Nobleman
William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
Duke of Saxe-Weimar
1662 - 1728
EN.WIKIPEDIA PAGE VIEWS (PV)

William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar is the 775th most popular nobleman (down from 613th in 2024), the 2,716th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,362nd in 2019) and the 158th most popular German Nobleman.
Memorability Metrics
8.7k
Page Views
Past 12 months
61.63
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Data Insights
19
William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar's biography spans 19 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 61.63.
Page views of William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar by language
Among Noblemen
Among noblemen, William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar ranks 775 out of 1,486. Before him are Princess Xenia of Montenegro, Bolesław I the Tall, Princess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma, John II, Burgrave of Nuremberg, Princess Maria Christina of Saxony, and Catherine Karlsdotter. After him are Archduchess Catherine Renata of Austria, Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst, Anne Marie Martinozzi, Peter, Constable of Portugal, Charlotte von Stein, and Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg.
Most Popular Noblemen in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPrincess Xenia of Montenegro
1881 - 1960
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 769
Bolesław I the Tall
1127 - 1201
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 770
Princess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma
1847 - 1893
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 771
John II, Burgrave of Nuremberg
1309 - 1357
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 772
Princess Maria Christina of Saxony
1770 - 1851
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 773
Catherine Karlsdotter
1418 - 1450
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 774
William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
1662 - 1728
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 775
Archduchess Catherine Renata of Austria
1576 - 1599
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 776
Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst
1679 - 1740
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 777
Anne Marie Martinozzi
1637 - 1672
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 778
Peter, Constable of Portugal
1429 - 1466
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 779
Charlotte von Stein
1742 - 1827
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 780
Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 781
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1662, William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar ranks 9. Before him are Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Tokugawa Ienobu, Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, Maria Aurora von Königsmarck, and Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach. After him are Augustus William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Jan Frans van Bloemen, Baltacı Mehmet Pasha, Sebastiano Mocenigo, Richard Bentley, and Matthew Henry. Among people deceased in 1728, William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar ranks 12. Before him are Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard, Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste Sofie of Neuburg, Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, Nicodemus Tessin the Younger, Maria Aurora von Königsmarck, and Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. After him are Fyodor Apraksin, Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp, Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Ogyū Sorai, Cotton Mather, and Jacob Heinrich von Flemming.
Others Born in 1662
Go to all RankingsMaximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1662 - 1726
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 3
Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1662 - 1712
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 4
Tokugawa Ienobu
POLITICIAN
1662 - 1712
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 5
Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann
ARCHITECT
1662 - 1736
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 6
Maria Aurora von Königsmarck
POLITICIAN
1662 - 1728
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 7
Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach
NOBLEMAN
1662 - 1696
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 8
William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
NOBLEMAN
1662 - 1728
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 9
Augustus William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1662 - 1731
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 10
Jan Frans van Bloemen
PAINTER
1662 - 1749
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 11
Baltacı Mehmet Pasha
POLITICIAN
1662 - 1712
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 12
Sebastiano Mocenigo
POLITICIAN
1662 - 1732
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 13
Richard Bentley
WRITER
1662 - 1742
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 14
Matthew Henry
WRITER
1662 - 1714
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1728
Go to all RankingsCamille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard
POLITICIAN
1652 - 1728
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 6
Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste Sofie of Neuburg
NOBLEMAN
1693 - 1728
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 7
Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
POLITICIAN
1694 - 1728
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 8
Nicodemus Tessin the Younger
ARCHITECT
1654 - 1728
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 9
Maria Aurora von Königsmarck
POLITICIAN
1662 - 1728
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 10
Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
COMPANION
1670 - 1728
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 11
William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
NOBLEMAN
1662 - 1728
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 12
Fyodor Apraksin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1661 - 1728
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 13
Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp
POLITICIAN
1649 - 1728
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 14
Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
POLITICIAN
1653 - 1728
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 15
Ogyū Sorai
PHILOSOPHER
1666 - 1728
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 16
Cotton Mather
WRITER
1663 - 1728
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 17
Jacob Heinrich von Flemming
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1667 - 1728
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 18
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar ranks 2,716 out of 8,184. Before him are Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau (1740), Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688), Princess Maria Christina of Saxony (1770), Alfred Meyer (1891), Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg (1676), and Prince Louis Charles of Prussia (1773). After him are Christine of Hesse (1543), Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst (1679), Max Pauly (1907), August Schmidhuber (1901), Christian Gottlob Heyne (1729), and Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen (1751).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsLeopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau
POLITICIAN
1740 - 1817
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 2,710
Johann Friedrich Fasch
MUSICIAN
1688 - 1758
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 2,711
Princess Maria Christina of Saxony
NOBLEMAN
1770 - 1851
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 2,712
Alfred Meyer
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1945
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 2,713
Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1676 - 1733
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 2,714
Prince Louis Charles of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1796
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 2,715
William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
NOBLEMAN
1662 - 1728
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 2,716
Christine of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1543 - 1604
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 2,717
Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst
NOBLEMAN
1679 - 1740
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 2,718
Max Pauly
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1946
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 2,719
August Schmidhuber
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1947
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 2,720
Christian Gottlob Heyne
HISTORIAN
1729 - 1812
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 2,721
Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1751 - 1827
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 2,722
Among Noblemen In Germany
Among noblemen born in Germany, William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar ranks 158. Before him are Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1918), Philippine Welser (1527), Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania (1580), Eric II, Duke of Pomerania (1418), John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1550), and Princess Maria Christina of Saxony (1770). After him are Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst (1679), Charlotte von Stein (1742), Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1906), Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg (1602), Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1779), and Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental (1652).
Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1918 - 1998
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 152
Philippine Welser
1527 - 1580
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 153
Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania
1580 - 1637
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 154
Eric II, Duke of Pomerania
1418 - 1474
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 155
John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
1550 - 1604
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 156
Princess Maria Christina of Saxony
1770 - 1851
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 157
William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
1662 - 1728
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 158
Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst
1679 - 1740
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 159
Charlotte von Stein
1742 - 1827
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 160
Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1906 - 1972
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 161
Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg
1602 - 1651
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 162
Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
1779 - 1824
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 163
Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental
1652 - 1697
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 164






















































