1781 - 1864
William I (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Karl; 27 September 1781 – 25 June 1864) was King of Württemberg from 30 October 1816 until his death. Upon William's accession, Württemberg was suffering crop failures and famine in the "Year Without a Summer", in 1816. After taking office, he initiated sweeping reforms, resulting in the approval of the Estates of Württemberg to a constitution on 25 September 1819. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William I of Württemberg has received more than 359,393 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). William I of Württemberg is the 3,325th most popular politician (up from 3,524th in 2019), the 189th most popular biography from Poland (up from 199th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Polish Politician.
William I of Württemberg is most famous for being the first king of the Kingdom of Württemberg, which was a German state in the 19th century.
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Among politicians, William I of Württemberg ranks 3,325 out of 15,577. Before him are Afonso I of Kongo, Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Emperor Sujin, Ramiro II of Aragon, John George, Elector of Brandenburg, and Cleopatra Selene of Syria. After him are Viracocha Inca, Thessalonike of Macedon, William IV, Duke of Bavaria, Salome Alexandra, Chang Myon, and Louis I, Duke of Bavaria.
1456 - 1543
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 3,319
1370 - 1428
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 3,320
147 BC - 29 BC
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 3,321
1086 - 1157
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 3,322
1525 - 1598
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 3,323
130 BC - 69 BC
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 3,324
1781 - 1864
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 3,325
1310 - 1438
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 3,326
352 BC - 295 BC
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 3,327
1493 - 1550
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 3,328
140 BC - 67 BC
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 3,329
1899 - 1966
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 3,330
1173 - 1231
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 3,331
Among people born in 1781, William I of Württemberg ranks 14. Before him are Adelbert von Chamisso, Stamford Raffles, Anton Diabelli, Frederica of Baden, David Brewster, and Achim von Arnim. After him are Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Mauro Giuliani, Joseph Karl Stieler, Archduke Ferdinand Karl Joseph of Austria-Este, Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, and Andrés Bello. Among people deceased in 1864, William I of Württemberg ranks 11. Before him are Cheoljong of Joseon, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron, Hong Xiuquan, Vuk Karadžić, and Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve. After him are Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois, John Hanning Speke, Leo von Klenze, Princess Charlotte of Denmark, Princess Hildegard of Bavaria, and Jean-Jacques Ampère.
1781 - 1838
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 8
1781 - 1826
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 9
1781 - 1858
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 10
1781 - 1826
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 11
1781 - 1868
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 12
1781 - 1831
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 13
1781 - 1864
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 14
1781 - 1860
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 15
1781 - 1829
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 16
1781 - 1858
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 17
1781 - 1850
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 18
1781 - 1832
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 19
1781 - 1865
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 20
1831 - 1864
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 5
1804 - 1864
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 6
1799 - 1864
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 7
1814 - 1864
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 8
1787 - 1864
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 9
1793 - 1864
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 10
1781 - 1864
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 11
1819 - 1864
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 12
1827 - 1864
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 13
1784 - 1864
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 14
1789 - 1864
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 15
1825 - 1864
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 16
1800 - 1864
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 17
Among people born in Poland, William I of Württemberg ranks 189 out of 1,454. Before him are Carl Wernicke (1848), Mieszko II Lambert (990), Frederick I of Württemberg (1754), Mykhailo Hrushevsky (1866), John I Albert (1459), and Felix Hausdorff (1868). After him are Jan Potocki (1761), Vasily Sokolovsky (1897), Julia, Princess of Battenberg (1825), Albert Marth (1828), Henryk Górecki (1933), and Adam Jerzy Czartoryski (1770).
1848 - 1905
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 183
990 - 1034
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 184
1754 - 1816
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 185
1866 - 1934
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 186
1459 - 1501
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 187
1868 - 1942
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 188
1781 - 1864
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 189
1761 - 1815
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 190
1897 - 1968
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 191
1825 - 1895
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 192
1828 - 1897
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 193
1933 - 2010
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 194
1770 - 1861
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 195
Among politicians born in Poland, William I of Württemberg ranks 52. Before him are Casimir I the Restorer (1016), Albrecht von Roon (1803), Mieszko II Lambert (990), Frederick I of Württemberg (1754), Mykhailo Hrushevsky (1866), and John I Albert (1459). After him are Adam Jerzy Czartoryski (1770), Hans Lammers (1879), Andrzej Duda (1972), Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska (1676), Bolesław II the Generous (1041), and Muazzez Sultan (1628).
1016 - 1058
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 46
1803 - 1879
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 47
990 - 1034
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 48
1754 - 1816
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 49
1866 - 1934
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 50
1459 - 1501
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 51
1781 - 1864
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 52
1770 - 1861
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 53
1879 - 1962
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 54
1972 - Present
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 55
1676 - 1730
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 56
1041 - 1081
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 57
1628 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 58