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Hedwig of Silesia

1174 - 1243

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Hedwig of Silesia (also Hedwig of Andechs (German: Heilige Hedwig von Andechs, Polish: Święta Jadwiga Śląska, Latin: Hedvigis; 1174 – 15 October 1243), a member of the Bavarian comital House of Andechs, was Duchess of Silesia from 1201 and of Greater Poland from 1231 as well as High Duchess consort of Poland from 1232 until 1238. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hedwig of Silesia is the 1,765th most popular politician (down from 1,623rd in 2019), the 442nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 446th in 2019) and the 126th most popular German Politician.

Hedwig of Silesia is most famous for being the wife of the Holy Roman Emperor Henry II. She was a member of the Piast dynasty and was the daughter of Duke Bolesław I the Tall of Silesia.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hedwig of Silesia ranks 1,765 out of 19,576. Before her are Isaac I Komnenos, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Choi Kyu-hah, Porfirio Díaz, Catherine Cornaro, and Haakon III of Norway. After her are Zhao Ziyang, Albert II, Duke of Austria, Leopold, Duke of Lorraine, Sunjo of Joseon, Ḫattušili I, and Menelik I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1174, Hedwig of Silesia ranks 3. Before her are Henry of Flanders, and Theodore I Laskaris. After her are Emeric, King of Hungary, Peter II of Aragon, Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France, Richeza of Denmark, Marie of Champagne, and Philip I of Namur. Among people deceased in 1243, Hedwig of Silesia ranks 1. After her are Yelü Chucai, Herman V, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Indravarman II.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hedwig of Silesia ranks 442 out of 7,253. Before her are Maria Anna of Bavaria (1805), Ernst Bloch (1885), Michael Haneke (1942), Frederick I of Sweden (1676), Karl Drais (1785), and Conradin (1252). After her are Anselm Kiefer (1945), Christopher of Bavaria (1416), Adam of Bremen (1100), Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine (1823), Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick (1735), and Valentinian II (371).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Hedwig of Silesia ranks 126. Before her are Karl Haushofer (1869), Christian III of Denmark (1503), Leo von Caprivi (1831), Maria Anna of Bavaria (1805), Frederick I of Sweden (1676), and Conradin (1252). After her are Christopher of Bavaria (1416), Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine (1823), Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick (1735), Valentinian II (371), Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria (1847), and Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (1750).

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