NOBLEMAN
Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg
1711 - 1785

Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg
Frederick Augustus I (German: Friedrich August) (20 September 1711 – 6 July 1785) was Prince-Bishop of Lübeck from 1750 to 1785, and Count and later the first Duke of Oldenburg from 1773 to 1785. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg is the 527th most popular nobleman (down from 505th in 2019), the 2,020th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,046th in 2019) and the 102nd most popular German Nobleman.
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Among NOBLEMEN
Among noblemen, Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg ranks 527 out of 1,415. Before him are Françoise d'Alençon, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Frances Shand Kydd, Maria Letizia Bonaparte, Duchess of Aosta, John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, and Bertrand, Count of Toulouse. After him are John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile, Yaroslav of Tver, Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Rupert II, Elector Palatine, and Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Germany.
Most Popular Noblemen in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrançoise d'Alençon
1490 - 1550
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 521
Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria
1882 - 1940
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 522
Frances Shand Kydd
1936 - 2004
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 523
Maria Letizia Bonaparte, Duchess of Aosta
1866 - 1926
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 524
John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
1666 - 1729
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 525
Bertrand, Count of Toulouse
1065 - 1112
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 526
Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg
1711 - 1785
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 527
John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
1584 - 1635
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 528
Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile
1140 - 1185
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 529
Yaroslav of Tver
1230 - 1272
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 530
Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
1822 - 1869
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 531
Rupert II, Elector Palatine
1325 - 1398
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 532
Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Germany
1305 - 1330
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 533
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1711, Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg ranks 11. Before him are Laura Bassi, William IV, Prince of Orange, Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg, Barbara of Portugal, Ablai Khan, and Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. After him are Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine, Georg Wilhelm Richmann, William Boyce, Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and Giovanni Battista Guadagnini. Among people deceased in 1785, Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg ranks 12. Before him are Pietro Longhi, James Oglethorpe, Gabriel Bonnot de Mably, Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, and Luis of Spain, Count of Chinchón. After him are Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Princess Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt, Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duchess Frederica of Württemberg, Johan Herman Wessel, and Johann Gerhard König.
Others Born in 1711
Go to all RankingsLaura Bassi
PHYSICIST
1711 - 1778
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 5
William IV, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1751
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 6
Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1794
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 7
Barbara of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1758
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 8
Ablai Khan
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1781
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 9
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
WRITER
1711 - 1780
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 10
Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg
NOBLEMAN
1711 - 1785
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 11
Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine
NOBLEMAN
1711 - 1741
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 12
Georg Wilhelm Richmann
PHYSICIST
1711 - 1753
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 13
William Boyce
COMPOSER
1711 - 1779
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 14
Jean-Joseph de Mondonville
COMPOSER
1711 - 1772
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 15
Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1763
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 16
Giovanni Battista Guadagnini
MUSICIAN
1711 - 1786
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1785
Go to all RankingsPietro Longhi
PAINTER
1701 - 1785
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 6
James Oglethorpe
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1785
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 7
Gabriel Bonnot de Mably
POLITICIAN
1709 - 1785
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 8
Étienne François, duc de Choiseul
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1785
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 9
Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
SCULPTOR
1714 - 1785
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 10
Luis of Spain, Count of Chinchón
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1785
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 11
Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg
NOBLEMAN
1711 - 1785
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 12
Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1785
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 13
Princess Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt
NOBLEMAN
1755 - 1785
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 14
Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
POLITICIAN
1717 - 1785
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 15
Duchess Frederica of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1765 - 1785
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 16
Johan Herman Wessel
WRITER
1742 - 1785
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 17
Johann Gerhard König
BIOLOGIST
1728 - 1785
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 18
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg ranks 2,021 out of 7,253. Before him are Hermann Priess (1901), John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (1666), Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1882), Max Joseph von Pettenkofer (1818), Johann Homann (1664), and Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (1797). After him are Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel (1811), Ernst Nolte (1923), Fredrik Pacius (1809), Jenny-Wanda Barkmann (1922), Johann Ludwig Bach (1677), and Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1818).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsHermann Priess
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1985
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 2,015
John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
NOBLEMAN
1666 - 1729
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 2,016
Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1918
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 2,017
Max Joseph von Pettenkofer
CHEMIST
1818 - 1901
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 2,018
Johann Homann
POLITICIAN
1664 - 1724
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 2,019
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
WRITER
1797 - 1848
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 2,020
Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg
NOBLEMAN
1711 - 1785
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 2,021
Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel
BIOLOGIST
1811 - 1871
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 2,022
Ernst Nolte
PHILOSOPHER
1923 - 2016
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 2,023
Fredrik Pacius
COMPOSER
1809 - 1891
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 2,024
Jenny-Wanda Barkmann
MAFIOSO
1922 - 1946
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 2,025
Johann Ludwig Bach
COMPOSER
1677 - 1731
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 2,026
Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1901
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 2,027
Among NOBLEMEN In Germany
Among noblemen born in Germany, Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg ranks 102. Before him are Violante Beatrice of Bavaria (1673), Liudolf, Duke of Swabia (930), Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach (1721), Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria (1870), Friedrich Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1603), and John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (1666). After him are John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1584), Rupert II, Elector Palatine (1325), Duchess Caroline Mariane of Mecklenburg (1821), Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia (1860), Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1688), and Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg (1318).
Violante Beatrice of Bavaria
1673 - 1731
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 96
Liudolf, Duke of Swabia
930 - 957
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 97
Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach
1721 - 1794
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 98
Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria
1870 - 1958
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 99
Friedrich Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
1603 - 1669
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 100
John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
1666 - 1729
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 101
Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg
1711 - 1785
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 102
John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
1584 - 1635
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 103
Rupert II, Elector Palatine
1325 - 1398
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 104
Duchess Caroline Mariane of Mecklenburg
1821 - 1876
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 105
Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia
1860 - 1917
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 106
Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
1688 - 1748
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 107
Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg
1318 - 1379
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 108