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Edzard II, Count of East Frisia

1532 - 1599

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Edzard II (24 June 1532 – 1 March 1599) was Count of East Frisia from 1561 to 1599. He was the son of Enno II of East Frisia and Anna of Oldenburg. During his reign, Edzard came into conflict with the city of Emden. Edzard was a staunch Lutheran while the city of Emden was mostly Calvinistic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edzard II, Count of East Frisia is the 10,178th most popular politician (down from 9,926th in 2019), the 2,902nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,878th in 2019) and the 859th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edzard II, Count of East Frisia ranks 10,178 out of 19,576. Before him are Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Fulk II, Count of Anjou, Charles II, Duke of Lorraine, Neferkamin Anu, Detention of Mark Bernstein, and Augustine Washington. After him are Christian Thielemann, Eduard, Duke of Anhalt, Abdul Qadir, Ahmad Shukeiri, Umar Shaikh Mirza II, and Khosrow III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1532, Edzard II, Count of East Frisia ranks 18. Before him are Menocchio, Étienne Jodelle, Alphonsus Rodriguez, Archduchess Magdalena of Austria, Anna Maria of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen, and William Allen. After him are Mehmed II Giray, Marino Grimani, Amy Robsart, and Thomas Norton. Among people deceased in 1599, Edzard II, Count of East Frisia ranks 14. Before him are Chōsokabe Motochika, Chand Bibi, Menocchio, Eknath, Archduchess Catherine Renata of Austria, and Francisco Guerrero. After him are Simone Peterzano, Antoine Caron, Pedro da Fonseca, and Michael Rohoza.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Edzard II, Count of East Frisia ranks 2,904 out of 7,253. Before him are Günther Lützow (1912), Ernst Hartert (1859), Oskar Barnack (1879), Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1865), Alexander von Linsingen (1850), and Hans Robert Jauss (1921). After him are Christian Thielemann (1959), Eduard, Duke of Anhalt (1861), Walter Hohmann (1880), Nannette Streicher (1769), Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow (1789), and Julius Oppert (1825).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Edzard II, Count of East Frisia ranks 859. Before him are Christian Louis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1622), John Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1627), Charles II, Duke of Brunswick (1804), Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1773), Gertrude of Süpplingenburg (1115), and Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1865). After him are Christian Thielemann (1959), Eduard, Duke of Anhalt (1861), Julius Oppert (1825), Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1827), Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz (1822), and Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria (1271).

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