POLITICIAN
Frederick William, Duke of Courland
1692 - 1711
Frederick William, Duke of Courland
Frederick William (German: Friedrich Wilhelm; 19 July 1692 – 21 January 1711) was Duke of Courland and Semigallia from 1698 to 1711. Frederick Wilhelm was the son of Friedrich Kasimir Kettler, Duke of Courland and Semigallia and Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frederick William, Duke of Courland has received more than 101,659 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Frederick William, Duke of Courland is the 6,460th most popular politician (down from 6,086th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Latvia and the 11th most popular Latvian Politician.
Memorability Metrics
100k
Page Views (PV)
57.61
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
5.91
Effective Languages (L*)
2.10
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Frederick William, Duke of Courland ranks 6,460 out of 19,576. Before him are Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg, Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Jorge Carlos Fonseca, Nicholas Kanabos, Aquila of Sinope, and Franz Pfeffer von Salomon. After him are Albert Sarraut, Liuva II, Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut, Mohammed ben Abdallah, Göran Persson, and Adela of France.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg
1723 - 1787
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 6,454
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz
1911 - 1979
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 6,455
Jorge Carlos Fonseca
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 6,456
Nicholas Kanabos
1200 - 1204
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 6,457
Aquila of Sinope
100 - 200
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 6,458
Franz Pfeffer von Salomon
1888 - 1968
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 6,459
Frederick William, Duke of Courland
1692 - 1711
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 6,460
Albert Sarraut
1872 - 1962
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 6,461
Liuva II
583 - 603
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 6,462
Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut
1056 - 1098
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 6,463
Mohammed ben Abdallah
1710 - 1790
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 6,464
Göran Persson
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 6,465
Adela of France
1009 - 1079
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 6,466
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1692, Frederick William, Duke of Courland ranks 7. Before him are Giuseppe Tartini, Elisabeth Farnese, Pieter van Musschenbroek, Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria, Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon, and Adrienne Lecouvreur. After him are Joseph Butler, Alessandro Albani, James Stirling, Louisa Maria Stuart, Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, and Dolly Pentreath. Among people deceased in 1711, Frederick William, Duke of Courland ranks 5. Before him are Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis, Grand Dauphin, Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, and John William Friso, Prince of Orange. After him are Louis-François de Boufflers, Maria Amalia of Courland, Vladimir Atlasov, Joseph Vaz, Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Eusebio Kino, and Gerard de Lairesse.
Others Born in 1692
Go to all RankingsGiuseppe Tartini
MUSICIAN
1692 - 1770
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 1
Elisabeth Farnese
NOBLEMAN
1692 - 1766
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 2
Pieter van Musschenbroek
ASTRONOMER
1692 - 1761
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 3
Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria
COMPANION
1692 - 1699
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 4
Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1692 - 1740
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 5
Adrienne Lecouvreur
ACTOR
1692 - 1730
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 6
Frederick William, Duke of Courland
POLITICIAN
1692 - 1711
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 7
Joseph Butler
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1692 - 1752
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 8
Alessandro Albani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1692 - 1779
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 9
James Stirling
MATHEMATICIAN
1692 - 1770
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 10
Louisa Maria Stuart
POLITICIAN
1692 - 1712
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 11
Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer
POLITICIAN
1692 - 1766
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 12
Dolly Pentreath
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1692 - 1777
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1711
Go to all RankingsJoseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1678 - 1711
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 1
Louis, Grand Dauphin
POLITICIAN
1661 - 1711
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 2
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux
WRITER
1636 - 1711
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 3
John William Friso, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1687 - 1711
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 4
Frederick William, Duke of Courland
POLITICIAN
1692 - 1711
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 5
Louis-François de Boufflers
POLITICIAN
1644 - 1711
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 6
Maria Amalia of Courland
NOBLEMAN
1653 - 1711
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 7
Vladimir Atlasov
EXPLORER
1661 - 1711
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 8
Joseph Vaz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1651 - 1711
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 9
Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
POLITICIAN
1669 - 1711
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 10
Eusebio Kino
EXPLORER
1645 - 1711
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 11
Gerard de Lairesse
PAINTER
1640 - 1711
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 12
In Latvia
Among people born in Latvia, Frederick William, Duke of Courland ranks 28 out of 323. Before him are Egils Levits (1955), Wolfgang Lüth (1913), Rainis (1865), Raimonds Pauls (1936), Frederick Casimir Kettler (1650), and Pauline Therese of Württemberg (1800). After him are Jānis Čakste (1859), Pēteris Vasks (1946), Guntis Ulmanis (1939), Herberts Cukurs (1900), Valdis Zatlers (1955), and Wilhelm Kettler (1574).
Others born in Latvia
Go to all RankingsEgils Levits
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 22
Wolfgang Lüth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 1945
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 23
Rainis
WRITER
1865 - 1929
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 24
Raimonds Pauls
COMPOSER
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 25
Frederick Casimir Kettler
POLITICIAN
1650 - 1698
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 26
Pauline Therese of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1873
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 27
Frederick William, Duke of Courland
POLITICIAN
1692 - 1711
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 28
Jānis Čakste
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1927
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 29
Pēteris Vasks
COMPOSER
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 30
Guntis Ulmanis
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 31
Herberts Cukurs
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1965
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 32
Valdis Zatlers
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 33
Wilhelm Kettler
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1640
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 34
Among POLITICIANS In Latvia
Among politicians born in Latvia, Frederick William, Duke of Courland ranks 11. Before him are Peter von Biron (1724), Ernst Johann von Biron (1690), Andris Bērziņš (1944), Egils Levits (1955), Frederick Casimir Kettler (1650), and Pauline Therese of Württemberg (1800). After him are Jānis Čakste (1859), Guntis Ulmanis (1939), Valdis Zatlers (1955), Wilhelm Kettler (1574), Laimdota Straujuma (1951), and Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter (1884).
Peter von Biron
1724 - 1800
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 5
Ernst Johann von Biron
1690 - 1772
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 6
Andris Bērziņš
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 7
Egils Levits
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 8
Frederick Casimir Kettler
1650 - 1698
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 9
Pauline Therese of Württemberg
1800 - 1873
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 10
Frederick William, Duke of Courland
1692 - 1711
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 11
Jānis Čakste
1859 - 1927
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 12
Guntis Ulmanis
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 13
Valdis Zatlers
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 14
Wilhelm Kettler
1574 - 1640
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 15
Laimdota Straujuma
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 16
Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter
1884 - 1923
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 17