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George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg

1582 - 1641

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George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (17 February 1582, in Celle (German Georg)– 12 April 1641, in Hildesheim), ruled as Prince of Calenberg from 1635. He was a member of the House of Welf, a prominent German noble family. George was part of a cadet branch of the family known as the Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg, which held territories in what is now Lower Saxony in Germany. George was the sixth son of William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1535–1592) and Dorothea of Denmark (1546–1617). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg is the 126th most popular nobleman (up from 332nd in 2019), the 485th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,552nd in 2019) and the 15th most popular German Nobleman.

George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg is most famous for being the father of the future king of England, George I.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg ranks 126 out of 1,415. Before him are Maria Alexandrovna, Miguel I of Portugal, Caroline, Princess of Hanover, Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, and Ramesses VI. After him are Jasper Tudor, Élisabeth of France, Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici, Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Isabella I of Jerusalem, and Ramesses V.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1582, George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg ranks 2. Before him is Frans Hals. After him are Gregorio Allegri, Taichang Emperor, Giovanni Lanfranco, Dmitry of Uglich, Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny, Şehzade Mahmud, Magdalene of Brandenburg, Bartolomeo Manfredi, John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg, and Stephen Pongracz. Among people deceased in 1641, George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg ranks 2. Before him is Anthony van Dyck. After him are Gwanghaegun of Joseon, Domenichino, Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, Jane Frances de Chantal, Thomas Mun, Jeremiah Horrocks, Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, Jan Janszoon, Johan Banér, and Pau Claris i Casademunt.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg ranks 485 out of 7,253. Before him are Johann Bayer (1572), Carl von Ossietzky (1889), Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (1573), Franz Brentano (1838), Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner (1780), and Gregor Strasser (1892). After him are Roland Freisler (1893), Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium (1876), Helmuth von Moltke the Younger (1848), Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1673), Heinrich Hoffmann (1885), and Josef Kramer (1906).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Germany

Among noblemen born in Germany, George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg ranks 15. Before him are Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine (1652), Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France (1731), Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria (1660), Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover (1845), Maria Alexandrovna (1824), and Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (1573). After him are Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria (1843), Maria Anna of Bavaria (1574), Sophia Dorothea of Hanover (1687), Robert the Strong (900), Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1786), and Prince Leopold of Bavaria (1846).

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