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William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg

1487 - 1559

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William I of Nassau-Siegen (German: Wilhelm I. Graf von Nassau-Siegen; 10 April 1487 – 6 October 1559), nicknamed the Elder (German: der Ältere) or the Rich (German: der Reiche), was Count of Nassau-Siegen (a part of the County of Nassau) and of half Diez from 1516. He descended from the Ottonian Line of the House of Nassau. During his reign William introduced the Reformation in his countries. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg has received more than 122,438 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg is the 377th most popular nobleman, the 1,648th most popular biography from Germany and the 64th most popular German Nobleman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1487, William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg ranks 7Before him are Ismail I, Pope Julius III, John Zápolya, Pedro de Mendoza, Bernard van Orley, and Petru Rareș. After him are Michael Stifel, Anna of Brandenburg, Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona, Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg, Petar Hektorović, and Macropedius. Among people deceased in 1559, William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg ranks 11Before him are Beyhan Sultan, Isabella Jagiellon, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Fatma Sultan, and Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk. After him are Robert Estienne, Michele Sanmicheli, Benvenuto Tisi, Otto Henry, Elector Palatine, Realdo Colombo, and Wen Zhengming.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg ranks 1,648 out of 6,142Before him are Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich (1858), Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1667), Princess Louise Amelie of Baden (1811), Johann Christoph Bach (1671), Christiane F. (1962), and Anton Praetorius (1560). After him are Hartmut Michel (1948), Johann Bernhard Basedow (1723), Walter Simons (1861), Udo Dirkschneider (1952), August Kundt (1839), and Eric Voegelin (1901).

Among NOBLEMEN In Germany

Among noblemen born in Germany, William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg ranks 64Before him are Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1671), Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden (1763), Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1526), Rupert II, Elector Palatine (1325), Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1867), and John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1575). After him are Duchess Caroline Mariane of Mecklenburg (1821), Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia (1730), Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen (1893), Elisabeth of Swabia (1205), Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1713), and Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg (1547).