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Albrecht von Roon

1803 - 1879

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Albrecht Theodor Emil Graf von Roon (German pronunciation: [ˈalbʁɛçt fɔn ˈʁoːn]; 30 April 1803 – 23 February 1879) was a Prussian soldier and statesman. As Minister of War from 1859 to 1873, Roon, along with Otto von Bismarck and Helmuth von Moltke, was a dominating figure in Prussia's government during the key decade of the 1860s, when a series of successful wars against Denmark, Austria, and France led to German unification under Prussia's leadership. A moderate conservative and supporter of executive monarchy, he was an avid modernizer who worked to improve the efficiency of the army. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Albrecht von Roon is the 2,840th most popular politician (down from 2,373rd in 2019), the 154th most popular biography from Poland (down from 144th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Polish Politician.

Albrecht von Roons is most famous for being the German general who commanded the German forces during the Battle of France.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Albrecht von Roon ranks 2,840 out of 19,576. Before him are Alec Douglas-Home, Hilda Heine, Shirkuh, Mohammed Alim Khan, Tipu Sultan, and Alexander I of Macedon. After him are Pepin I of Aquitaine, Bülent Ecevit, Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria, Maria of Austria, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, Henry II, Duke of Bavaria, and Lee Teng-hui.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1803, Albrecht von Roon ranks 10. Before him are Ralph Waldo Emerson, Justus von Liebig, Maria Anna of Savoy, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Adolphe Adam, and Charles Lucien Bonaparte. After him are Flora Tristan, Maria Teresa of Savoy, Gottfried Semper, Fyodor Tyutchev, Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, and Princess Alexandrine of Prussia. Among people deceased in 1879, Albrecht von Roon ranks 7. Before him are James Clerk Maxwell, Bernadette Soubirous, Honoré Daumier, Napoléon, Prince Imperial, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, and Adolf Anderssen. After him are Rowland Hill, Thomas Couture, Maria Teresa of Savoy, Gottfried Semper, Charles De Coster, and Julia Margaret Cameron.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Albrecht von Roon ranks 154 out of 1,694. Before him are Géza I of Hungary (1040), Bolesław Bierut (1892), Otto Liman von Sanders (1855), Isabella Jagiellon (1519), Hanna Schygulla (1943), and Christa Wolf (1929). After him are Władysław I the Elbow-high (1260), William I of Württemberg (1781), Władysław Anders (1892), Henry II the Pious (1196), Bolesław III Wrymouth (1086), and Mieszko I of Poland (940).

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Among POLITICIANS In Poland

Among politicians born in Poland, Albrecht von Roon ranks 37. Before him are Alexandre Colonna-Walewski (1810), Władysław Gomułka (1905), Bronisław Komorowski (1952), Géza I of Hungary (1040), Bolesław Bierut (1892), and Isabella Jagiellon (1519). After him are Władysław I the Elbow-high (1260), William I of Württemberg (1781), Władysław Anders (1892), Henry II the Pious (1196), Bolesław III Wrymouth (1086), and Mieszko I of Poland (940).

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