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John George I, Elector of Saxony

1585 - 1656

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John George I (5 March 1585 – 8 October 1656) was Elector of Saxony from 1611 to 1656. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John George I, Elector of Saxony has received more than 202,188 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. John George I, Elector of Saxony is the 2,737th most popular politician (down from 2,627th in 2019), the 722nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 725th in 2019) and the 200th most popular German Politician.

John George I was the Elector of Saxony from 1611 to 1656. He was a member of the House of Wettin and also served as a general in the Imperial army.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John George I, Elector of Saxony ranks 2,737 out of 19,576. Before him are Shajar al-Durr, Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, Eisaku Satō, Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy, Athanaric, and Uriah the Hittite. After him are Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, Abu'l-Fida, Catherine of Braganza, Clovis IV, Emperor Yingzong of Song, and Huneric.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1585, John George I, Elector of Saxony ranks 5. Before him are Cardinal Richelieu, Heinrich Schütz, Cornelius Jansen, and Hendrick Avercamp. After him are Uriel da Costa, Anna of Tyrol, Jacob Le Maire, Lucilio Vanini, Zacharias Janssen, John Rolfe, and Jacques Lemercier. Among people deceased in 1656, John George I, Elector of Saxony ranks 5. Before him are John IV of Portugal, Gerard van Honthorst, James Ussher, and Jan van Goyen. After him are Ottavio Piccolomini, Francisco Herrera the Elder, Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano, Andrea Falconieri, Dirck Hals, Thomas Fincke, and Laurent de La Hyre.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, John George I, Elector of Saxony ranks 722 out of 7,253. Before him are Kurt Schwitters (1887), Clemens Brentano (1778), Max Liebermann (1847), Ulrich von Hutten (1488), Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia (1907), and Gabriele Münter (1877). After him are Anneliese Michel (1952), Albert Göring (1895), Hans von Bülow (1830), Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria (1843), Frederick Augustus III of Saxony (1865), and Walther Wenck (1900).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, John George I, Elector of Saxony ranks 200. Before him are Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria (1727), Guillaume Henri Dufour (1787), Artur Axmann (1913), Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony (1722), Alfred Hugenberg (1865), and Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia (1907). After him are Frederick Augustus III of Saxony (1865), Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826), Otto III, Duke of Bavaria (1261), Gudrun Burwitz (1929), John William Friso, Prince of Orange (1687), and Maria Anna of Bavaria (1805).

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