MILITARY PERSONNEL
Heinrich von Plauen
1370 - 1429

Heinrich von Plauen
Heinrich von Plauen (the Elder) (c. 1370 – 1429) was the 27th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, serving from November 1410 to October 1413. Having becoming grandmaster in the wake of the Battle of Grunwald, he was a stern proponent of prolonging the war with Lithuania and Poland. Because all male members of his family were baptized as Heinrich (Henry), he is sometimes known as Heinrich von Plauen the Elder to differentiate from his relative, Heinrich von Plauen the Younger (died ca. 1441). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Heinrich von Plauen is the 861st most popular military personnel (up from 893rd in 2019), the 2,186th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,177th in 2019) and the 154th most popular German Military Personnel.
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Heinrich von Plauen ranks 861 out of 2,058. Before him are Hermann von Eichhorn, Osman Batur, William Iron Arm, Fritz Witt, Thomas Robert Bugeaud, and Marcellin Marbot. After him are Hans Loritz, Erhard Raus, Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg, Joseph Boxhall, Peithon, and Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer.
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HPI: 63.26
Rank: 855
Osman Batur
1899 - 1951
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 856
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1010 - 1046
HPI: 63.23
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Fritz Witt
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HPI: 63.22
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Thomas Robert Bugeaud
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HPI: 63.21
Rank: 859
Marcellin Marbot
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HPI: 63.21
Rank: 860
Heinrich von Plauen
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HPI: 63.20
Rank: 861
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HPI: 63.19
Rank: 862
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HPI: 63.17
Rank: 863
Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg
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HPI: 63.16
Rank: 864
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HPI: 63.15
Rank: 865
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HPI: 63.15
Rank: 866
Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer
1922 - 1950
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 867
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1370, Heinrich von Plauen ranks 14. Before him are Erasmo of Narni, Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Lorenzo Monaco, William, Duke of Austria, Švitrigaila, and Antipope Clement VIII. After him are Johannes Ciconia, James II, Count of La Marche, John of Görlitz, Temür Qutlugh, Muhammad VII of Granada, and John IV, Duke of Mecklenburg. Among people deceased in 1429, Heinrich von Plauen ranks 5. Before him are Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici, Jamshīd al-Kāshī, Cymburgis of Masovia, and Jean Gerson. After him are Alexios IV of Trebizond, Margaret of Prades, and Carlo I Tocco.
Others Born in 1370
Go to all RankingsErasmo of Narni
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1370 - 1443
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 8
Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1370 - 1428
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 9
Lorenzo Monaco
PAINTER
1370 - 1425
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 10
William, Duke of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1370 - 1406
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 11
Švitrigaila
POLITICIAN
1370 - 1452
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 12
Antipope Clement VIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1370 - 1446
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 13
Heinrich von Plauen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1370 - 1429
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 14
Johannes Ciconia
COMPOSER
1370 - 1412
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 15
James II, Count of La Marche
NOBLEMAN
1370 - 1438
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 16
John of Görlitz
NOBLEMAN
1370 - 1396
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 17
Temür Qutlugh
POLITICIAN
1370 - 1399
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 18
Muhammad VII of Granada
NOBLEMAN
1370 - 1408
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 19
John IV, Duke of Mecklenburg
POLITICIAN
1370 - 1422
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 20
Others Deceased in 1429
Go to all RankingsGiovanni di Bicci de' Medici
NOBLEMAN
1360 - 1429
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 1
Jamshīd al-Kāshī
ASTRONOMER
1380 - 1429
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 2
Cymburgis of Masovia
NOBLEMAN
1394 - 1429
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 3
Jean Gerson
PHILOSOPHER
1363 - 1429
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 4
Heinrich von Plauen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1370 - 1429
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 5
Alexios IV of Trebizond
POLITICIAN
1382 - 1429
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 6
Margaret of Prades
COMPANION
1395 - 1429
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 7
Carlo I Tocco
POLITICIAN
1301 - 1429
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 8
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Heinrich von Plauen ranks 2,187 out of 7,253. Before him are Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg (1673), Johann David Heinichen (1683), William, Duke of Brunswick (1806), Adolphus Frederick III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1686), Heinrich von Brentano (1904), and Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918). After him are Henrich Focke (1890), Joachim Neander (1650), Albert Bierstadt (1830), Hermann Burmeister (1807), Hans Loritz (1895), and Petra Kelly (1947).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsAnna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg
POLITICIAN
1673 - 1741
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 2,181
Johann David Heinichen
COMPOSER
1683 - 1729
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 2,182
William, Duke of Brunswick
NOBLEMAN
1806 - 1884
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 2,183
Adolphus Frederick III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
POLITICIAN
1686 - 1752
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 2,184
Heinrich von Brentano
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1964
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 2,185
Bernd Alois Zimmermann
COMPOSER
1918 - 1970
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 2,186
Heinrich von Plauen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1370 - 1429
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 2,187
Henrich Focke
INVENTOR
1890 - 1979
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 2,188
Joachim Neander
WRITER
1650 - 1680
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 2,189
Albert Bierstadt
PAINTER
1830 - 1902
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 2,190
Hermann Burmeister
BIOLOGIST
1807 - 1892
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 2,191
Hans Loritz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1946
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 2,192
Petra Kelly
POLITICIAN
1947 - 1992
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 2,193
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany
Among military personnels born in Germany, Heinrich von Plauen ranks 154. Before him are Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730), Georg Lindemann (1884), Gerhard Schmidhuber (1894), Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin (1891), Bruno Loerzer (1891), and Fritz Witt (1908). After him are Hans Loritz (1895), Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer (1922), Julius Jacob von Haynau (1786), Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel (1744), Adelbert Schulz (1903), and Winrich von Kniprode (1310).
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
1730 - 1794
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 148
Georg Lindemann
1884 - 1963
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 149
Gerhard Schmidhuber
1894 - 1945
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 150
Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin
1891 - 1963
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 151
Bruno Loerzer
1891 - 1960
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 152
Fritz Witt
1908 - 1944
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 153
Heinrich von Plauen
1370 - 1429
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 154
Hans Loritz
1895 - 1946
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 155
Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer
1922 - 1950
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 156
Julius Jacob von Haynau
1786 - 1853
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 157
Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel
1744 - 1836
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 158
Adelbert Schulz
1903 - 1944
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 159
Winrich von Kniprode
1310 - 1382
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 160