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Peter von Biron

1724 - 1800

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Peter von Biron (15 February 1724 – 13 January 1800) was the last duke of Courland and Semigallia from 1769 to 1795, when it was annexed by the Russian Empire. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter von Biron has received more than 120,627 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Peter von Biron is the 4,738th most popular politician (down from 4,681st in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Latvia (up from 17th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Latvian Politician.

Peter von Biron was a German prince who became the Grand Duke of Courland and Semigallia in 1737. He was most famous for his attempts to modernize the state of Courland, which included the introduction of reforms in the military, education, and agriculture.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Peter von Biron ranks 4,738 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Wuzong of Tang, Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre, Fruela I of Asturias, Gajah Mada, Maeda Toshiie, and Birsa Munda. After him are Giuseppe Conte, Iltutmish, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Robert Maxwell, Erwin Piscator, and Olav Magnusson of Norway.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1724, Peter von Biron ranks 9. Before him are Cao Xueqin, Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, Louise of Great Britain, Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria, and Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. After him are Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach, Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Eva Ekeblad, Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Johann Nepomuk Karl, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Franz Aepinus. Among people deceased in 1800, Peter von Biron ranks 8. Before him are Jeongjo of Joseon, Jean-Baptiste Kléber, Adélaïde of France, Louis Desaix, Niccolò Piccinni, and Salawat Yulayev. After him are Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, George XII of Georgia, Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignano, Jean-Antoine Marbot, Salomon Maimon, and Lorenzo Mascheroni.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Peter von Biron ranks 15 out of 323. Before him are Kārlis Ulmanis (1877), Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (1937), Ernst Gideon von Laudon (1717), Jacob Kettler (1610), Aron Nimzowitsch (1886), and Gidon Kremer (1947). After him are Ernst Johann von Biron (1690), Vera Mukhina (1889), Mischa Maisky (1948), Andris Bērziņš (1944), Abraham Isaac Kook (1865), and Jānis Lūsis (1939).

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Among POLITICIANS In Latvia

Among politicians born in Latvia, Peter von Biron ranks 5. Before him are Kārlis Ulmanis (1877), Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (1937), Ernst Gideon von Laudon (1717), and Jacob Kettler (1610). After him are Ernst Johann von Biron (1690), Andris Bērziņš (1944), Egils Levits (1955), Frederick Casimir Kettler (1650), Pauline Therese of Württemberg (1800), Frederick William, Duke of Courland (1692), and Jānis Čakste (1859).

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