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Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

1497 - 1546

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Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg (German: Ernst der Bekenner; 27 June 1497 – 11 January 1546), also frequently called Ernest the Confessor, was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and a champion of the Protestant cause during the early years of the Protestant Reformation. He was the Prince of Lüneburg and ruled the Lüneburg-Celle subdivision of the Welf family's Brunswick-Lüneburg duchy from 1520 until his death. He was the son of Henry I, Duke of Lüneburg, and Margarete of Saxony, the daughter of Ernest, Elector of Saxony. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg is the 248th most popular nobleman (up from 585th in 2019), the 1,013th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,298th in 2019) and the 29th most popular German Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 248 out of 1,415. Before him are Eleonora Gonzaga, Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Userkare, Princess Maria Anna of Saxony, Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia, and Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset. After him are Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich of Russia, Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, Princess Alexandra of Hanover, Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Louise Henriette de Bourbon, and Princess Margriet of the Netherlands.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1497, Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 6. Before him are Philip Melanchthon, Hans Holbein the Younger, Pedro de Valdivia, Beyhan Sultan, and Emperor Go-Nara. After him are Mōri Motonari, Francesco Canova da Milano, Jean Fernel, and Stephen Gardiner. Among people deceased in 1546, Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 8. Before him are Hayreddin Barbarossa, Francisco de Orellana, Giulio Romano, Meera, Francisco de Vitoria, and Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. After him are Marinus van Reymerswaele, Étienne Dolet, Petru Rareș, Isabella di Morra, and David Beaton.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 1,013 out of 7,253. Before him are Georg Ratzinger (1924), Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden (1728), Erich Kempka (1910), Eva Hesse (1936), Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France (1174), and Friedrich Sertürner (1783). After him are Johann Christoph Bach (1671), Henry I, Duke of Bavaria (920), Zwentibold (870), Gustav Radbruch (1878), Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt (1754), and Roland Emmerich (1955).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Germany

Among noblemen born in Germany, Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 29. Before him are Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707), Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria (1869), Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg (1414), Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1750), Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt (1635), and Princess Maria Anna of Saxony (1799). After him are Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp (1712), John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg (1625), Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1641), Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria (1849), Louis II, Duke of Bavaria (1229), and Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp (1759).

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