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Ernest, Elector of Saxony

1441 - 1486

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Ernest (24 March 1441 – 26 August 1486), known as Ernst in German, was Elector of Saxony from 1464 to 1486. Ernst was the founder and progenitor of the Ernestine line of Saxon princes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernest, Elector of Saxony has received more than 340,519 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Ernest, Elector of Saxony is the 3,030th most popular politician (down from 2,736th in 2019), the 811th most popular biography from Germany (down from 746th in 2019) and the 223rd most popular German Politician.

Ernest, elector of Saxony is most famous for being a prince elector of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also a member of the House of Wettin and the father of Frederick the Great.

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  • 2.21

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ernest, Elector of Saxony ranks 3,030 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Kanmu, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Sultan Husayn Bayqara, Boris Shcherbina, Charles III, Duke of Savoy, and Deiphobus. After him are Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Lluís Companys, Xanana Gusmão, Laurent Gbagbo, Topa Inca Yupanqui, and Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1441, Ernest, Elector of Saxony ranks 4. Before him are Ali-Shir Nava'i, Danjong of Joseon, and Charlotte of Savoy. After him are Topa Inca Yupanqui, Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri, Martín Alonso Pinzón, Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, Matteo Maria Boiardo, Antonio de Nebrija, Francisco de Borja, and Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg. Among people deceased in 1486, Ernest, Elector of Saxony ranks 3. Before him are Diogo Cão, and Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg. After him are Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland, Tizoc, Sittişah Hatun, Margaret of Foix, Marco Barbarigo, Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony, Aristotele Fioravanti, and Louis I, Count of Montpensier.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ernest, Elector of Saxony ranks 811 out of 7,253. Before him are Frank Wedekind (1864), Herschel Grynszpan (1921), Hugo Sperrle (1885), Agnes of Merania (1175), Boris Becker (1967), and Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (1946). After him are Michael Praetorius (1571), Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (1504), Walter Hallstein (1901), Albert of Brandenburg (1490), Wilhelm Windelband (1848), and Günther Prien (1908).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Ernest, Elector of Saxony ranks 223. Before him are Gisela of Hungary (980), Joseph Wirth (1879), Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1629), Herschel Grynszpan (1921), Agnes of Merania (1175), and Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (1946). After him are Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (1504), Walter Hallstein (1901), Thomas Bach (1953), George, King of Saxony (1832), Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt (1765), and Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1671).

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