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Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg

1655 - 1720

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Eleonore Magdalene Therese of Neuburg (6 January 1655 – 19 January 1720) was Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia as the third and final wife of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor. Before her marriage and during her widowhood, she led an ascetic and monastic life, translating the Bible from Latin to German and defended the Order of the Discalced Carmelites. Reputed to be one of the most educated and virtuous women of her time, Eleonore took part in the political affairs during the reign of her husband and sons, especially regarding court revenue and foreign relationships. She served as regent for a few months in 1711, period in which she signed the Treaty of Szatmár, which recognized the rights of her descendants to the Hungarian throne. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg is the 1,532nd most popular politician (up from 2,327th in 2019), the 392nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 637th in 2019) and the 109th most popular German Politician.

Eleanor Magdalene of Neuburg was a German princess and the youngest daughter of Philip William, Elector Palatine and his wife, Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt. She was a great-granddaughter of King James I of England and granddaughter of King James II of England. Eleanor married her first cousin, Charles II, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, who was the son of Charles I, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, and Maria Gonzaga.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg ranks 1,532 out of 19,576Before her are Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe, Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria, Frederick VII of Denmark, Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, Emperor Yao, and Töregene Khatun. After her are F. W. de Klerk, Maria Anna of Bavaria, Karađorđe, Lucilla, Ehud Olmert, and Manuel L. Quezon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1655, Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg ranks 3Before her are Pope Innocent XIII, and Bartolomeo Cristofori. After her are Charles XI of Sweden, Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Christian Thomasius, Zumbi, Rinaldo d'Este, Johann Christoph Denner, Jean-François Regnard, Ferdinand Kettler, and Bernard de Montfaucon. Among people deceased in 1720, Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg ranks 3Before her are Calico Jack, and Sukjong of Joseon. After her are Maria Barbara Bach, Maria Margaretha Kirch, Antoine Coysevox, Edward England, Peter Tordenskjold, Anne Dacier, Abdul-Qādir Bedil, Giovanni Maria Lancisi, and Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg ranks 392 out of 7,253Before her are Valdemar I of Denmark (1131), Hugo Boss (1885), Johann Gottfried Galle (1812), Fritz Sauckel (1894), Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1776), and Lothar Matthäus (1961). After her are Maria Anna of Bavaria (1551), Samuel Hahnemann (1755), Gerhard Domagk (1895), Jürgen Klopp (1967), Helmuth Weidling (1891), and Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864).

Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg ranks 109Before her are Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (1662), Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse (1868), Hermann Müller (1876), Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744), Valdemar I of Denmark (1131), and Fritz Sauckel (1894). After her are Maria Anna of Bavaria (1551), Ilse Koch (1906), Rupert, King of Germany (1352), Ernst Thälmann (1886), Chlodio (393), and Maria of Yugoslavia (1900).