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George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

1624 - 1705

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George William (German: Georg Wilhelm; 26 January 1624 – 28 August 1705) was the first Welf Duke of Lauenburg after its occupation in 1689. From 1648 to 1665, he was the ruler of the Principality of Calenberg as an appanage from his eldest brother, Christian Louis, Prince of Luneburg. When he inherited Luneburg on the latter's death in 1665, he gave Calenberg to his younger brother, John Frederick. Nevertheless, he only kept the sub-division of Celle, giving the rest of Luneburg to their youngest brother Ernest Augustus, whose son, George Ludwig (future King of Great Britain), inherited Saxe-Lauenburg and Celle from George William. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg is the 4,486th most popular politician (up from 6,144th in 2019), the 1,171st most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,683rd in 2019) and the 339th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 4,486 out of 19,576. Before him are Mohammed Badie, Heng Samrin, Eric XI of Sweden, Publius Licinius Crassus, Ugyen Wangchuck, and John George, Elector of Brandenburg. After him are Švitrigaila, Baruch ben Neriah, John Atta Mills, John Balliol, Quintus Servilius Caepio, and Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1624, George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 5. Before him are Koxinga, Angelus Silesius, Empress Meishō, and Guarino Guarini. After him are George Fox, Maria Miloslavskaya, François de la Chaise, Murad Bakhsh, Arnold Geulincx, Thomas Sydenham, and Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours. Among people deceased in 1705, George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 10. Before him are Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, Luca Giordano, Ninon de l'Enclos, Philipp Spener, Catherine of Braganza, and John Ray. After him are Madame d'Aulnoy, Pierre Beauchamp, Princess Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Guillaume Amontons, Bada Shanren, and Princess Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 1,171 out of 7,253. Before him are Dagmar of Bohemia (1186), Hans Reichenbach (1891), Hermann Goldschmidt (1802), Gertrude of Hohenberg (1225), Julius Richard Petri (1852), and John George, Elector of Brandenburg (1525). After him are Johannes Frießner (1892), Levin August von Bennigsen (1745), Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué (1777), Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany (1227), Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (1658), and Henry Suso (1295).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 339. Before him are Emil Jellinek (1853), Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen (1925), Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1713), Gottlob Berger (1896), Philip William, Elector Palatine (1615), and John George, Elector of Brandenburg (1525). After him are Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (1658), Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt (1752), Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern (1835), Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg (1670), John, Elector of Saxony (1468), and Albert III, Duke of Saxony (1443).

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