1773 - 1859
Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein (15 May 1773 – 11 June 1859), known as Klemens von Metternich (German: [ˈkleːmens fɔn ˈmɛtɐniç]) or Prince Metternich, was a conservative Austrian statesman and diplomat who was at the center of the European balance of power known as the Concert of Europe for three decades as the Austrian Empire's foreign minister from 1809 and Chancellor from 1821 until the liberal Revolutions of 1848 forced his resignation. Born into the House of Metternich in 1773 as the son of a diplomat, Metternich received a good education at the universities of Strasbourg and Mainz. Metternich rose through key diplomatic posts, including ambassadorial roles in the Kingdom of Saxony, the Kingdom of Prussia, and especially Napoleonic France. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Klemens von Metternich has received more than 1,963,514 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia. Klemens von Metternich is the 192nd most popular politician (down from 171st in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from Germany (down from 53rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular German Politician.
Klemens von Metternich was a diplomat and politician who served as the Austrian Empire's Foreign Minister from 1809 to 1848. He is most famous for his work in the Congress of Vienna, which he organized with Tsar Alexander I of Russia, King Frederick William III of Prussia, and Tsar Nicholas I of Russia.
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Among politicians, Klemens von Metternich ranks 192 out of 15,577. Before him are Donald Trump, Leonidas I, Jawaharlal Nehru, Louis the Pious, Caracalla, and Salvador Allende. After him are Titus, Edward IV of England, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, Al Gore, and Louis Philippe I.
1946 - Present
HPI: 78.13
Rank: 186
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 78.13
Rank: 187
1889 - 1964
HPI: 78.07
Rank: 188
778 - 840
HPI: 78.05
Rank: 189
188 - 217
HPI: 78.05
Rank: 190
1908 - 1973
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 191
1773 - 1859
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 192
41 - 81
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 193
1442 - 1483
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 194
1919 - 1980
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 195
1493 - 1536
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 196
1948 - Present
HPI: 77.92
Rank: 197
1773 - 1850
HPI: 77.88
Rank: 198
Among people born in 1773, Klemens von Metternich ranks 1. After him are Louis Philippe I, Thomas Young, Robert Brown, William Henry Harrison, Ludwig Tieck, Friedrich Mohs, James Mill, Louis I of Etruria, Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Queen of Sardinia, Aimé Bonpland, and Thérésa Tallien. Among people deceased in 1859, Klemens von Metternich ranks 2. Before him is Alexander von Humboldt. After him are Alexis de Tocqueville, Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, Oscar I of Sweden, Carl Ritter, Wilhelm Grimm, John Vianney, Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies, Josip Jelačić, Washington Irving, and Louis Spohr.
1773 - 1859
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 1
1773 - 1850
HPI: 77.88
Rank: 2
1773 - 1829
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 3
1773 - 1858
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 4
1773 - 1841
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 5
1773 - 1853
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 6
1773 - 1839
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 7
1773 - 1836
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 8
1773 - 1803
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 9
1773 - 1832
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 10
1773 - 1858
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 11
1773 - 1835
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 12
1769 - 1859
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 1
1773 - 1859
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 2
1805 - 1859
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 3
1805 - 1859
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 4
1799 - 1859
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 5
1779 - 1859
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 6
1786 - 1859
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 7
1786 - 1859
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 8
1810 - 1859
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Rank: 9
1801 - 1859
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 10
1783 - 1859
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 11
1784 - 1859
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 12
Among people born in Germany, Klemens von Metternich ranks 58 out of 6,142. Before him are Eva Braun (1912), Werner Heisenberg (1901), Joseph Goebbels (1897), Hildegard of Bingen (1098), William I, German Emperor (1797), and Reinhard Heydrich (1904). After him are Heinrich Heine (1797), Jacques Offenbach (1819), Gerd Müller (1945), Wilhelm Wundt (1832), Ludwig Feuerbach (1804), and Martin Bormann (1900).
1912 - 1945
HPI: 79.02
Rank: 52
1901 - 1976
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 53
1897 - 1945
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 54
1098 - 1179
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 55
1797 - 1888
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 56
1904 - 1942
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 57
1773 - 1859
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 58
1797 - 1856
HPI: 77.71
Rank: 59
1819 - 1880
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 60
1945 - 2021
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 61
1832 - 1920
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 62
1804 - 1872
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 63
1900 - 1945
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 64
Among politicians born in Germany, Klemens von Metternich ranks 13. Before him are Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859), Hermann Göring (1893), Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (912), Joseph Goebbels (1897), William I, German Emperor (1797), and Reinhard Heydrich (1904). After him are Martin Bormann (1900), Konrad Adenauer (1876), Helmut Kohl (1930), Charles the Bald (823), William the Silent (1533), and Peter III of Russia (1728).
1859 - 1941
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 7
1893 - 1946
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 8
912 - 973
HPI: 80.37
Rank: 9
1897 - 1945
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 10
1797 - 1888
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 11
1904 - 1942
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 12
1773 - 1859
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 13
1900 - 1945
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 14
1876 - 1967
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 15
1930 - 2017
HPI: 77.06
Rank: 16
823 - 877
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 17
1533 - 1584
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 18
1728 - 1762
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 19