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Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg

1371 - 1440

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Frederick (Middle High German: Friderich, Standard German: Friedrich; 21 September 1371 – 20 September 1440) was the last Burgrave of Nuremberg from 1397 to 1427 (as Frederick VI), Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach from 1398, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach from 1420, and Elector of Brandenburg (as Frederick I) from 1415 until his death. He became the first member of the House of Hohenzollern to rule the Margraviate of Brandenburg. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg is the 3,291st most popular politician (down from 2,825th in 2019), the 856th most popular biography from Germany (down from 751st in 2019) and the 246th most popular German Politician.

Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg is most famous for founding the Hohenzollern dynasty and for being the first person to unite the Electorate of Brandenburg with the Margraviate of Brandenburg.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg ranks 3,291 out of 19,576. Before him are Chryseis, Telamon, Charles Martel of Anjou, Nectanebo I, Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut, and Alberto Fernández. After him are Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy, Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony, Chaghri Beg, Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Joan II, Countess of Burgundy, and Menkauhor Kaiu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1371, Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg ranks 4. Before him are John the Fearless, Mary, Queen of Hungary, and Vasily I of Moscow. After him are Pierre Cauchon, Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans, Leopold IV, Duke of Austria, Sophia of Lithuania, and Shō Hashi. Among people deceased in 1440, Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg ranks 3. Before him are Gilles de Rais, and Frances of Rome. After him are Sigismund Kęstutaitis, Cennino Cennini, Itzcoatl, Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg, and Irene Gattilusio.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg ranks 856 out of 7,253. Before him are Max Schmeling (1905), Gudrun Burwitz (1929), Georg von Frundsberg (1473), Albert of Saxony (1828), Karl Harrer (1890), and Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut (1311). After him are Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony (1759), Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1800), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (1925), Max Beckmann (1884), Otto II, Duke of Bavaria (1206), and Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1823).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg ranks 246. Before him are Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (1504), Otto Ernst Remer (1912), Günter Schabowski (1929), Gudrun Burwitz (1929), Albert of Saxony (1828), and Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut (1311). After him are Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony (1759), Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1800), Otto II, Duke of Bavaria (1206), Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1823), Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg (1578), and Henry II, Duke of Austria (1107).

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