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Henry IV, Duke of Saxony

1473 - 1541

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Henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (German: Heinrich der Fromme) (16 March 1473, in Dresden – 18 August 1541, in Dresden) was a Duke of Saxony from the House of Wettin. Succeeding his brother George, Duke of Saxony, a fervent Catholic who sought to extinguish Lutheranism by any means possible, Henry established the Lutheran church as the state religion in his domains. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry IV, Duke of Saxony is the 5,246th most popular politician (down from 4,465th in 2019), the 1,380th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,212th in 2019) and the 400th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henry IV, Duke of Saxony ranks 5,246 out of 19,576. Before him are Wilhelm Stuckart, Skirgaila, Emperor Fushimi, Huo Qubing, Donald II of Scotland, and Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark. After him are Prithvi Narayan Shah, Herschel Grynszpan, M. Visvesvaraya, Gnaeus Octavius, Piri Mehmed Pasha, and Firuz Shah Tughlaq.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1473, Henry IV, Duke of Saxony ranks 8. Before him are Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, Oruç Reis, James IV of Scotland, Georg von Frundsberg, Thomas Wolsey, and John Corvinus. After him are Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, Cecilia Gallerani, Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales, Hans Burgkmair, Maddalena de' Medici, and James III of Cyprus. Among people deceased in 1541, Henry IV, Duke of Saxony ranks 7. Before him are Paracelsus, Francisco Pizarro, Margaret Tudor, Pedro de Alvarado, Johann Georg Faust, and Gazi Husrev-beg. After him are Jean Clouet, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, Francysk Skaryna, Bernard van Orley, Andreas Karlstadt, and Fernando de Rojas.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Henry IV, Duke of Saxony ranks 1,380 out of 7,253. Before him are Sophia of Bavaria (1376), Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg (1817), Samuel Scheidt (1587), Vasily Radlov (1837), Erika Mann (1905), and Wilhelm Stuckart (1902). After him are Herschel Grynszpan (1921), Gerberga of Saxony (913), Franz Seldte (1882), Bert Sakmann (1942), Hermann Graf (1912), and Gottfried Feder (1883).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Henry IV, Duke of Saxony ranks 400. Before him are George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1484), Walter Christaller (1893), Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg (1413), Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia (1887), Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg (1817), and Wilhelm Stuckart (1902). After him are Herschel Grynszpan (1921), Gerberga of Saxony (913), Franz Seldte (1882), Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1696), Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1907), and Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1676).

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