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Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

1720 - 1785

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Frederick II (German: Landgraf Friedrich II von Hessen-Kassel) (14 August 1720 – 31 October 1785) was Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) from 1760 to 1785. He ruled as an enlightened despot, and raised money by renting soldiers (called "Hessians") to Great Britain to help fight the American Revolutionary War. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel has received more than 222,637 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel is the 6,158th most popular politician (down from 5,987th in 2019), the 1,712th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,678th in 2019) and the 515th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ranks 6,158 out of 15,577. Before him are Ivan Asen III of Bulgaria, Merenhor, William Clito, Lester B. Pearson, Augustinas Voldemaras, and Sukjong of Goryeo. After him are Bolesław IV the Curly, Zhu Yujian, Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria, Theron of Acragas, Olav Magnusson of Norway, and Morihiro Hosokawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1720, Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ranks 13. Before him are James Hargreaves, Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, Emperor Sakuramachi, Vilna Gaon, Charles Bonnet, and Heraclius II of Georgia. After him are Honoré III, Prince of Monaco, Hyder Ali, William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, Maximilian Hell, Johann Friedrich Agricola, and Johann Schobert. Among people deceased in 1785, Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ranks 9. Before him are Baldassare Galuppi, Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, Gabriel Bonnot de Mably, Pietro Longhi, and Luis of Spain, Count of Chinchón. After him are Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg, Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duchess Frederica of Württemberg, and Princess Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ranks 1,712 out of 6,142. Before him are Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg (1759), Walter Röhrl (1947), Michael Stifel (1487), Richenza of Northeim (1087), Kurt von Tippelskirch (1891), and Manfred von Ardenne (1907). After him are Matilda of Frisia (1024), Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1739), Andreas Osiander (1498), Max Immelmann (1890), George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1779), and Johann Nepomuk Maelzel (1772).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ranks 515. Before him are Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia (1332), Miguel, Duke of Braganza (1853), Jan Tschichold (1902), Max Koegel (1895), Hinrich Lohse (1896), and Guillaume Henri Dufour (1787). After him are George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1779), Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine (1809), Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria (1235), Isidor Straus (1845), Frederick III, Elector Palatine (1515), and Ludwig Fischer (1905).

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