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Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

1700 - 1739

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Charles Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (German: Karl Friedrich, Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp) (30 April 1700 – 18 June 1739) was a Prince of Sweden and Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp and an important member of European royalty. His dynasty, the Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, were a cadet branch of the ancient House of Oldenburg, which at that time was ruling Denmark-Norway. His mother was a sister of Charles XII of Sweden. Charles Frederick married a daughter of Peter the Great and became the father of the future Peter III of Russia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp is the 2,639th most popular politician (down from 2,228th in 2019), the 106th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 95th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Swedish Politician.

Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp is most famous for being the father of Catherine the Great.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp ranks 2,639 out of 19,576. Before him are C. R. Swart, Idriss Déby, Al-Aziz Uthman, George William, Elector of Brandenburg, John I of Castile, and Alfonso IX of León. After him are Peng Dehuai, Javier Milei, Ngawang Namgyal, Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I, John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, and Abbas I of Egypt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1700, Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp ranks 3. Before him are Daniel Bernoulli, and Baal Shem Tov. After him are Baji Rao I, Nicolaus Zinzendorf, Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, Giovanni Battista Sammartini, James Thomson, Johann Christoph Gottsched, Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans, and Ewald Georg von Kleist. Among people deceased in 1739, Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp ranks 1. After him are Benedetto Marcello, Marie Anne de Bourbon, Charles François de Cisternay du Fay, Saliha Sultan, James Anderson, Reinhard Keiser, Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach, Cosmas Damian Asam, Dick Turpin, and George Lillo.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp ranks 106 out of 1,879. Before him are Bertil Ohlin (1899), Ronnie Peterson (1944), Ermanaric (400), Arvid Carlsson (1923), Stieg Larsson (1954), and Axel Munthe (1857). After him are Bibi Andersson (1935), Nathan Söderblom (1866), Hjalmar Branting (1860), Eric XII of Sweden (1339), Svante Pääbo (1955), and Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson (1943).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp ranks 30. Before him are Gustav, Prince of Vasa (1799), Eric the Victorious (945), Axel Oxenstierna (1583), Olof Skötkonung (980), Birger Jarl (1210), and Ermanaric (400). After him are Hjalmar Branting (1860), Eric XII of Sweden (1339), Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson (1943), Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler (1934), Charles VII of Sweden (1130), and Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861).

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