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John George II, Elector of Saxony

1613 - 1680

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Johann George II (31 May 1613 - 22 August 1680) was the Elector of Saxony from 1656 to 1680. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John George II, Elector of Saxony has received more than 86,078 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. John George II, Elector of Saxony is the 4,874th most popular politician (down from 4,347th in 2019), the 1,319th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,204th in 2019) and the 378th most popular German Politician.

John George II, Elector of Saxony is most famous for his role in the Protestant Reformation. He was a supporter of Martin Luther and helped him publish his 95 Theses.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John George II, Elector of Saxony ranks 4,874 out of 19,576Before him are Bahram IV, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Judith of Habsburg, Emperor Seiwa, Dieter Wisliceny, and Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira. After him are Walter Christaller, Jeong Mong-ju, Michal Kováč, Fu Hao, Pietro II Orseolo, and Gaston, Count of Eu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1613, John George II, Elector of Saxony ranks 5Before him are François de La Rochefoucauld, Gerrit Dou, André Le Nôtre, and Claude Perrault. After him are Mattia Preti, Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Giovanni Pietro Bellori, Jean François Paul de Gondi, Bartholomeus van der Helst, Khushal Khattak, and Luisa de Guzmán. Among people deceased in 1680, John George II, Elector of Saxony ranks 17Before him are Elisabeth of the Palatinate, Emperor Go-Mizunoo, Samuel Butler, John Eudes, Tokugawa Ietsuna, and La Voisin. After him are Ivan Sirko, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Thomas Bartholin, Per Brahe the Younger, Li Yu, and Peter Lely.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, John George II, Elector of Saxony ranks 1,319 out of 7,253Before him are Friedrich Dollmann (1882), Heinz Lammerding (1905), Karl-Otto Apel (1922), Leonhart Fuchs (1501), Johann Friedrich Böttger (1682), and Sebastian Kneipp (1821). After him are Walter Christaller (1893), Gerhard Ludwig Müller (1947), Max Amann (1891), Anne Christine of Sulzbach, Princess of Piedmont (1704), Karl von Habsburg (1961), and Hermann Lotze (1817).

Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, John George II, Elector of Saxony ranks 378Before him are Dorothea Binz (1920), Josef Bühler (1904), John Rabe (1882), Rudolf Diels (1900), Ernst Albrecht (1930), and Franz, Duke of Bavaria (1933). After him are Walter Christaller (1893), Max Amann (1891), Karl von Habsburg (1961), Rudolf Brandt (1909), Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden (1790), and Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin (1673).