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Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor

1368 - 1437

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Sigismund of Luxembourg (15 February 1368 – 9 December 1437) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1433 until his death in 1437. He was elected King of Germany (King of the Romans) in 1410, and was also King of Bohemia from 1419, as well as prince-elector of Brandenburg (1378–1388 and 1411–1415). As the husband of Mary, Queen of Hungary, he was also King of Hungary and Croatia (jure uxoris) from 1387. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor has received more than 2,338,311 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia. Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor is the 355th most popular politician (up from 376th in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from Germany (up from 107th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular German Politician.

Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor is most famous for being the last of the Holy Roman Emperors. He was also the King of Hungary and Croatia. He was born in 1368 and died in 1437.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 355 out of 19,576Before him are Constantine XI Palaiologos, Gerhard Schröder, Baibars, Mustafa II, Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Edward I of England. After him are Galba, Julian, Charles IX of France, Alcibiades, Sigismund III Vasa, and Gustaf V of Sweden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1368, Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 2Before him is Charles VI of France. After him are Joan of Navarre, Queen of England, Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria, and Albert II, Duke of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1437, Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 1After him are James I of Scotland, Catherine of Valois, Joan of Navarre, Queen of England, Gjon Kastrioti, and Niccolò de' Niccoli.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 98 out of 7,253Before him are Nicholas of Cusa (1401), Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893), Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1050), Theodor Mommsen (1817), Gerhard Schröder (1944), and Karl Lagerfeld (1933). After him are Ernst Haeckel (1834), Claus von Stauffenberg (1907), Erich Honecker (1912), William the Silent (1533), Max Born (1882), and Willy Brandt (1913).

Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 22Before him are Martin Bormann (1900), Peter III of Russia (1728), Helmut Kohl (1930), Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893), Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1050), and Gerhard Schröder (1944). After him are Erich Honecker (1912), William the Silent (1533), Willy Brandt (1913), Frederick III, German Emperor (1831), Henry the Fowler (876), and Clara Zetkin (1857).