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Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz

1721 - 1773

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Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Seydlitz (3 February 1721 – 8 November 1773) was a Prussian officer, lieutenant general, and among the greatest of the Prussian cavalry generals. He commanded one of the first Hussar squadrons of Frederick the Great's army and is credited with the development of the Prussian cavalry to its efficient level of performance in the Seven Years' War. His cavalryman father retired and then died while Seydlitz was still young. Subsequently, he was mentored by Margrave Frederick William of Brandenburg-Schwedt. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz is the 4,975th most popular politician (up from 6,236th in 2019), the 1,300th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,715th in 2019) and the 378th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz ranks 4,975 out of 19,576. Before him are William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, Alben W. Barkley, Maria of Montferrat, Niklot, Janez Janša, and Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg. After him are Beatrice of Swabia, Hastings Banda, Princess Clémentine of Belgium, Amalia of Oldenburg, Susenyos I, and Alexander II of Macedon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1721, Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz ranks 4. Before him are Madame de Pompadour, Bernardo Bellotto, and Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. After him are Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken, Johann Kirnberger, Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach, Louis Victor, Prince of Carignano, Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, Tobias Smollett, and Samuel von Brukenthal. Among people deceased in 1773, Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz ranks 4. Before him are Mustafa III, Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia, and Johann Joachim Quantz. After him are Anton Janša, Paisius of Hilendar, Ali Bey al-Kabir, Luigi Vanvitelli, Johan Ernst Gunnerus, Philibert Commerson, Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, and Stanisław Konarski.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz ranks 1,300 out of 7,253. Before him are August Landmesser (1910), Niklot (1100), Siegfried Kracauer (1889), Theodor Busse (1897), Günter Netzer (1944), and Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg (1830). After him are Beatrice of Swabia (1198), Amalia of Oldenburg (1818), Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach (1724), Lucius Antonius Saturninus (20), Erwin Piscator (1893), and Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1837).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz ranks 378. Before him are Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (1627), Hans Aumeier (1906), Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1690), August Landmesser (1910), Niklot (1100), and Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg (1830). After him are Beatrice of Swabia (1198), Amalia of Oldenburg (1818), Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach (1724), Lucius Antonius Saturninus (20), Erwin Piscator (1893), and Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1736).

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