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George William, Elector of Brandenburg

Elector of Brandenburg

1595 - 1640

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His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2024). George William, Elector of Brandenburg is the 2,637th most popular politician (down from 2,472nd in 2024), the 694th most popular biography from Germany (down from 661st in 2019) and the 190th most popular German Politician.

George William, Elector of Brandenburg is most famous for being the first ruler to unite the Margraviate of Brandenburg and the Duchy of Prussia.

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George William, Elector of Brandenburg ranks #41 among 541 notable people born in Berlin, Germany, inside the top 8% by HPI.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, George William, Elector of Brandenburg ranks 2,636 out of 20,022. Before him are Thabo Mbeki, Nicolas Fouquet, Bronisław Komorowski, C. R. Swart, Idriss Déby, and Al-Aziz Uthman. After him are John I of Castile, Alfonso IX of León, Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Peng Dehuai, Javier Milei, and Ngawang Namgyal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1595, George William, Elector of Brandenburg ranks 6. Before him are Pocahontas, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Władysław IV Vasa, Injo of Joseon, and Alessandro Algardi. After him are Dirck van Baburen, Jean Chapelain, Vasile Lupu, Antonio Maria Abbatini, Ludovico Ludovisi, and Pieter de Molijn. Among people deceased in 1640, George William, Elector of Brandenburg ranks 3. Before him are Peter Paul Rubens, and Murad IV. After him are Robert Burton, Uriel da Costa, Francesca Caccini, Giuseppe Cesari, Jindřich Matyáš Thurn, Wilhelm Kettler, Jeanne de Lestonnac, Alessandro Salvio, and Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, George William, Elector of Brandenburg ranks 694 out of 8,184. Before him are Otto Carius (1922), Simon Marius (1573), Arno Breker (1900), Hans Holbein the Elder (1465), Otto Günsche (1917), and Widukind (755). After him are Curd Jürgens (1915), Rudi Völler (1960), Gerhard Herzberg (1904), John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1503), Erich Mielke (1907), and Johannes Peter Müller (1801).

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Among Politicians In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, George William, Elector of Brandenburg ranks 190. Before him are Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine (1617), Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal (1862), Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1819), Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (1505), Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern (1811), and Princess Caroline of Great Britain (1713). After him are John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1503), Erich Mielke (1907), Walter Hallstein (1901), Prince William of Hesse-Kassel (1787), Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt (1765), and Frederick IV, Elector Palatine (1574).

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