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Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg

1629 - 1698

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Ernest Augustus (German: Ernst August; 20 November 1629 – 23 January 1698), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was Prince of Calenberg from 1679 until his death, and father of George I of Great Britain. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg has received more than 633,819 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg is the 2,338th most popular politician (down from 2,141st in 2019), the 640th most popular biography from Germany (down from 593rd in 2019) and the 176th most popular German Politician.

Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg is most famous for being the father of King George I of Great Britain.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 2,338 out of 15,577Before him are Anund Jacob, Jovanka Broz, Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, Emperor Xuan of Han, Michael IX Palaiologos, and Edward Rydz-Śmigły. After him are Cevdet Sunay, Romano Prodi, Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Sher Shah Suri, Michael IV the Paphlagonian, and Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1629, Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 6Before him are Christiaan Huygens, John III Sobieski, Alexis of Russia, Pieter de Hooch, and Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias. After him are Gabriël Metsu, John of Austria the Younger, Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, Narai, Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, and Charles II, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat. Among people deceased in 1698, Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 1After him are Petro Doroshenko, Rasmus Bartholin, Frederick Casimir Kettler, Leonora Christina Ulfeldt, Gerrit Berckheyde, Andrea Guarneri, Willem de Vlamingh, Balthasar Bekker, John George II, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, and Louis de Buade de Frontenac.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 640 out of 6,142Before him are Anna Anderson (1896), Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (1837), Jakob Fugger (1459), Rudolf Otto (1869), Frederick Trump (1869), and Otto Rehhagel (1938). After him are Karl Wolff (1900), Jürgen Klopp (1967), Hans von Aachen (1552), Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1673), Till Lindemann (1963), and Ernst Mayr (1904).

Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 176Before him are Johannes Rau (1931), August Bebel (1840), Walther Rathenau (1867), Maria Josepha of Bavaria (1739), Werner von Haeften (1908), and Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (1837). After him are Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1673), Elsa Einstein (1876), Maria Anna of Bavaria (1805), John William Friso, Prince of Orange (1687), George William, Elector of Brandenburg (1595), and Erich Mielke (1907).