1471 - 1539
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 130,578 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). George, Duke of Saxony is the 299th most popular nobleman (down from 265th in 2019), the 1,275th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,315th in 2019) and the 46th most popular German Nobleman.
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Among noblemen, George, Duke of Saxony ranks 299 out of 842. Before him are Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg, Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria, Madeleine of Valois, Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg, and Thomas, Count of Savoy. After him are Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, Louis, Duke of Brittany, Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, Marina Mniszech, Luisa of Naples and Sicily, and Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria.
1902 - 1962
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 293
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 294
1075 - 1126
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 295
1520 - 1537
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 296
1797 - 1855
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 297
1178 - 1233
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 298
1471 - 1539
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 299
1684 - 1737
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 300
1707 - 1712
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 301
1833 - 1897
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 302
1588 - 1614
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 303
1773 - 1802
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 304
1849 - 1893
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 305
Among people born in 1471, George, Duke of Saxony ranks 3. Before him are Albrecht Dürer and Frederick I of Denmark. After him are Krishnadevaraya and Elisabetta Gonzaga. Among people deceased in 1539, George, Duke of Saxony ranks 7. Before him are Isabella of Portugal, Guru Nanak, Isabella d'Este, Ayas Mehmed Pasha, Ferdinand Columbus, and Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire. After him are Elizabeth Blount, Anthony Maria Zaccaria, John III, Duke of Cleves, Ottaviano Petrucci, Il Pordenone, and Pierre Gringore.
1471 - 1528
HPI: 85.05
Rank: 1
1471 - 1533
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 2
1471 - 1539
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3
1471 - 1529
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 4
1471 - 1526
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 5
1503 - 1539
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 1
1469 - 1539
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 2
1474 - 1539
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 3
1483 - 1539
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 4
1488 - 1539
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 5
1477 - 1539
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 6
1471 - 1539
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 7
1500 - 1539
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 8
1502 - 1539
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 9
1490 - 1539
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 10
1466 - 1539
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 11
1484 - 1539
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 12
1475 - 1539
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 13
Among people born in Germany, George, Duke of Saxony ranks 1,275 out of 6,142. Before him are Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden (1857), Henri Victor Regnault (1810), Heinz Linge (1913), Karl Richard Lepsius (1810), Johann Peter Eckermann (1792), and Samuel Scheidt (1587). After him are Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans (1426), Dagmar of Bohemia (1186), Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1741), Anna Maria van Schurman (1607), Anselm Feuerbach (1829), and Constantin Carathéodory (1873).
1857 - 1928
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 1,269
1810 - 1878
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 1,270
1913 - 1980
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 1,271
1810 - 1884
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 1,272
1792 - 1854
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 1,273
1587 - 1654
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 1,274
1471 - 1539
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 1,275
1426 - 1487
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 1,276
1186 - 1212
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 1,277
1741 - 1816
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 1,278
1607 - 1678
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 1,279
1829 - 1880
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 1,280
1873 - 1950
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 1,281
Among noblemen born in Germany, George, Duke of Saxony ranks 46. Before him are Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1641), John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg (1589), George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg (1582), Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1570), Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria (1905), and Princess Sophie of Saxony (1845). After him are Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg (1684), Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (1833), Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria (1849), Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1778), Bruno the Great (925), and Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1814).
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
1849 - 1893
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 49
1778 - 1841
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 50
925 - 965
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 51
1814 - 1858
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 52