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Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria

1752 - 1837

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Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria (full German name: Wilhelm, Herzog in Bayern; 10 November 1752 – 8 January 1837) was a German prince of the House of Wittelsbach. Born into a non-ruling cadet branch of the widely branched House of Wittelsbach, Wilhelm was Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen between 1789 and 1799 and first Duke in Bavaria from 16 February 1799 until his death in 1837. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria has received more than 92,718 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria is the 6,057th most popular politician (up from 6,424th in 2019), the 1,663rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,783rd in 2019) and the 479th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria ranks 6,057 out of 19,576. Before him are José Maria Neves, Jin Youzhi, Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia, Gnaeus Pompeius, Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, and Muazzez Sultan. After him are Spencer Perceval, Chandragupta I, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Margaret, Countess of Anjou, Cai Yong, and Carmen Polo, 1st Lady of Meirás.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1752, Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria ranks 13. Before him are Karl Mack von Leiberich, Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, Jacques Roux, Thomas Chatterton, Adolph Freiherr Knigge, and Nguyễn Huệ. After him are Infante Gabriel of Spain, Sébastien Érard, John Nash, Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt, Andrey Razumovsky, and Betsy Ross. Among people deceased in 1837, Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria ranks 17. Before him are Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands, John Field, Philippe Buonarroti, Duke Pius August in Bavaria, Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Adam Afzelius. After him are 10th Dalai Lama, Ludwig Börne, William George Horner, Jean-François Le Sueur, Mariano José de Larra, and Gaspar del Bufalo.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria ranks 1,663 out of 7,253. Before him are Meinhard III, Count of Gorizia-Tyrol (1344), Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1739), Heinz Hitler (1920), August Hirt (1898), Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorff (1896), and Karl Christian Friedrich Krause (1781). After him are Hans-Peter Briegel (1955), Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1778), Mary Wigman (1886), Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen (1310), Rudolf Lange (1910), and Moritz von Jacobi (1801).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria ranks 479. Before him are Prince Oskar of Prussia (1888), Margravine Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg (1623), Christian the Younger of Brunswick (1599), Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine (1866), Meinhard III, Count of Gorizia-Tyrol (1344), and Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorff (1896). After him are Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen (1310), Rudolf Lange (1910), George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1624), Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse (1806), Princess Alexandrine of Baden (1820), and Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha of Austria (1654).

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