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Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine

1617 - 1680

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Charles I Louis (German: Karl I. Ludwig; 22 December 1617 – 28 August 1680) was Elector Palatine from 1648 until his death. He was the second son of Frederick V of the Palatinate, the "Winter King" of Bohemia, and the British princess Elizabeth Stuart. After living the first half of his life in exile during the German Thirty Years' War and the English Civil War, in 1649 Charles Louis reclaimed his father's title of Elector Palatine, along with most of his former territories. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine is the 2,506th most popular politician (up from 4,118th in 2019), the 667th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,103rd in 2019) and the 185th most popular German Politician.

Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine was the head of the Palatinate branch of the House of Wittelsbach. He was the son of Charles Louis, Elector Palatine and Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate-Neuburg. Charles I Louis was a great-grandson of Philip William, Elector Palatine. Charles I Louis inherited the Palatinate from his father in 1685. He was also elected Holy Roman Emperor in 1690.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine ranks 2,506 out of 19,576. Before him are Alfonso VII of León and Castile, Robert R. Livingston, Martin of Aragon, Muršili II, Heinrich Lübke, and Marcus Atilius Regulus. After him are Souphanouvong, Giovanna of Italy, Vannozza dei Cattanei, Huayna Capac, Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta, and Eystein I of Norway.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1617, Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine ranks 3. Before him are Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, and 5th Dalai Lama. After him are Gerard ter Borch, Elias Ashmole, Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg, Richard Lovelace, Emanuel de Witte, Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Leopoldo de' Medici, Adil Giray, and Yun Hyu. Among people deceased in 1680, Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine ranks 6. Before him are Gian Lorenzo Bernini, François de La Rochefoucauld, Athanasius Kircher, Shivaji, and Kateri Tekakwitha. After him are Nicolas Fouquet, Raimondo Montecuccoli, Willem Claesz. Heda, Jan Swammerdam, Samuel Butler, and Ferdinand Bol.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine ranks 667 out of 7,253. Before him are August Horch (1868), Rudolf Bultmann (1884), Jenny von Westphalen (1814), Bruno Bauer (1809), Johann Franz Encke (1791), and Heinrich Lübke (1894). After him are Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1861), Karl-Otto Koch (1897), Willy Messerschmitt (1898), Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal (1862), Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1819), and Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (1505).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine ranks 185. Before him are Elsa Einstein (1876), Walther Rathenau (1867), Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen (1738), John of Saxony (1801), Wilhelm Marx (1863), and Heinrich Lübke (1894). After him are Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal (1862), Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1819), Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (1505), Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern (1811), Princess Caroline of Great Britain (1713), and George William, Elector of Brandenburg (1595).

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