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Ernest Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

1560 - 1604

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Ernest Frederick of Baden-Durlach (born 17 October 1560 in Durlach – died 14 April 1604 in Remchingen) ruled the northern part of the Margraviate of Baden-Durlach. He came to power when he came of age in 1584. He founded the first Gymnasium Illustre in the margraviate. Ernst Friedrich, who had a strict Lutheran upbringing, started a reconciliation between Lutheranism and Calvinism with the publication of the Staffort Book in 1599 His occupation of Upper Baden caused serious conflicts – even with the Emperor – the consequences of which damaged Lower Baden and ultimately also led to losses of territory. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernest Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach is the 12,115th most popular politician (up from 12,845th in 2019), the 3,610th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,954th in 2019) and the 1,021st most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ernest Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach ranks 12,115 out of 19,576Before him are Hendrick Chin A Sen, Patricia Scotland, Ed Davey, Andrea Vendramin, Blanche of Montferrat, and Flavia Titiana. After him are Tokugawa Nariaki, Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen, Tapley Seaton, Sadri Maksudi Arsal, Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer, and Henry, Duke of Saxe-Römhild.

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Among people born in 1560, Ernest Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach ranks 17Before him are Juan Sánchez Cotán, Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Lodovico Grossi da Viadana, William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Marco Antonio de Dominis, and Heinrich Khunrath. After him are Domenico Tintoretto, Jan Gruter, Felice Anerio, Basawan, and Firishta. Among people deceased in 1604, Ernest Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach ranks 14Before him are Christine of Hesse, Juan Fernández, Otto Henry, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, Hamida Banu Begum, Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg, and Francesco Barozzi. After him are Isabella Andreini, and William Morgan.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ernest Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach ranks 3,612 out of 7,253Before him are Kornelia Ender (1958), Else Krüger (1915), Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau (1682), Conrad Albrecht (1880), August Beer (1825), and Siegfried Rauch (1932). After him are Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen (1712), Maurice d'Elbée (1752), Heinz Kwiatkowski (1926), Henry, Duke of Saxe-Römhild (1650), Julius Döpfner (1913), and Gerald Götting (1923).

Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Ernest Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach ranks 1,021Before him are Robert Habeck (1969), Princess Marie of Prussia (1855), Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1811), Georg Heinrich von Görtz (1668), Else Krüger (1915), and Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau (1682). After him are Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen (1712), Henry, Duke of Saxe-Römhild (1650), Gerald Götting (1923), Frederick VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1769), Emilie of Saxony (1516), and William Christoph, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1625).