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John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg

1625 - 1679

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John Frederick (German: Johann Friedrich; 25 April 1625 in Herzberg am Harz – 18 December 1679 in Augsburg) was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. He ruled over the Principality of Calenberg, a subdivision of the duchy, from 1665 until his death. The third son of George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, John converted to the Roman Catholic Church, the only member of his family to do so, in 1651, as a result of a visit while in Italy to Saint Joseph of Cupertino. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg has received more than 40,306 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg is the 475th most popular nobleman (down from 461st in 2019), the 1,953rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,884th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular German Nobleman.

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.34

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  • 2.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg ranks 475 out of 1,415. Before him are Berthold, Duke of Merania, Marie Victoire de Noailles, Conrad II, Count of Luxembourg, Fumihito, Prince Akishino, Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach, and John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg. After him are Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Germany, Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich of Russia, Charles II, Count of Alençon, Pontus De la Gardie, Ferdinand de la Cerda, and Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1625, John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg ranks 6. Before him are Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Johan de Witt, Paulus Potter, Carlo Maratta, and Rasmus Bartholin. After him are Erik Dahlbergh, Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern, Thomas Corneille, Gregorio Barbarigo, François de Créquy, and William Christoph, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg. Among people deceased in 1679, John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg ranks 14. Before him are Marie de Rohan, Willem van Aelst, Anne Geneviève de Bourbon, Jean François Paul de Gondi, Francesco Barberini, and Margherita de' Medici. After him are Anne Conway, Abraham Mignon, Jan van Kessel the Elder, Jan van de Cappelle, Christian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau, and John Mayow.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg ranks 1,953 out of 7,253. Before him are Juliana of Stolberg (1506), Christoph I, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1453), Franzl Lang (1930), Georg Ebers (1837), Isdal Woman (1940), and Hans Wilsdorf (1881). After him are Rainer Bonhof (1952), Niko Kovač (1971), Hermann Schlegel (1804), Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1579), Clemens Winkler (1838), and Marie of Saxe-Altenburg (1818).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Germany

Among noblemen born in Germany, John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg ranks 82. Before him are Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg (1527), Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Crown Princess of Prussia (1746), Joanna Sophia of Bavaria (1373), Duchess Caroline Mariane of Mecklenburg (1821), Berthold, Duke of Merania (1153), and Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach (1721). After him are Violante Beatrice of Bavaria (1673), John III, Duke of Cleves (1490), Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg (1711), Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1688), Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg (1588), and Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg (1619).

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