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Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

1510 - 1581

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Francis I of Saxe-Lauenburg (1510 – 19 March 1581, Buxtehude) was the eldest child and only son of Duke Magnus I of Saxe-Lauenburg and Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1488 – 29 July 1563, Neuhaus), daughter of Duke Henry IV the Elder of Brunswick and Lunenburg (Wolfenbüttel). Francis I succeeded his father in 1543 as duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, but resigned in favour of his major son Magnus II in 1571. Two years later he reascended and was succeeded by Francis II in 1581. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg is the 9,566th most popular politician (up from 10,100th in 2019). (up from 2,172nd in 2019)

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Among politicians, Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg ranks 9,566 out of 19,576. Before him are Yangwon of Goguryeo, Henri Masson, Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, Princess Friederike Luise of Prussia, Adelaide of Paris, and Ekkathat. After him are Wenceslaus II, Duke of Bohemia, Alan IV, Duke of Brittany, Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, Childebrand I, Irene Asanina, and Otto Orseolo.

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Among people born in 1510, Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg ranks 24. Before him are Jean Goujon, Francesco de' Rossi, Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, Guillaume Postel, Bernard Palissy, and Margaret Paleologa. After him are Alonso Mudarra, Andrea Schiavone, Diego Ortiz, Bonaventure des Périers, Tullia d'Aragona, and Ivan Fyodorov. Among people deceased in 1581, Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg ranks 9. Before him are Bayinnaung, Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich of Russia, Christopher Báthory, Guru Ram Das, Guillaume Postel, and Honoré I, Lord of Monaco. After him are Louis Bertrand, Duchess Sabine of Württemberg, Frans Pourbus the Elder, and Edmund Campion.

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