1441 - 1486
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, Ernest, Elector of Saxony ranks 2,744 out of 15,577. Before 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.
125 BC - 76 BC
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 2,738
535 - 575
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 2,739
1956 - 2022
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 2,740
1941 - 2021
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 2,741
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 2,742
341 BC - 214 BC
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 2,743
1441 - 1486
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 2,744
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 2,745
1011 - 1076
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 2,746
550 - 630
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 2,747
1905 - 1945
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 2,748
1100 - 1156
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 2,749
1355 - 1418
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 2,750
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, 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 2. Before 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.
1441 - 1501
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 1
1441 - 1457
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 2
1441 - 1483
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 3
1441 - 1486
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 4
1441 - 1493
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 5
1441 - 1493
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 6
1441 - 1516
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 7
1441 - 1484
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 8
1441 - 1494
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 9
1441 - 1522
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 10
1441 - 1511
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 11
1440 - 1486
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 1
1441 - 1486
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 2
1414 - 1486
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 3
1456 - 1486
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 4
1436 - 1486
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 5
1453 - 1486
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 6
1416 - 1486
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 7
1413 - 1486
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 8
1406 - 1486
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 9
1415 - 1486
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 10
Among people born in Germany, Ernest, Elector of Saxony ranks 746 out of 6,142. Before 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).
1894 - 1964
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 740
1371 - 1440
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 741
1885 - 1957
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 742
1885 - 1948
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 743
1868 - 1940
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 744
1913 - 1993
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 745
1441 - 1486
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 746
1905 - 1945
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 747
1867 - 1944
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 748
1941 - 2024
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 749
1894 - 1972
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 750
1884 - 1950
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 751
1718 - 1746
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 752
Among politicians born in Germany, Ernest, Elector of Saxony ranks 215. Before 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).
1865 - 1932
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 209
1876 - 1933
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 210
1615 - 1690
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 211
1894 - 1964
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 212
1371 - 1440
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 213
1868 - 1940
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 214
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