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Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz

1721 - 1773

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Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Seydlitz (3 February 1721 – 8 November 1773) was a Prussian officer, lieutenant general, and among the greatest of the Prussian cavalry generals. He commanded one of the first Hussar squadrons of Frederick the Great's army and is credited with the development of the Prussian cavalry to its efficient level of performance in the Seven Years' War. His cavalryman father retired and then died while Seydlitz was still young. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz has received more than 158,871 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz is the 4,869th most popular politician (up from 5,209th in 2019), the 1,350th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,472nd in 2019) and the 404th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz ranks 4,869 out of 15,577. Before him are Antonio Segni, Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis, Alaungpaya, Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia, Hakor, and Itamar Franco. After him are García Ramírez of Navarre, Alexander Rutskoy, Sergio Oliva, Grifo, Catherine of Bosnia, and Empress Dowager Longyu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1721, Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz ranks 3. Before him are Madame de Pompadour and Bernardo Bellotto. After him are Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken, Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, Louis Victor, Prince of Carignano, Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach, Tobias Smollett, Samuel von Brukenthal, and Johann Kirnberger. Among people deceased in 1773, Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz ranks 4. Before him are Mustafa III, Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia, and Johann Joachim Quantz. After him are Ali Bey al-Kabir, Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, Princess Anne Charlotte of Lorraine, Luigi Vanvitelli, Paisius of Hilendar, Philibert Commerson, Anton Janša, and Alexis Piron.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz ranks 1,350 out of 6,142. Before him are August Hirt (1898), Niklot (1100), Prince Konrad of Bavaria (1883), Hans Scharoun (1893), Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis (1860), and Hieronymus Wolf (1516). After him are Kurt Tucholsky (1890), Mechtilde (1241), Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1778), Carl Loewe (1796), Wolf Vostell (1932), and Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse (1806).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz ranks 404. Before him are Lucius Antonius Saturninus (20), Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia (1828), Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1654), Niklot (1100), Prince Konrad of Bavaria (1883), and Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis (1860). After him are Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse (1806), Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1700), Albert II, Margrave of Meissen (1240), Hermine Reuss of Greiz (1887), Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria (1823), and William I, Elector of Hesse (1743).

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