1735 - 1806
Charles William Ferdinand (German: Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand; 9 October 1735 – 10 November 1806) was the prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and a military leader. His titles are usually shortened to Duke of Brunswick in English-language sources. He succeeded his father as sovereign prince of the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, one of the princely states of the Holy Roman Empire. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick has received more than 351,866 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick is the 2,792nd most popular politician (up from 2,838th in 2019), the 756th most popular biography from Germany (up from 794th in 2019) and the 221st most popular German Politician.
Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, was a general in the army of Frederick the Great. He is most famous for his victory at the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt in 1806.
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Among politicians, Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick ranks 2,792 out of 15,577. Before him are Mstislav I of Kiev, Telipinu, Hormizd IV, Maurice Quentin de La Tour, Sancho IV of Castile, and Paul Blobel. After him are Philippa of England, Maria of Yugoslavia, Muhammad bin Saud, Postumus, Cleopatra VI of Egypt, and Lu Xun.
1076 - 1132
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 2,786
1600 BC - 1600 BC
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 2,787
540 - 590
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 2,788
1704 - 1788
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 2,789
1258 - 1295
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 2,790
1894 - 1951
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 2,791
1735 - 1806
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 2,792
1394 - 1430
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 2,793
1900 - 1961
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 2,794
1710 - 1765
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 2,795
250 - 269
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 2,796
95 BC - 57 BC
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 2,797
183 - 245
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 2,798
Among people born in 1735, Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick ranks 5. Before him are John Adams, Johann Christian Bach, Crown Prince Sado, and François Christophe de Kellermann. After him are Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne, Torbern Bergman, Paul Revere, Caspar Friedrich Wolff, Princess Maria Christina of Saxony, August Ludwig von Schlözer, and Johann Karl August Musäus. Among people deceased in 1806, Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick ranks 11. Before him are Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este, William V, Prince of Orange, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Carlo Gozzi, and Michael Haydn. After him are William Pitt the Younger, Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, Claude Nicolas Ledoux, Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, Mungo Park, and Nicolas Leblanc.
1735 - 1826
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 1
1735 - 1782
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 2
1735 - 1762
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 3
1735 - 1820
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 4
1735 - 1806
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 5
1735 - 1814
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 6
1735 - 1784
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 7
1735 - 1818
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 8
1735 - 1794
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 9
1735 - 1782
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 10
1735 - 1809
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 11
1735 - 1787
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 12
1754 - 1806
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 5
1748 - 1806
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 6
1758 - 1806
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 7
1750 - 1806
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 8
1720 - 1806
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 9
1737 - 1806
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 10
1735 - 1806
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 11
1759 - 1806
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 12
1757 - 1806
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 13
1736 - 1806
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 14
1763 - 1806
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 15
1771 - 1806
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 16
1742 - 1806
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 17
Among people born in Germany, Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick ranks 756 out of 6,142. Before him are Heinrich Lübke (1894), Max Beckmann (1884), Anna Leopoldovna (1718), Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (1715), Walther Wenck (1900), and Paul Blobel (1894). After him are Ernst Chain (1906), Maria of Yugoslavia (1900), Bettina von Arnim (1785), Paul Breitner (1951), Anselm Kiefer (1945), and Ferdinand von Lindemann (1852).
1894 - 1972
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 750
1884 - 1950
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 751
1718 - 1746
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 752
1715 - 1797
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 753
1900 - 1982
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 754
1894 - 1951
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 755
1735 - 1806
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 756
1906 - 1979
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 757
1900 - 1961
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 758
1785 - 1859
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 759
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 760
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 761
1852 - 1939
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 762
Among politicians born in Germany, Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick ranks 221. Before him are Ernest, Elector of Saxony (1441), Franz Ziereis (1905), Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony (1867), Heinrich Lübke (1894), Anna Leopoldovna (1718), and Paul Blobel (1894). After him are Maria of Yugoslavia (1900), Herschel Grynszpan (1921), Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (1412), Princess Feodora of Leiningen (1807), Otto III, Duke of Bavaria (1261), and Richard Baer (1911).
1441 - 1486
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 215
1905 - 1945
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 216
1867 - 1944
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 217
1894 - 1972
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 218
1718 - 1746
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 219
1894 - 1951
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 220
1735 - 1806
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 221
1900 - 1961
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 222
1921 - 1942
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 223
1412 - 1464
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 224
1807 - 1872
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 225
1261 - 1312
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 226
1911 - 1963
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 227