1582 - 1641
George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (17 February 1582, in Celle – 12 April 1641, in Hildesheim), ruled as Prince of Calenberg from 1635. George was the sixth son of William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1535–1592) and Dorothea of Denmark (1546–1617). His mother was daughter to King Christian III of Denmark and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg has received more than 159,973 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg is the 274th most popular nobleman (down from 226th in 2019), the 1,206th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,102nd in 2019) and the 42nd most popular German Nobleman.
George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg is most famous for being the father of the future king of England, George I.
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Among noblemen, George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg ranks 274 out of 842. Before him are Fumihito, Prince Akishino, Princess Charlotte of Denmark, Robert III of Artois, Infante Francisco de Paula, Duke of Cádiz, Henry I, Count of Champagne, and Anne Geneviève de Bourbon. After him are Stephen, Count of Blois, Prince Yasuhiko Asaka, Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia, Gioffre Borgia, Clemence of Austria, and Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 268
1789 - 1864
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 269
1287 - 1342
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 270
1794 - 1865
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 271
1127 - 1181
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 272
1619 - 1679
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 273
1582 - 1641
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 274
1045 - 1102
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 275
1887 - 1981
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 276
1909 - 1967
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 277
1481 - 1517
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 278
1262 - 1295
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 279
1849 - 1882
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 280
Among people born in 1582, George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg ranks 6. Before him are Frans Hals, Gregorio Allegri, Taichang Emperor, Dmitry of Uglich, and Şehzade Mahmud. After him are Giovanni Lanfranco, Bartolomeo Manfredi, John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg, David Teniers the Elder, Magdalene of Brandenburg, and Stephen Pongracz. Among people deceased in 1641, George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg ranks 7. Before him are Anthony van Dyck, Gwanghaegun of Joseon, Domenichino, Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, Thomas Mun, and Jane Frances de Chantal. After him are Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, Jan Janszoon, Jeremiah Horrocks, Johan Banér, Hedwig of Denmark, and Pau Claris i Casademunt.
1582 - 1666
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 1
1582 - 1652
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 2
1582 - 1620
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 3
1582 - 1591
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 4
1582 - 1603
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 5
1582 - 1641
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 6
1582 - 1647
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 7
1582 - 1622
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 8
1582 - 1628
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 9
1582 - 1649
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 10
1582 - 1616
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 11
1582 - 1619
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 12
1599 - 1641
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 1
1575 - 1641
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 2
1581 - 1641
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 3
1609 - 1641
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 4
1571 - 1641
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 5
1572 - 1641
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 6
1582 - 1641
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 7
1560 - 1641
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 8
1570 - 1641
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 9
1618 - 1641
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 10
1596 - 1641
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 11
1581 - 1641
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 12
1586 - 1641
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 13
Among people born in Germany, George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg ranks 1,206 out of 6,142. Before him are Ernst Troeltsch (1865), Sebastian Kneipp (1821), Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen (1925), Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen (1671), John George II, Elector of Saxony (1613), and Ludwig Prandtl (1875). After him are Elizabeth of Carinthia, Queen of Germany (1262), Gustav Noske (1868), Alfred Krupp (1812), Theodor Escherich (1857), Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (1884), and Fritz Bauer (1903).
1865 - 1923
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 1,200
1821 - 1897
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 1,201
1925 - 2010
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 1,202
1671 - 1747
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 1,203
1613 - 1680
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 1,204
1875 - 1953
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 1,205
1582 - 1641
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 1,206
1262 - 1312
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 1,207
1868 - 1946
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 1,208
1812 - 1887
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 1,209
1857 - 1911
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 1,210
1884 - 1976
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 1,211
1903 - 1968
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 1,212
Among noblemen born in Germany, George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg ranks 42. Before him are Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal (1855), Louis II, Duke of Bavaria (1229), Princess Cecilie of Baden (1839), Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (1732), Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1641), and John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg (1589). After him are Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1570), Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria (1905), Princess Sophie of Saxony (1845), George, Duke of Saxony (1471), Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg (1684), and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (1833).
1855 - 1944
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 36
1229 - 1294
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 37
1839 - 1891
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 38
1732 - 1797
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 39
1641 - 1695
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 40
1589 - 1652
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 41
1582 - 1641
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 42
1570 - 1605
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 43
1905 - 1996
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 44
1845 - 1867
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 45
1471 - 1539
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 46
1684 - 1737
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 47
1833 - 1897
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 48