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Frederick I, Elector of Saxony

1370 - 1428

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Frederick I, the Belligerent or the Warlike (German: Friedrich der Streitbare; 11 April 1370 – 4 January 1428), a member of the House of Wettin, ruled as Margrave of Meissen from 1407 and Elector of Saxony (as Frederick I) from 1423 until his death. He is not to be confused with his cousin Landgrave Frederick IV of Thuringia, the son of Landgrave Balthasar. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony has received more than 396,528 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Frederick I, Elector of Saxony is the 3,324th most popular politician (down from 3,310th in 2019), the 897th most popular biography from Germany (up from 901st in 2019) and the 253rd most popular German Politician.

Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, was born in 1463 and died in 1525. He was a prince elector of the Holy Roman Empire and the founder of the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin. He is most famous for being one of the most powerful princes in the Holy Roman Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ranks 3,324 out of 19,576. Before him are Hissène Habré, Ernst Gideon von Laudon, Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Istakhri, Ferdinand, Duke of Parma, and Drypetis. After him are Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Boris Tadić, Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, Stephen Bocskai, Ptahhotep, and Ismail Qemali.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1370, Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ranks 8. Before him are Antipope John XXIII, Isabeau of Bavaria, Olaf II of Denmark, Leonardo Bruni, John VII Palaiologos, and Gentile da Fabriano. After him are Lorenzo Monaco, Erasmo of Narni, William, Duke of Austria, Švitrigaila, Antipope Clement VIII, and James II, Count of La Marche. Among people deceased in 1428, Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ranks 3. Before him are Masaccio, and Andrei Rublev. After him are Emperor Shōkō, Sophia of Bavaria, Zawisza Czarny, Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Savoy, Andronikos Palaiologos, and Maxtla.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ranks 897 out of 7,253. Before him are Hans-Dietrich Genscher (1927), Philip William, Elector Palatine (1615), Joost van den Vondel (1587), Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen (1622), W. G. Sebald (1944), and Eduard Künneke (1885). After him are Gudrun Ensslin (1940), Götz von Berlichingen (1480), Otto I, Duke of Bavaria (1120), Maria Anna of Bavaria (1574), Ulrich von Jungingen (1360), and Rainer Weiss (1932).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ranks 253. Before him are William II of Württemberg (1848), Gotthard Kettler (1517), Florian Geyer (1490), Saloninus (242), Hans-Dietrich Genscher (1927), and Philip William, Elector Palatine (1615). After him are Otto I, Duke of Bavaria (1120), Ulrich von Jungingen (1360), Kurt Zeitzler (1895), Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal (1857), William IV, Duke of Bavaria (1493), and Prince Augustus William of Prussia (1722).

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