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Ernst Johann von Biron

1690 - 1772

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Ernst Johann von Biron (German: Ernst Johann von Biron; Russian: Эрнст Иоганн Бирон; 23 November [O.S. 13 November] 1690 – 29 December [O.S. 18 December] 1772) was Duke of Courland and Semigallia from 1737 to 1740 and again from 1763 to 1769. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernst Johann von Biron has received more than 165,731 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Ernst Johann von Biron is the 4,791st most popular politician (down from 4,764th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Latvia (up from 19th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Latvian Politician.

Ernst Johann von Biron was the Duke of Courland and Semigallia. He was also the last Duke of Courland. He was most famous for his role in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ernst Johann von Biron ranks 4,791 out of 19,576. Before him are Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg, Tammam Salam, Eleanor of Viseu, Leszek the White, Walter Mondale, and Abdullah Khan II. After him are Liamine Zéroual, Félix Tshisekedi, Janez Janša, Prince Henry of Battenberg, James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, and Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1690, Ernst Johann von Biron ranks 5. Before him are Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, Christian Goldbach, Leonardo Vinci, and Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst. After him are Nicolas Lancret, Francesco Maria Veracini, Victor Amadeus I, Prince of Carignano, Joseph Johann Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein, Patrona Halil, Edward Low, and Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel. Among people deceased in 1772, Ernst Johann von Biron ranks 6. Before him are Emanuel Swedenborg, Johann Friedrich Struensee, Ahmad Shah Durrani, Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, and Louis-Claude Daquin. After him are Gottfried Achenwall, Gerard van Swieten, Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein, John Canton, Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, and Princess Mary of Great Britain.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Ernst Johann von Biron ranks 16 out of 323. Before him are Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (1937), Ernst Gideon von Laudon (1717), Jacob Kettler (1610), Aron Nimzowitsch (1886), Gidon Kremer (1947), and Peter von Biron (1724). After him are Vera Mukhina (1889), Mischa Maisky (1948), Andris Bērziņš (1944), Abraham Isaac Kook (1865), Jānis Lūsis (1939), and Egils Levits (1955).

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Among POLITICIANS In Latvia

Among politicians born in Latvia, Ernst Johann von Biron ranks 6. Before him are Kārlis Ulmanis (1877), Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (1937), Ernst Gideon von Laudon (1717), Jacob Kettler (1610), and Peter von Biron (1724). After him are Andris Bērziņš (1944), Egils Levits (1955), Frederick Casimir Kettler (1650), Pauline Therese of Württemberg (1800), Frederick William, Duke of Courland (1692), and Jānis Čakste (1859).

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