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Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria

1752 - 1837

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Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria (full German name: Wilhelm, Herzog in Bayern; 10 November 1752 – 8 January 1837) was a German prince of the House of Wittelsbach. Born into a non-ruling cadet branch of the widely branched House of Wittelsbach, Wilhelm was Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen between 1789 and 1799 and first Duke in Bavaria from 16 February 1799 until his death in 1837. He never ruled over his own principality, but from 17 December 1803 to 20 March 1806 he was titled Duke of Berg. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria is the 6,870th most popular politician (down from 6,056th in 2019), the 1,869th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,663rd in 2019) and the 548th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria ranks 6,870 out of 19,576. Before him are William H. Seward, Emperor Shirakawa, Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, and Patrice Talon. After him are Cai Yong, Curtis LeMay, Camille Chamoun, Nicholas J. Spykman, Taihō Kōki, and Count Palatine Joseph Charles of Sulzbach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1752, Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria ranks 14. Before him are Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt, Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Thomas Chatterton, Jacques Roux, and Infante Gabriel of Spain. After him are Adolph Freiherr Knigge, Nguyễn Huệ, John Nash, Sébastien Érard, Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli, and Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre. Among people deceased in 1837, Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria ranks 22. Before him are Adam Afzelius, Jean-François Le Sueur, Philippe Buonarroti, Duke Pius August in Bavaria, Ludwig Börne, and 10th Dalai Lama. After him are Marguerite Gérard, François-Xavier Fabre, John Latham, Mariano José de Larra, Princess Louise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, and William George Horner.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria ranks 1,869 out of 7,253. Before him are Friedrich Kasimir Medikus (1736), Joseph Martin Kraus (1756), Pierre Littbarski (1960), Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (1568), Sahra Wagenknecht (1969), and Regino of Prüm (842). After him are Count Palatine Joseph Charles of Sulzbach (1694), Leo Frobenius (1873), Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg (1759), Golo Mann (1909), Louise Lehzen (1784), and Tobias Mayer (1723).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria ranks 548. Before him are Gregor Gysi (1948), Armin Laschet (1961), Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1772), Princess Feodora of Leiningen (1807), Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (1568), and Sahra Wagenknecht (1969). After him are Count Palatine Joseph Charles of Sulzbach (1694), Princess Mathilde of Bavaria (1877), Magdalena Sibylla of Saxe-Weissenfels (1648), Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1764), Johannes Steinhoff (1913), and Barbara of Brandenburg (1464).

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