NOBLEMAN

George, Duke of Saxony

1471 - 1539

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George the Bearded (Meissen, 27 August 1471 – Dresden, 17 April 1539) was Duke of Saxony from 1500 to 1539 known for his opposition to the Reformation. While the Ernestine line embraced Lutheranism, the Albertines (headed by George) were reluctant to do so. Despite George's efforts to avoid a succession by a Lutheran upon his death in 1539, he could not prevent it from happening. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George, Duke of Saxony has received more than 144,664 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. George, Duke of Saxony is the 256th most popular nobleman (up from 298th in 2019), the 1,199th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,275th in 2019) and the 39th most popular German Nobleman.

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  • 60.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, George, Duke of Saxony ranks 256 out of 1,415. Before him are Louis, Count of Vendôme, Robert II, Count of Artois, Arthur I, Duke of Brittany, Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and Carlos, Duke of Madrid. After him are Anna d'Este, Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Electress of Brandenburg, Infante Francisco de Paula, Duke of Cádiz, Clemence of Austria, Neferirkare Kakai, and Princess Cecilie of Baden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1471, George, Duke of Saxony ranks 3. Before him are Albrecht Dürer, and Frederick I of Denmark. After him is Elisabetta Gonzaga. Among people deceased in 1539, George, Duke of Saxony ranks 6. Before him are Isabella of Portugal, Guru Nanak, Isabella d'Este, Ayas Mehmed Pasha, and Ferdinand Columbus. After him are Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Ayşe Hatun, John III, Duke of Cleves, Pierre Gringore, Elizabeth Blount, and Ottaviano Petrucci.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, George, Duke of Saxony ranks 1,199 out of 7,253. Before him are Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1907), Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1781), Hermann Graf (1912), Franz Seldte (1882), Oskar Morgenstern (1902), and Adolf Strauss (1879). After him are Helmut Haller (1939), Radegund (518), Barbara Blomberg (1527), Margot Honecker (1927), Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber (1739), and Reinhard Genzel (1952).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Germany

Among noblemen born in Germany, George, Duke of Saxony ranks 39. Before him are Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1641), Bruno the Great (925), Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (1732), Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal (1855), Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (1833), and Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1781). After him are Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Electress of Brandenburg (1597), Princess Cecilie of Baden (1839), Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg (1684), Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1854), John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg (1589), and Anne Christine of Sulzbach, Princess of Piedmont (1704).

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