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Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen

1893 - 1968

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Albert Leopold Friedrich Christian Sylvester Anno Macarius, Prince of Saxony, Duke of Saxony, Margrave of Meissen (31 December 1893 – 9 August 1968) was the second son of Frederick Augustus III, the last reigning king of Saxony before the abolition of the monarchy in 1918. Upon his father's death in 1932, he became the head of the Royal House of Saxony. He was Captain à la suite in the Royal Bulgarian Infantry, and Grand Master of the Order of the Rue Crown, and also a Knight in the Order of the Black Eagle and Knight Grand Cross in the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. As head of the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin after 1932, he styled himself as Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen is the 556th most popular nobleman (down from 409th in 2019), the 2,094th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,743rd in 2019) and the 109th most popular German Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen ranks 556 out of 1,415Before him are Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia, Princess María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma, Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria, John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg, Igor Svyatoslavich, and Theodora Palaiologina. After him are Contessina de' Bardi, Archduchess Clementina of Austria, Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich of Russia, Ahmose, son of Ebana, John, Duke of Touraine, and Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen ranks 89Before him are Armand Călinescu, Marianne Brandt, Frederick William Franz, Bai Chongxi, Jean Absil, and Merian C. Cooper. After him are Gaston Julia, Nestor Lakoba, Dorothy L. Sayers, Clark Ashton Smith, William Moulton Marston, and Mina Witkojc. Among people deceased in 1968, Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen ranks 68Before him are Konstantin Paustovsky, Upton Sinclair, Giovannino Guareschi, Hans F. K. Günther, Nikolay Voronov, and Jo Schlesser. After him are Soraya Tarzi, Fedor Tokarev, Jean Paulhan, Paul Radmilovic, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, and Cassandre.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen ranks 2,095 out of 7,253Before him are Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1722), Maria Reiter (1911), Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1720), Carl Laemmle (1867), Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1694), and Carl Reichenbach (1788). After him are Harro Schulze-Boysen (1909), Hans Richter (1888), Salvian (405), Georg Lindemann (1884), Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann (1662), and Prince Francis Xavier of Saxony (1730).

Among NOBLEMEN In Germany

Among noblemen born in Germany, Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen ranks 109Before 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). After him are Princess Antonia of Luxembourg (1899), William, Duke of Brunswick (1806), Heinz Brandt (1907), Maximilian Maria, 7th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1862), John VII, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1558), and Princess Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1663).