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Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

1739 - 1807

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Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (24 October 1739 – 10 April 1807), was a German princess and composer. She became the duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach by marriage, and was also regent of the states of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach from 1758 to 1775. She transformed her court and its surrounding into the most influential cultural center of Germany. Her invitation of Abel Seyler's theatre company in 1771 marked the start of Weimar Classicism, that would include such figures such as Wieland, Goethe, Herder and Schiller working under her protection. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel is the 440th most popular nobleman (down from 372nd in 2019), the 1,768th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,658th in 2019) and the 81st most popular German Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel ranks 440 out of 1,415. Before her are Meinhard, Duke of Carinthia, Chungseon of Goryeo, José, Prince of Brazil, Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria, Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland, and Elisabeth of Swabia. After her are Godfrey III, Count of Louvain, Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Leopold IV, Duke of Austria, Eric Magnusson, Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and Princess Elisabeth of Saxony.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1739, Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel ranks 9. Before her are Charles-Henri Sanson, Charles François Dumouriez, Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Johann Baptist Wanhal, and George Clinton. After her are Charles-François Lebrun, Jean Chalgrin, François Claude Amour, marquis de Bouillé, Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart, Jean-François de La Harpe, and Infanta Maria Doroteia of Portugal. Among people deceased in 1807, Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel ranks 9. Before her are Jérôme Lalande, Magtymguly Pyragy, Jeanne Baret, Henry Benedict Stuart, George Atwood, and Osman Pazvantoğlu. After her are Maria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, John Newton, Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm, Nikolai Rezanov, Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, and Jacob Philipp Hackert.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel ranks 1,768 out of 7,253. Before her are Kathrine Switzer (1947), Gottfried John (1942), Robert Hübner (1948), Hermann Paul (1846), Elisabeth of Swabia (1205), and Ludwig Börne (1786). After her are Georg Stumme (1886), Barbara Sukowa (1950), Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1725), Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1572), Carl Sigismund Kunth (1788), and Ralph H. Baer (1922).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Germany

Among noblemen born in Germany, Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel ranks 81. Before her are Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia (1730), Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1526), Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1814), William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg (1487), Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden (1763), and Elisabeth of Swabia (1205). After her are Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1725), Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1778), Princess Elisabeth of Saxony (1830), Sophie, Princess of Albania (1885), Frederick of Saxony (1474), and Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria (1905).

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