NOBLEMAN
Eric II, Duke of Pomerania
1418 - 1474

Eric II, Duke of Pomerania
Eric II or Erich II (between 1418 and 1425 – 5 July 1474) was a member of the House of Pomerania (also known as the Griffins) and was the ruling Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast from 1457 to 1474. He was the son of Wartislaw IX of Pomerania-Wolgast and Sophia, daughter of Eric IV of Saxe-Lauenburg. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eric II, Duke of Pomerania is the 750th most popular nobleman (down from 672nd in 2019), the 2,681st most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,565th in 2019) and the 153rd most popular German Nobleman.
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Among NOBLEMEN
Among noblemen, Eric II, Duke of Pomerania ranks 750 out of 1,415. Before him are Vittoria Farnese, Philippine Welser, Princess Maria Carolina of Savoy, William, Count of Luxembourg, Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, and Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania. After him are John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Princess Xenia of Montenegro, Bolesław I the Tall, Princess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma, John II, Burgrave of Nuremberg, and Princess Maria Christina of Saxony.
Most Popular Noblemen in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVittoria Farnese
1618 - 1649
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 744
Philippine Welser
1527 - 1580
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 745
Princess Maria Carolina of Savoy
1764 - 1782
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 746
William, Count of Luxembourg
1081 - 1131
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 747
Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
1722 - 1775
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 748
Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania
1580 - 1637
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 749
Eric II, Duke of Pomerania
1418 - 1474
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 750
John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
1550 - 1604
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 751
Princess Xenia of Montenegro
1881 - 1960
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 752
Bolesław I the Tall
1127 - 1201
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 753
Princess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma
1847 - 1893
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 754
John II, Burgrave of Nuremberg
1309 - 1357
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 755
Princess Maria Christina of Saxony
1770 - 1851
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 756
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1418, Eric II, Duke of Pomerania ranks 7. Before him are Giovanni Giustiniani, Albert VI, Archduke of Austria, Frederick II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, John II of Cyprus, Anne of Cyprus, and Agostino di Duccio. After him are Catherine Karlsdotter, Peter II, Duke of Brittany, Isotta Nogarola, and Gabriel Biel. Among people deceased in 1474, Eric II, Duke of Pomerania ranks 7. Before him are Guillaume Du Fay, Henry IV of Castile, 1st Dalai Lama, Mahmud Pasha Angelović, Ali Qushji, and Pietro Riario. After him are Nicolò Marcello, and Juan Pacheco.
Others Born in 1418
Go to all RankingsGiovanni Giustiniani
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1418 - 1453
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 1
Albert VI, Archduke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1418 - 1463
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 2
Frederick II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1418 - 1478
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 3
John II of Cyprus
POLITICIAN
1418 - 1458
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 4
Anne of Cyprus
POLITICIAN
1418 - 1462
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 5
Agostino di Duccio
SCULPTOR
1418 - 1481
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 6
Eric II, Duke of Pomerania
NOBLEMAN
1418 - 1474
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 7
Catherine Karlsdotter
NOBLEMAN
1418 - 1450
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 8
Peter II, Duke of Brittany
NOBLEMAN
1418 - 1457
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 9
Isotta Nogarola
WRITER
1418 - 1466
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 10
Gabriel Biel
PHILOSOPHER
1418 - 1495
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 11
Others Deceased in 1474
Go to all RankingsGuillaume Du Fay
COMPOSER
1397 - 1474
HPI: 79.12
Rank: 1
Henry IV of Castile
WRITER
1425 - 1474
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 2
1st Dalai Lama
POLITICIAN
1391 - 1474
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 3
Mahmud Pasha Angelović
POLITICIAN
1420 - 1474
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 4
Ali Qushji
ASTRONOMER
1403 - 1474
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 5
Pietro Riario
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1447 - 1474
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 6
Eric II, Duke of Pomerania
NOBLEMAN
1418 - 1474
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 7
Nicolò Marcello
POLITICIAN
1397 - 1474
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 8
Juan Pacheco
ATHLETE
1419 - 1474
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 9
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Eric II, Duke of Pomerania ranks 2,682 out of 7,253. Before him are Fritz Busch (1890), Alexander Braun (1805), Princess Friederike Luise of Prussia (1714), Heinrich Boie (1794), Walter Ruttmann (1887), and Claus Schilling (1871). After him are Ernest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1737), John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1550), Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp (1719), Dietmar Hopp (1940), Christine of Saxony (1505), and Wilhelm Leibl (1844).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsFritz Busch
MUSICIAN
1890 - 1951
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 2,676
Alexander Braun
BIOLOGIST
1805 - 1877
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 2,677
Princess Friederike Luise of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1714 - 1784
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 2,678
Heinrich Boie
BIOLOGIST
1794 - 1827
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 2,679
Walter Ruttmann
FILM DIRECTOR
1887 - 1941
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 2,680
Claus Schilling
PHYSICIAN
1871 - 1946
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 2,681
Eric II, Duke of Pomerania
NOBLEMAN
1418 - 1474
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 2,682
Ernest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1758
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 2,683
John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
NOBLEMAN
1550 - 1604
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 2,684
Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1763
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 2,685
Dietmar Hopp
BUSINESSPERSON
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 2,686
Christine of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1505 - 1549
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 2,687
Wilhelm Leibl
PAINTER
1844 - 1900
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 2,688
Among NOBLEMEN In Germany
Among noblemen born in Germany, Eric II, Duke of Pomerania ranks 153. Before him are Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg (1593), Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst (1563), Princess Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz (1691), Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1918), Philippine Welser (1527), and Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania (1580). After him are John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1550), Princess Maria Christina of Saxony (1770), William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1662), Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst (1679), Charlotte von Stein (1742), and Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1906).
Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg
1593 - 1650
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 147
Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst
1563 - 1607
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 148
Princess Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz
1691 - 1743
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 149
Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1918 - 1998
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 150
Philippine Welser
1527 - 1580
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 151
Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania
1580 - 1637
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 152
Eric II, Duke of Pomerania
1418 - 1474
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 153
John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
1550 - 1604
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 154
Princess Maria Christina of Saxony
1770 - 1851
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 155
William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
1662 - 1728
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 156
Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst
1679 - 1740
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 157
Charlotte von Stein
1742 - 1827
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 158
Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1906 - 1972
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 159