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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 1,558,536 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Götz von Berlichingen is the 300th most popular military personnel (up from 318th in 2019), the 701st most popular biography from Germany (up from 767th in 2019) and the 67th 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 300 out of 1,468Before him are Wilhelm Bittrich, Robert Nivelle, Tomoyuki Yamashita, Qasem Soleimani, François Christophe de Kellermann, and Hans-Joachim Marseille. After him are Toyotomi Hideyori, Alexander Yegorov, John J. Pershing, Emilio De Bono, Juan Pujol García, and Alexander Löhr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1480, Götz von Berlichingen ranks 8Before him are Lucrezia Borgia, Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy, Matthias Grünewald, Albrecht Altdorfer, Johann Georg Faust, and Lorenzo Lotto. After him are Joachim Patinir, Philibert II, Duke of Savoy, Pier Gerlofs Donia, Salaì, Saint Cajetan, and Palma Vecchio. Among people deceased in 1562, Götz von Berlichingen ranks 4Before him are Antoine of Navarre, Lütfi Pasha, and Adrian Willaert. After him are Gabriele Falloppio, Eleanor of Toledo, Peter of Alcantara, Jan van Scorel, Francesco de' Rossi, Christoph Amberger, Peter Martyr Vermigli, and Claudin de Sermisy.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Götz von Berlichingen ranks 701 out of 6,142Before him are Wilhelm Marx (1863), Hans-Joachim Marseille (1919), Max Reger (1873), Friedrich Mohs (1773), Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi (1743), and Johann Joachim Quantz (1697). After him are Peter Kürten (1883), Hans von Bülow (1830), Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1811), George V of Hanover (1819), Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp (1712), and Maria Anna of Bavaria (1574).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Götz von Berlichingen ranks 67Before him are Maurice de Saxe (1696), Erich Priebke (1913), Reinhard Gehlen (1902), Karl Wolff (1900), Wilhelm Bittrich (1894), and Hans-Joachim Marseille (1919). After him are Arthur Nebe (1894), Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (1870), Walther Wenck (1900), Hugo Sperrle (1885), Friedrich Dollmann (1882), and Hans-Valentin Hube (1890).