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Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
1585 - 1638

Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Frederick I of Hesse-Homburg (5 March 1585, at Lichtenberg Castle in Fischbachtal – 9 May 1638, in Bad Homburg), was the first Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg and founder of the eponymous family line. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg is the 1,073rd most popular nobleman (down from 1,025th in 2019), the 3,728th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,639th in 2019) and the 237th most popular German Nobleman.
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Among NOBLEMEN
Among noblemen, Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg ranks 1,073 out of 1,415. Before him are Jane Digby, Herbert III, Count of Vermandois, Prince Jean of Luxembourg, Amy Robsart, Prince Franz de Paula of Liechtenstein, and Catherine Desnitski. After him are William IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Garibald II of Bavaria, Ernst, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen, Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza, Beatrice of Navarre, Duchess of Burgundy, and Ana Terter.
Most Popular Noblemen in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJane Digby
1807 - 1881
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 1,067
Herbert III, Count of Vermandois
954 - 993
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 1,068
Prince Jean of Luxembourg
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 1,069
Amy Robsart
1532 - 1560
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 1,070
Prince Franz de Paula of Liechtenstein
1802 - 1887
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 1,071
Catherine Desnitski
1886 - 1960
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 1,072
Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
1585 - 1638
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 1,073
William IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1425 - 1503
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 1,074
Garibald II of Bavaria
585 - 640
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 1,075
Ernst, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen
1859 - 1941
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 1,076
Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza
1909 - 1981
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 1,077
Beatrice of Navarre, Duchess of Burgundy
1246 - 1295
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 1,078
Ana Terter
1300 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 1,079
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1585, Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg ranks 18. Before him are John Rolfe, Mary Ward, Massimo Stanzione, Hamnet Shakespeare, Johann Baptist Cysat, and Caspar Bartholin the Elder. After him are Claude Favre de Vaugelas, Pedro Teixeira, Sisto Badalocchio, Squanto, Domenico II Contarini, and Gerbrand Bredero. Among people deceased in 1638, Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg ranks 23. Before him are Barbara Longhi, Paulus Moreelse, Georg Flegel, Jacques Blanchard, Johann Heinrich Alsted, and Joachim Wtewael. After him are John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Gabriello Chiabrera, and John Wilbye.
Others Born in 1585
Go to all RankingsJohn Rolfe
EXPLORER
1585 - 1622
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 12
Mary Ward
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1585 - 1645
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 13
Massimo Stanzione
PAINTER
1585 - 1656
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 14
Hamnet Shakespeare
WRITER
1585 - 1596
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 15
Johann Baptist Cysat
MATHEMATICIAN
1585 - 1657
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 16
Caspar Bartholin the Elder
PHILOSOPHER
1585 - 1629
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 17
Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
NOBLEMAN
1585 - 1638
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 18
Claude Favre de Vaugelas
WRITER
1585 - 1650
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 19
Pedro Teixeira
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1585 - 1641
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 20
Sisto Badalocchio
PAINTER
1585 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 21
Squanto
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1585 - 1622
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 22
Domenico II Contarini
POLITICIAN
1585 - 1675
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 23
Gerbrand Bredero
WRITER
1585 - 1618
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 24
Others Deceased in 1638
Go to all RankingsBarbara Longhi
PAINTER
1552 - 1638
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 17
Paulus Moreelse
PAINTER
1571 - 1638
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 18
Georg Flegel
PAINTER
1566 - 1638
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 19
Jacques Blanchard
PAINTER
1600 - 1638
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 20
Johann Heinrich Alsted
PHILOSOPHER
1588 - 1638
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 21
Joachim Wtewael
PAINTER
1566 - 1638
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 22
Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
NOBLEMAN
1585 - 1638
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 23
John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1638
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 24
Gabriello Chiabrera
WRITER
1552 - 1638
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 25
John Wilbye
COMPOSER
1574 - 1638
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 26
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg ranks 3,730 out of 7,253. Before him are Brigitte Hamann (1940), Erich Weinert (1890), Boris Pistorius (1960), Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (1908), Hans Erich Nossack (1901), and Rudolf Noack (1913). After him are Hans Clarin (1929), Paul Leni (1885), Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper (1742), Karl Friedrich Otto Westphal (1833), Fritz Reuter (1810), and Felix Draeseke (1835).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsBrigitte Hamann
WRITER
1940 - 2016
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 3,724
Erich Weinert
WRITER
1890 - 1953
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 3,725
Boris Pistorius
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 3,726
Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling
TENNIS PLAYER
1908 - 1981
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 3,727
Hans Erich Nossack
WRITER
1901 - 1977
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 3,728
Rudolf Noack
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1947
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 3,729
Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
NOBLEMAN
1585 - 1638
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 3,730
Hans Clarin
ACTOR
1929 - 2005
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 3,731
Paul Leni
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1929
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 3,732
Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper
BIOLOGIST
1742 - 1810
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 3,733
Karl Friedrich Otto Westphal
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1890
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 3,734
Fritz Reuter
WRITER
1810 - 1874
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 3,735
Felix Draeseke
COMPOSER
1835 - 1913
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 3,736
Among NOBLEMEN In Germany
Among noblemen born in Germany, Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg ranks 237. Before him are Eleonore Dorothea of Anhalt-Dessau (1602), Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst (1607), Dorothea Susanne of Simmern (1544), Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1848), Duchess Marie of Württemberg (1799), and Princess Sophie Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1737). After him are Ernst, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen (1859), Princess Wilhelmina of Hesse-Kassel (1726), Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1769), Margaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine (1456), Duke Christian Louis of Mecklenburg (1912), and Ferdinand Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Baden (1625).
Eleonore Dorothea of Anhalt-Dessau
1602 - 1664
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 231
Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst
1607 - 1634
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 232
Dorothea Susanne of Simmern
1544 - 1592
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 233
Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1848 - 1894
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 234
Duchess Marie of Württemberg
1799 - 1860
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 235
Princess Sophie Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1737 - 1817
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 236
Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
1585 - 1638
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 237
Ernst, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen
1859 - 1941
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 238
Princess Wilhelmina of Hesse-Kassel
1726 - 1808
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 239
Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
1769 - 1814
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 240
Margaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine
1456 - 1501
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 241
Duke Christian Louis of Mecklenburg
1912 - 1996
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 242
Ferdinand Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Baden
1625 - 1669
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 243