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Frederick I, Elector of Saxony

1370 - 1428

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Frederick I, the Belligerent or the Warlike (German: Friedrich der Streitbare; 11 April 1370 – 4 January 1428), a member of the House of Wettin, ruled as Margrave of Meissen from 1407 and Elector of Saxony (as Frederick I) from 1423 until his death. He is not to be confused with his cousin Landgrave Frederick IV of Thuringia, the son of Landgrave Balthasar. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick I, Elector of Saxony is the 4,139th most popular politician (down from 3,324th in 2019), the 1,070th most popular biography from Germany (down from 897th in 2019) and the 308th most popular German Politician.

Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, was born in 1463 and died in 1525. He was a prince elector of the Holy Roman Empire and the founder of the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin. He is most famous for being one of the most powerful princes in the Holy Roman Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ranks 4,139 out of 19,576. Before him are Yelü Dashi, Queen Munjeong, Ahmadou Ahidjo, Gitanas Nausėda, Sancho III of Castile, and Robert Peel. After him are Emperor Yuan of Han, Rudolf Slánský, Venustiano Carranza, Antiochus XIII Asiaticus, Afonso I of Kongo, and David Dacko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1370, Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ranks 9. Before him are Isabeau of Bavaria, Leonardo Bruni, Olaf II of Denmark, John VII Palaiologos, Gentile da Fabriano, and Erasmo of Narni. After him are Lorenzo Monaco, William, Duke of Austria, Švitrigaila, Antipope Clement VIII, Heinrich von Plauen, and Johannes Ciconia. Among people deceased in 1428, Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ranks 3. Before him are Masaccio, and Andrei Rublev. After him are Emperor Shōkō, Sophia of Bavaria, Andronikos Palaiologos, Zawisza Czarny, Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Savoy, and Maxtla.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ranks 1,070 out of 7,253. Before him are Carl von Linde (1842), Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513), Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp (1712), Alfred Brehm (1829), Hanns Eisler (1898), and Maria Barbara Bach (1684). After him are Alfred Naujocks (1911), John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg (1625), Klaus Hasselmann (1931), Konrad Witz (1400), Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker (1912), and Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel (1886).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ranks 308. Before him are William II of Württemberg (1848), Gotthard Kettler (1517), Joseph Berchtold (1897), Elisabeth of the Palatinate (1618), Caroline of Brunswick (1768), and Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513). After him are Franz Ziereis (1905), Franz, Duke of Bavaria (1933), Peter Minuit (1589), William V, Duke of Bavaria (1548), Carl Clauberg (1898), and Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1756).

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