POLITICIAN
Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland
1733 - 1796
Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland
Prince Karl Christian Joseph of Saxony, also anglicized as Charles of Saxony (13 July 1733 – 16 June 1796), was a German prince of the House of Wettin. He was Duke of Courland and Semigallia from 1758 to 1763. Born in Dresden, he was the fifth son of Augustus III, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, and Maria Josepha of Austria. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland has received more than 64,455 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland is the 6,753rd most popular politician (down from 5,867th in 2019), the 1,841st most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,641st in 2019) and the 535th most popular German Politician.
Memorability Metrics
64k
Page Views (PV)
57.26
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
7.44
Effective Languages (L*)
1.63
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland ranks 6,753 out of 19,576. Before him are Ivan Asen III of Bulgaria, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Boniface II, Marquis of Montferrat, Adil Abdul-Mahdi, Walther Hewel, and Hatuey. After him are Bonosus, Yesün Temür, Viola Amherd, Carl Adolph Agardh, Birutė, and Ram Baran Yadav.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIvan Asen III of Bulgaria
1259 - 1303
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 6,747
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
1921 - 2009
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 6,748
Boniface II, Marquis of Montferrat
1202 - 1253
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 6,749
Adil Abdul-Mahdi
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 6,750
Walther Hewel
1904 - 1945
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 6,751
Hatuey
1478 - 1512
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 6,752
Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland
1733 - 1796
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 6,753
Bonosus
300 - 281
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 6,754
Yesün Temür
1293 - 1328
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 6,755
Viola Amherd
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 6,756
Carl Adolph Agardh
1785 - 1859
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 6,757
Birutė
1317 - 1382
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 6,758
Ram Baran Yadav
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 6,759
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1733, Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland ranks 9. Before him are Magtymguly Pyragy, Christoph Martin Wieland, Siraj ud-Daulah, Carsten Niebuhr, Hubert Robert, and Jean-Charles de Borda. After him are Gottfried van Swieten, Daniel Solander, Christoph Friedrich Nicolai, Maruyama Ōkyo, George Read, and Philip Carteret. Among people deceased in 1796, Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland ranks 12. Before him are James Macpherson, Adolph Freiherr Knigge, Johann Daniel Titius, Thomas Reid, Shahrokh Shah, and Pyotr Rumyantsev. After him are Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, François de Charette, Velu Nachiyar, Franz Anton Maulbertsch, Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde, and Guillaume Thomas François Raynal.
Others Born in 1733
Go to all RankingsMagtymguly Pyragy
WRITER
1733 - 1807
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 3
Christoph Martin Wieland
WRITER
1733 - 1813
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 4
Siraj ud-Daulah
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1757
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 5
Carsten Niebuhr
EXPLORER
1733 - 1815
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 6
Hubert Robert
PAINTER
1733 - 1808
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 7
Jean-Charles de Borda
PHYSICIST
1733 - 1799
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 8
Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1796
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 9
Gottfried van Swieten
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1803
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 10
Daniel Solander
BIOLOGIST
1733 - 1782
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 11
Christoph Friedrich Nicolai
WRITER
1733 - 1811
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 12
Maruyama Ōkyo
PAINTER
1733 - 1795
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 13
George Read
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1798
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 14
Philip Carteret
EXPLORER
1733 - 1796
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1796
Go to all RankingsJames Macpherson
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1796
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 6
Adolph Freiherr Knigge
WRITER
1752 - 1796
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 7
Johann Daniel Titius
ASTRONOMER
1729 - 1796
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 8
Thomas Reid
PHILOSOPHER
1710 - 1796
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 9
Shahrokh Shah
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1796
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 10
Pyotr Rumyantsev
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1796
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 11
Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1796
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 12
Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois
ACTOR
1749 - 1796
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 13
François de Charette
POLITICIAN
1763 - 1796
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 14
Velu Nachiyar
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1796
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 15
Franz Anton Maulbertsch
PAINTER
1724 - 1796
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 16
Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde
MATHEMATICIAN
1735 - 1796
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 17
Guillaume Thomas François Raynal
WRITER
1713 - 1796
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 18
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland ranks 1,841 out of 7,253. Before him are Herbert von Bismarck (1849), Carl Bernhard von Trinius (1778), Eugen Fink (1905), Ernst Neufert (1900), Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein (1885), and Walther Hewel (1904). After him are Johann Rattenhuber (1897), Ernest, Duke of Bavaria (1373), Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1460), Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen (1202), Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg (1706), and Paul Drude (1863).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsHerbert von Bismarck
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1904
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 1,835
Carl Bernhard von Trinius
BIOLOGIST
1778 - 1844
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 1,836
Eugen Fink
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1975
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 1,837
Ernst Neufert
ARCHITECT
1900 - 1986
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 1,838
Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1970
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 1,839
Walther Hewel
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1945
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 1,840
Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1796
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 1,841
Johann Rattenhuber
EXTREMIST
1897 - 1957
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 1,842
Ernest, Duke of Bavaria
1373 - 1438
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 1,843
Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
POLITICIAN
1460 - 1536
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 1,844
Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen
POLITICIAN
1202 - 1248
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 1,845
Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg
COMPANION
1706 - 1735
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 1,846
Paul Drude
PHYSICIST
1863 - 1906
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 1,847
Among POLITICIANS In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland ranks 535. Before him are Gertrud Scholtz-Klink (1902), Welf II, Duke of Bavaria (1072), Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau (1833), Herbert von Bismarck (1849), Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein (1885), and Walther Hewel (1904). After him are Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1460), Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen (1202), Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg (1390), Julius Dorpmüller (1869), Charles II, Elector Palatine (1651), and Johannes R. Becher (1891).
Gertrud Scholtz-Klink
1902 - 1999
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 529
Welf II, Duke of Bavaria
1072 - 1120
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 530
Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau
1833 - 1916
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 531
Herbert von Bismarck
1849 - 1904
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 532
Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein
1885 - 1970
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 533
Walther Hewel
1904 - 1945
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 534
Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland
1733 - 1796
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 535
Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
1460 - 1536
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 536
Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen
1202 - 1248
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 537
Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg
1390 - 1440
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 538
Julius Dorpmüller
1869 - 1945
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 539
Charles II, Elector Palatine
1651 - 1685
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 540
Johannes R. Becher
1891 - 1958
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 541