1625 - 1679
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 37,838 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg is the 463rd most popular nobleman (down from 461st in 2019), the 1,886th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,037th in 2019) and the 79th most popular German Nobleman.
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Among noblemen, John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg ranks 463 out of 842. Before him are Yaroslav of Tver, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden, Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy, Louis Armand II, Prince of Conti, and Louise d'Orléans. After him are Princess Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach, Princess Marie Amelie of Baden, Richard, Duke of Burgundy, Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine, Princess Augusta of Great Britain, and Igor Svyatoslavich.
1230 - 1272
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 457
1906 - 1968
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 458
1824 - 1858
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 459
1914 - 2001
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 460
1695 - 1727
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 461
1869 - 1952
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 462
1625 - 1679
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 463
1682 - 1755
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 464
1817 - 1888
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 465
858 - 921
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 466
1520 - 1580
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 467
1737 - 1813
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 468
1151 - 1201
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 469
Among people born in 1625, John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg ranks 5. Before him are Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Johan de Witt, Paulus Potter, and Rasmus Bartholin. After him are Carlo Maratta, Erik Dahlbergh, Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern, François de Créquy, Gregorio Barbarigo, Samuel Morland, and Pierre Nicole. Among people deceased in 1679, John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg ranks 13. Before him are Joost van den Vondel, Anne Geneviève de Bourbon, Willem van Aelst, Marie de Rohan, Margherita de' Medici, and Francesco Barberini. After him are Jean François Paul de Gondi, Anne Conway, Abraham Mignon, Jan van de Cappelle, Jan van Kessel the Elder, and Christian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau.
1625 - 1712
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 1
1625 - 1672
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 2
1625 - 1654
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 3
1625 - 1698
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 4
1625 - 1679
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 5
1625 - 1713
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 6
1625 - 1703
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 7
1625 - 1663
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 8
1625 - 1687
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 9
1625 - 1697
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 10
1625 - 1695
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 11
1625 - 1695
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 12
1587 - 1679
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 7
1619 - 1679
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 8
1627 - 1679
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 9
1600 - 1679
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 10
1612 - 1679
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 11
1597 - 1679
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 12
1625 - 1679
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 13
1613 - 1679
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 14
1631 - 1679
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 15
1640 - 1679
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 16
1624 - 1679
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 17
1626 - 1679
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 18
1616 - 1679
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 19
Among people born in Germany, John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg ranks 1,886 out of 6,142. Before him are Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden (1824), Henry III, Duke of Bavaria (940), Sebastian Haffner (1907), Johann Homann (1664), Jürgen Kohler (1965), and Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1633). After him are William I, Duke of Bavaria (1330), Toni Kroos (1990), Princess Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach (1682), Princess Marie Amelie of Baden (1817), Bernd Rosemeyer (1909), and Ludwig Börne (1786).
1824 - 1858
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 1,880
940 - 989
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 1,881
1907 - 1999
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 1,882
1664 - 1724
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 1,883
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 1,884
1633 - 1714
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 1,885
1625 - 1679
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 1,886
1330 - 1389
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 1,887
1990 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 1,888
1682 - 1755
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 1,889
1817 - 1888
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 1,890
1909 - 1938
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 1,891
1786 - 1837
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 1,892
Among noblemen born in Germany, John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg ranks 79. Before him are Anne Christine of Sulzbach, Princess of Piedmont (1704), William III, Landgrave of Thuringia (1425), Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau (1837), William, Duke of Brunswick (1806), Princess Pauline of Württemberg (1810), and Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden (1824). After him are Princess Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach (1682), Princess Marie Amelie of Baden (1817), Berthold, Duke of Merania (1153), Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg (1588), Heinz Brandt (1907), and Violante Beatrice of Bavaria (1673).
1704 - 1723
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 73
1425 - 1482
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 74
1837 - 1906
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 75
1806 - 1884
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 76
1810 - 1856
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 77
1824 - 1858
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 78
1625 - 1679
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 79
1682 - 1755
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 80
1817 - 1888
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 81
1153 - 1204
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 82
1588 - 1658
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 83
1907 - 1944
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 84
1673 - 1731
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 85