MILITARY PERSONNEL

Götz von Berlichingen

1480 - 1562

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Gottfried "Götz" von Berlichingen (pronounced [ˈgɔtfʁiːd fɔn ˈbɛʁlɪçɪŋən], [ˈgœts]; 15 November 1480 – 23 July 1562), also known as Götz of the Iron Hand, was a German (Franconian) Imperial Knight (Reichsritter), mercenary and poet. He was born around 1480 into the noble family of Berlichingen in modern-day Baden-Württemberg. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Götz von Berlichingen has received more than 1,727,345 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Götz von Berlichingen is the 382nd most popular military personnel (down from 300th in 2019), the 899th most popular biography from Germany (down from 701st in 2019) and the 77th most popular German Military Personnel.

Götz von Berlichingen is most famous for his iron hand, which he had to have made after losing his right hand in a duel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Götz von Berlichingen ranks 382 out of 2,058. Before him are Luigi Cadorna, Vasily Arkhipov, Otto Kretschmer, Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski, Sergey Sokolov, and Gustav Wagner. After him are Cao Ren, John Franklin, Otto von Below, Lazare Hoche, Nikolaus von Falkenhorst, and David Elazar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1480, Götz von Berlichingen ranks 11. Before him are Albrecht Altdorfer, Johann Georg Faust, Lorenzo Lotto, Joachim Patinir, Philibert II, Duke of Savoy, and Saint Cajetan. After him are Palma Vecchio, Dosso Dossi, Gazi Husrev-beg, Pier Gerlofs Donia, Marcantonio Raimondi, and Salaì. Among people deceased in 1562, Götz von Berlichingen ranks 6. Before him are Antoine of Navarre, Adrian Willaert, Eleanor of Toledo, Lütfi Pasha, and Gabriele Falloppio. After him are Peter of Alcantara, Jan van Scorel, Francesco de' Rossi, Christoph Amberger, Claudin de Sermisy, and Giovanni de' Medici.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Götz von Berlichingen ranks 899 out of 7,253. Before him are Joost van den Vondel (1587), Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen (1622), W. G. Sebald (1944), Eduard Künneke (1885), Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1370), and Gudrun Ensslin (1940). After him are Otto I, Duke of Bavaria (1120), Maria Anna of Bavaria (1574), Ulrich von Jungingen (1360), Rainer Weiss (1932), Gershom Scholem (1897), and Kurt Zeitzler (1895).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Götz von Berlichingen ranks 77. Before him are Eduard Dietl (1890), Hans-Valentin Hube (1890), Hugo Sperrle (1885), Günther Prien (1908), Levin August von Bennigsen (1745), and Gerhard von Scharnhorst (1755). After him are Günther Rall (1918), Heinrich von Vietinghoff (1887), Reinhard Scheer (1863), Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel (1886), Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim (1905), and Herbert Gille (1897).

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