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Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

1489 - 1568

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Henry V of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Latin: Henricus; 10 November 1489 – 11 June 1568), called the Younger, (Heinrich der Jüngere), a member of the House of Welf, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruling Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1514 until his death. The last Catholic of the Welf princes, he was known for the large number of wars in which he was involved and for the long-standing affair with his mistress Eva von Trott. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg is the 482nd most popular nobleman (up from 687th in 2019), the 1,917th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,596th in 2019) and the 89th most popular German Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 482 out of 1,415. Before her are Maria Teresa Felicitas d'Este, Hanzade Sultan, John, Count of Angoulême, Constantin Brâncoveanu, Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth, and Isabella, Countess of Vertus. After her are Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg, Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, Dina bint Abdul-Hamid, Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg, Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg, and Ælfflæd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1489, Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 8. Before her are Thomas Müntzer, Margaret Tudor, Charles, Duke of Vendôme, Thomas Cranmer, Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours, and William Farel. After her are Antoine, Duke of Lorraine, Charles IV, Duke of Alençon, Gerónimo de Aguilar, Fernando d'Ávalos, François de Tournon, and Francesco Venier. Among people deceased in 1568, Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 12. Before her are Jacques Arcadelt, Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Stanislaus Kostka, Andrés de Urdaneta, Sophie of Pomerania, and Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn. After her are Nicolaus Olahus, Christoph, Duke of Württemberg, Anna Maria of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen, Ashikaga Yoshihide, Garcia de Orta, and William Turner.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 1,917 out of 7,253. Before her are Wolf Biermann (1936), Max Immelmann (1890), Hugo Schuchardt (1842), Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1664), Rachel Félix (1821), and Bernd Hölzenbein (1946). After her are Adolf von Henselt (1814), Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg (1588), Judith of Swabia (1054), Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg (1527), Ralf Hütter (1946), and Karl Friedrich Mohr (1806).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Germany

Among noblemen born in Germany, Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 89. Before her are Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1778), Princess Elisabeth of Saxony (1830), Sophie, Princess of Albania (1885), Frederick of Saxony (1474), Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria (1905), and Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1808). After her are Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg (1588), Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg (1527), Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg (1619), Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1564), George Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1573), and Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1713).

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