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Hermann von Salza

1170 - 1239

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Hermann von Salza (or Herman of Salza; c. 1165 – 20 March 1239) was the fourth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, serving from 1210 to 1239. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hermann von Salza has received more than 159,023 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Hermann von Salza is the 2,251st most popular politician (up from 2,639th in 2019), the 622nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 729th in 2019) and the 164th most popular German Politician.

Hermann von Salza is most famous for being a Grand Master of the Teutonic Order and for leading them to victory in the Battle of Legnica.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hermann von Salza ranks 2,251 out of 19,576Before him are William IV, Prince of Orange, Khieu Samphan, Ma Chao, James Callaghan, Hermann Müller, and Radu cel Frumos. After him are Tunku Abdul Rahman, Géza I of Hungary, Tiglath-Pileser III, Faustina the Younger, Emperor Itoku, and Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1170, Hermann von Salza ranks 6Before him are Fibonacci, Saint Dominic, Valdemar II of Denmark, Wolfram von Eschenbach, and Walther von der Vogelweide. After him are Constantine Laskaris, Muqali, Isabella of Hainault, Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din, Otto I, Count of Burgundy, and Jayadeva. Among people deceased in 1239, Hermann von Salza ranks 1After him are Emperor Go-Toba, Albert IV, Count of Habsburg, Władysław Odonic, Henry II, Count of Bar, and Abu al-Abbas al-Nabati.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hermann von Salza ranks 622 out of 7,253Before him are Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria (1801), Otto Ohlendorf (1907), Otto Günsche (1917), Constanze Mozart (1762), Ernst Udet (1896), and Hermann Müller (1876). After him are Fritz Strassmann (1902), Gustav Heinemann (1899), Otto Strasser (1897), August Weismann (1834), Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria (1839), and Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia (1892).

Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Hermann von Salza ranks 164Before him are Heinrich Brüning (1885), Julia Drusilla (16), Wolfgang Schäuble (1942), Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1819), Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria (1801), and Hermann Müller (1876). After him are Gustav Heinemann (1899), Otto Strasser (1897), Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria (1839), Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia (1892), Heinrich Lübke (1894), and Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg (1655).