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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 322,334 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Ernest, Elector of Saxony is the 2,744th most popular politician (up from 3,177th in 2019), the 746th most popular biography from Germany (up from 880th in 2019) and the 215th 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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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ernest, Elector of Saxony ranks 2,744 out of 15,577Before him are Alexander Jannaeus, Sigebert I, David Sassoli, Abdelkader Bensalah, Sirikit, and Emperor Kōrei. After him are Omri, Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, Armah, Franz Ziereis, Sverker I of Sweden, and Mircea I of Wallachia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1441, Ernest, Elector of Saxony ranks 4Before him are Ali-Shir Nava'i, Danjong of Joseon, and Charlotte of Savoy. After him are Topa Inca Yupanqui, Martín Alonso Pinzón, Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri, Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, Matteo Maria Boiardo, Antonio de Nebrija, and Francisco de Borja. Among people deceased in 1486, Ernest, Elector of Saxony ranks 2Before him is Diogo Cão. After him are Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg, Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland, Tizoc, Margaret of Foix, Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony, Marco Barbarigo, Louis I, Count of Montpensier, and Aristotele Fioravanti.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ernest, Elector of Saxony ranks 746 out of 6,142Before him are Otto Grotewohl (1894), Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg (1371), Heinrich Hoffmann (1885), Hugo Boss (1885), Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse (1868), and Wolfgang Paul (1913). After him are Franz Ziereis (1905), Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony (1867), Frank Farian (1941), Heinrich Lübke (1894), Max Beckmann (1884), and Anna Leopoldovna (1718).

Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Ernest, Elector of Saxony ranks 215Before him are Frederick Augustus III of Saxony (1865), Wilhelm Cuno (1876), Philip William, Elector Palatine (1615), Otto Grotewohl (1894), Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg (1371), and Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse (1868). After him are Franz Ziereis (1905), Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony (1867), Heinrich Lübke (1894), Anna Leopoldovna (1718), Paul Blobel (1894), and Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick (1735).