POLITICIAN
William, Duke of Nassau
1792 - 1839
William, Duke of Nassau
Wilhelm (Given names: Georg Wilhelm August Heinrich Belgicus; 14 June 1792, Kirchheimbolanden – 20/30 August 1839, Bad Kissingen) was joint sovereign Duke of Nassau, along with his father's cousin Frederick Augustus, reigning from 1816 until 1839. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William, Duke of Nassau has received more than 212,681 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). William, Duke of Nassau is the 4,063rd most popular politician (up from 4,138th in 2019), the 1,090th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,143rd in 2019) and the 317th most popular German Politician.
William, Duke of Nassau is most famous for being the founder of the Dutch royal family. He was the son of Philip, Count of Nassau, and Juliana of Stolberg.
Memorability Metrics
210k
Page Views (PV)
61.01
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
8.25
Effective Languages (L*)
1.81
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, William, Duke of Nassau ranks 4,063 out of 19,576. Before him are Margaret, Countess of Tyrol, Heraclius II of Georgia, Rose Francine Rogombé, Archelaus I of Macedon, Bleda, and Norodom of Cambodia. After him are Murad Bey, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Guy, Count of Flanders, Moša Pijade, and Fouad Siniora.
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1318 - 1369
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 4,057
Heraclius II of Georgia
1720 - 1798
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 4,058
Rose Francine Rogombé
1942 - 2015
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 4,059
Archelaus I of Macedon
490 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 4,060
Bleda
390 - 444
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 4,061
Norodom of Cambodia
1834 - 1904
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 4,062
William, Duke of Nassau
1792 - 1839
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 4,063
Murad Bey
1750 - 1801
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 4,064
Aleksander Kwaśniewski
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 4,065
Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
1934 - 2017
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 4,066
Guy, Count of Flanders
1226 - 1305
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 4,067
Moša Pijade
1890 - 1957
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 4,068
Fouad Siniora
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 4,069
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1792, William, Duke of Nassau ranks 12. Before him are Nikolai Lobachevsky, John Herschel, Karl Ernst von Baer, Caroline Augusta of Bavaria, Alexander Ypsilantis, and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. After him are Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, James Mayer de Rothschild, Victor Cousin, Johann Peter Eckermann, Johan August Arfwedson, and Maria Beatrice of Savoy. Among people deceased in 1839, William, Duke of Nassau ranks 7. Before him are Mahmud II, Frederick VI of Denmark, Caroline Bonaparte, Fernando Sor, Friedrich Mohs, and Ranjit Singh. After him are Princess Marie of Orléans, Pehr Henrik Ling, William Smith, Joseph Fesch, Milan Obrenović II, Prince of Serbia, and Charlotte Bonaparte.
Others Born in 1792
Go to all RankingsNikolai Lobachevsky
MATHEMATICIAN
1792 - 1856
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 6
John Herschel
INVENTOR
1792 - 1871
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 7
Karl Ernst von Baer
BIOLOGIST
1792 - 1876
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 8
Caroline Augusta of Bavaria
COMPANION
1792 - 1873
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 9
Alexander Ypsilantis
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1828
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 10
Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
COMPANION
1792 - 1854
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 11
William, Duke of Nassau
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1839
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 12
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
COMPANION
1792 - 1849
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 13
James Mayer de Rothschild
BUSINESSPERSON
1792 - 1868
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 14
Victor Cousin
PHILOSOPHER
1792 - 1867
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 15
Johann Peter Eckermann
WRITER
1792 - 1854
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 16
Johan August Arfwedson
CHEMIST
1792 - 1841
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 17
Maria Beatrice of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1792 - 1840
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1839
Go to all RankingsMahmud II
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1839
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 1
Frederick VI of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1839
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 2
Caroline Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1839
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 3
Fernando Sor
MUSICIAN
1778 - 1839
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 4
Friedrich Mohs
GEOLOGIST
1773 - 1839
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 5
Ranjit Singh
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1839
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 6
William, Duke of Nassau
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1839
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 7
Princess Marie of Orléans
COMPANION
1813 - 1839
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 8
Pehr Henrik Ling
WRITER
1776 - 1839
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 9
William Smith
GEOLOGIST
1769 - 1839
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 10
Joseph Fesch
NOBLEMAN
1763 - 1839
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 11
Milan Obrenović II, Prince of Serbia
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1839
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 12
Charlotte Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1839
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 13
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, William, Duke of Nassau ranks 1,090 out of 7,253. Before him are Johann Philipp Reis (1834), Arthur Scherbius (1878), Albert Speer (1934), William V, Duke of Bavaria (1548), Carl Reinecke (1824), and Joseph Süß Oppenheimer (1698). After him are Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1934), Carl Stamitz (1745), Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1628), Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (1601), Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (1939), and Max Klinger (1857).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsJohann Philipp Reis
INVENTOR
1834 - 1874
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 1,084
Arthur Scherbius
ENGINEER
1878 - 1929
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 1,085
Albert Speer
ARCHITECT
1934 - 2017
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 1,086
William V, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1548 - 1626
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 1,087
Carl Reinecke
COMPOSER
1824 - 1910
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 1,088
Joseph Süß Oppenheimer
POLITICIAN
1698 - 1738
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 1,089
William, Duke of Nassau
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1839
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 1,090
Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 1,091
Carl Stamitz
COMPOSER
1745 - 1801
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 1,092
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
COMPANION
1628 - 1685
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 1,093
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
POLITICIAN
1601 - 1675
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 1,094
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 1,095
Max Klinger
PAINTER
1857 - 1920
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 1,096
Among POLITICIANS In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, William, Duke of Nassau ranks 317. Before him are Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine (1823), Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut (1311), Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1823), Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden (1755), William V, Duke of Bavaria (1548), and Joseph Süß Oppenheimer (1698). After him are Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1934), Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (1601), Wilhelm Gustloff (1895), Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg (1670), Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine (1617), and Lothar von Richthofen (1894).
Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
1823 - 1888
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 311
Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut
1311 - 1356
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 312
Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1823 - 1883
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 313
Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden
1755 - 1801
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 314
William V, Duke of Bavaria
1548 - 1626
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 315
Joseph Süß Oppenheimer
1698 - 1738
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 316
William, Duke of Nassau
1792 - 1839
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 317
Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
1934 - 2017
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 318
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
1601 - 1675
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 319
Wilhelm Gustloff
1895 - 1936
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 320
Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg
1670 - 1748
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 321
Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine
1617 - 1680
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 322
Lothar von Richthofen
1894 - 1922
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 323