernard of Saxe-Weimar ranks 466. Before him are Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg (1617), Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1752), Otto Wels (1873), Richard Glücks (1889), Frederick II, Elector Palatine (1482), and Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (1746). After him are Miguel, Duke of Braganza (1853), Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen (1257), Adolf Schmal (1872), Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1724), Lothar von Richthofen (1894), and Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorff (1896).

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