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Barbara Blomberg

1527 - 1597

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Barbara Blomberg (1527 – 18 December 1597) was the mother of Don John of Austria. Blomberg was born in Ratisbon (modern Germany), the eldest daughter of Wolfgang Plumberger or Blomberg, a burgher, and of his wife Sibilla Lohman. A singer, in 1546 she was for a short time the mistress of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, who was in Regensburg for the meeting of the Imperial Diet. On 24 February 1547 Blomberg gave birth to John of Austria, who was almost immediately taken from her and sent to be raised in Spain. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Barbara Blomberg is the 363rd most popular companion (down from 332nd in 2019), the 1,324th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,202nd in 2019) and the 61st most popular German Companion.

Barbara Blomberg is most famous for her work in the field of psychology. She is most well known for her research on the effects of prenatal depression on children.

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Among companions, Barbara Blomberg ranks 363 out of 784. Before her are Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel, Anne Hyde, Rogneda of Polotsk, Galeria Valeria, and Mary Todd Lincoln. After her are Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Nur Jahan, Maria of Antioch, Amestris, Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, and Royal Noble Consort Huibin Jang.

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Among people born in 1527, Barbara Blomberg ranks 6. Before her are Philip II of Spain, Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, John Dee, Abraham Ortelius, and Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal. After her are Qi Jiguang, Hans Vredeman de Vries, Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg, Pellegrino Tibaldi, Luis de León, and Li Zhi. Among people deceased in 1597, Barbara Blomberg ranks 12. Before her are Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Maharana Pratap, Joseph of Anchieta, Franciscus Patricius, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and Edward Kelley. After her are Gunilla Bielke, Luís Fróis, Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona, Won Gyun, Prospero Fontana, and Princess Elizabeth of Sweden.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Barbara Blomberg ranks 1,324 out of 7,253. Before her are Heinrich Füger (1751), Joseph Süß Oppenheimer (1698), Sophia Eleonore of Saxony (1609), Fidelis of Sigmaringen (1577), Theodor Storm (1817), and Theobald Boehm (1794). After her are Gert Fröbe (1913), Hermann Heinrich Gossen (1810), Hermann Lotze (1817), Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (1833), Nena (1960), and Margravine Johanna of Baden-Baden (1704).

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Among COMPANIONS In Germany

Among companions born in Germany, Barbara Blomberg ranks 61. Before her are Gertrude of Hohenberg (1225), Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany (1227), Prince George William of Hanover (1915), Gertrude of Merania (1185), Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1837), and Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1688). After her are Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg (1511), Sophia of Bavaria (1376), Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony (1803), Anna Maria of the Palatinate (1561), Matilda of Frisia (1024), and Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria (1878).

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