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Christian I, Elector of Saxony

1560 - 1591

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Christian I of Saxony (29 October 1560 – 25 September 1591) was Elector of Saxony from 1586 to 1591. He belonged to the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin. He was the sixth but second surviving son of Augustus, Elector of Saxony and Anna of Denmark. The death of his older brother, Alexander (8 October 1565), made him the new heir apparent to the Electorate of Saxony. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christian I, Elector of Saxony is the 6,214th most popular politician (down from 5,135th in 2019), the 1,658th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,395th in 2019) and the 487th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Christian I, Elector of Saxony ranks 6,214 out of 19,576. Before him are Pharnaces I of Pontus, Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange, Hubert Maga, Bagrat IV of Georgia, Flavia Maxima Constantia, and Enmebaragesi. After him are Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier, Gottfried Silbermann, Qara Osman, Osorkon II, Rhodri the Great, and Ramon Muntaner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1560, Christian I, Elector of Saxony ranks 10. Before him are Jacobus Arminius, Gaspard Bauhin, Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Thomas Cavendish, Anton Praetorius, and Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully. After him are Juan Sánchez Cotán, Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Lodovico Grossi da Viadana, William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Marco Antonio de Dominis, and Heinrich Khunrath. Among people deceased in 1591, Christian I, Elector of Saxony ranks 10. Before him are Aloysius Gonzaga, Vincenzo Galilei, Sen no Rikyū, Dmitry of Uglich, Jacobus Gallus, and Veronica Franco. After him are Luis de León, Jost Amman, Anna Sophia of Prussia, Anna of Hesse, Vespasiano I Gonzaga, and Emilie of Saxony.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Christian I, Elector of Saxony ranks 1,658 out of 7,253. Before him are Wilhelm Backhaus (1884), Hans Vaihinger (1852), Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller (1806), Jürgen Kohler (1965), Marianne Weber (1870), and Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange (1751). After him are Anne Wiazemsky (1947), Heinz Lammerding (1905), Gottfried Silbermann (1683), Uta Hagen (1919), Jürgen Moltmann (1926), and Horst Hrubesch (1951).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Christian I, Elector of Saxony ranks 487. Before him are Adolphus Frederick IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1738), Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1761), Wilhelm Zaisser (1893), Princess Margaret of Prussia (1872), Georg Kerschensteiner (1854), and Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange (1751). After him are Gottfried Silbermann (1683), Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria (1319), Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony (1728), Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1880), John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (1455), and Gondioc (450).

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