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Franz von Sickingen

1481 - 1523

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Franz von Sickingen (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁants fɔn ˈzɪkɪŋən]; 2 March 1481 – 7 May 1523) was a knight of the Holy Roman Empire who, with Ulrich von Hutten, led the so-called "Knights' War". He is posthumously known as the "Last Knight" (der letzte Ritter), an epithet shared with his contemporaries Chevalier de Bayard and Emperor Maximilian. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz von Sickingen is the 8,943rd most popular politician (down from 8,688th in 2019), the 2,479th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,461st in 2019) and the 742nd most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Franz von Sickingen ranks 8,943 out of 19,576. Before him are Achille Starace, Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Bourbon, Georges d'Amboise, Sergei Ivanovich Mosin, Larry Hogan, and Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. After him are Roger de Moulins, Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Dolon, Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont, James I of Cyprus, and Marcus Licinius Crassus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1481, Franz von Sickingen ranks 5. Before him are Christian II of Denmark, Baldassare Peruzzi, Gioffre Borgia, and Benvenuto Tisi. After him are Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Mateo Flecha, and Ashikaga Yoshizumi. Among people deceased in 1523, Franz von Sickingen ranks 8. Before him are Pietro Perugino, Luca Signorelli, Ulrich von Hutten, Gerard David, Mehmed I Giray, and Antonio Grimani. After him are Prospero Colonna, Bartolomeo Montagna, Bernardino López de Carvajal, Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania, and Ashikaga Yoshitane.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Franz von Sickingen ranks 2,480 out of 7,253. Before him are Christa Schroeder (1908), Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1560), Eugen Weidmann (1908), Thomas Fincke (1561), Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1789), and Caroline of Hesse-Homburg (1771). After him are Heino (1938), Hans von Obstfelder (1886), Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1857), Friedrich Hoffmann (1660), Frederick William, Elector of Hesse (1802), and Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg (1486).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Franz von Sickingen ranks 742. Before him are Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern (1868), Wilhelm, Duke of Urach (1810), Welf II, Duke of Bavaria (1072), Anacharsis Cloots (1755), Regina Jonas (1902), and Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1789). After him are Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1857), Frederick William, Elector of Hesse (1802), Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg (1486), Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg (1865), Franz Six (1909), and Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1481).

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