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Charles II, Duke of Brunswick

1804 - 1873

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Charles II, Duke of Brunswick (German: Karl II, Herzog von Braunschweig; 30 October 1804 – 18 August 1873), ruled the Duchy of Brunswick from 1815 until 1830. Today he is best remembered for being on the losing side of the "Opera Game," defeated by American chess master Paul Morphy in one of the most famous chess games ever played. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles II, Duke of Brunswick is the 10,144th most popular politician (down from 8,636th in 2019), the 2,890th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,439th in 2019) and the 855th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles II, Duke of Brunswick ranks 10,144 out of 19,576. Before her are Katō Takaaki, Michał Kazimierz Ogiński, Vasil Mzhavanadze, Fujiwara no Fuhito, Michał Rola-Żymierski, and Maria Caterina Farnese. After her are Helen of Anjou, Gustavo Noboa, Shattiwaza, Ang Mey, Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and Leopold, Prince of Salerno.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1804, Charles II, Duke of Brunswick ranks 41. Before her are Louise Farrenc, Aleksander Chodźko, Aleksey Khomyakov, Paul Gavarni, Duke Alexander of Württemberg, and Constantin Hansen. After her are Salomon Müller, Pierre François Verhulst, Jim Bridger, Franz Meyen, Louis-François-Clement Breguet, and Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg. Among people deceased in 1873, Charles II, Duke of Brunswick ranks 39. Before her are Francis Garnier, Urbano Rattazzi, Wilhelm Marstrand, Tekle Giyorgis II, Michael Madhusudan Dutt, and Prince August, Duke of Dalarna. After her are Auguste von Harrach, Ferdinand David, Hermann Hankel, Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann, Caterina Scarpellini, and Malek Jahan Khanom.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Charles II, Duke of Brunswick ranks 2,892 out of 7,253. Before her are Nicolas Luckner (1722), Annelie Ehrhardt (1950), Johannes Dieckmann (1893), Christian Louis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1622), John Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1627), and Hans Cramer (1896). After her are Franz von Paula Schrank (1747), Julius Klaproth (1783), Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1773), Ludwig Kübler (1889), Gertrude of Süpplingenburg (1115), and Günther Lützow (1912).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Charles II, Duke of Brunswick ranks 855. Before her are Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1502), Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1704), Egon Bahr (1922), Johannes Dieckmann (1893), Christian Louis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1622), and John Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1627). After her are Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1773), Gertrude of Süpplingenburg (1115), Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1865), Edzard II, Count of East Frisia (1532), Christian Thielemann (1959), and Eduard, Duke of Anhalt (1861).

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