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Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg

1479 - 1552

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Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg, nicknamed the Peaceful (3 May 1479 – 6 February 1552), was the reigning Duke of Mecklenburg in the region Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the son of Duke Magnus II and Sophie of Pomerania-Stettin. Henry ruled jointly with his brothers Eric II and Albert VII and his uncle Balthasar from 27 December 1503. Balthasar died on 16 March 1507 and Eric on 22 December 1508, both without an heir, thus Henry and Albert came into possession of the whole country. They ruled jointly at first. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg is the 11,488th most popular politician (down from 10,716th in 2019), the 3,365th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,173rd in 2019) and the 970th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg ranks 11,488 out of 19,576. Before him are John Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Gebhard, Duke of Lorraine, William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst, Ahmed Dogan, and Kukrit Pramoj. After him are Pedro Aguirre Cerda, Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab, Nawruz Beg, Gaius Popillius Laenas, Prince Wolfgang of Hesse, and Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1479, Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg ranks 14. Before him are Ippolito d'Este, Vallabha, Francisco de Montejo, Guru Amar Das, Catherine of York, and Philip I, Margrave of Baden.  Among people deceased in 1552, Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg ranks 13. Before him are Sebastian Münster, Paolo Giovio, Olaus Petri, Antonio de Mendoza, Andreas Osiander, and Pierre Attaingnant. After him is Qiu Ying.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg ranks 3,367 out of 7,253. Before him are John Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1677), Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (1614), Carl Graebe (1841), Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1529), Adam Ries (1492), and Theodor Körner (1791). After him are Prince Wolfgang of Hesse (1896), Horst Köppel (1948), Hans Bauer (1927), Johann Walter (1496), Karl Valentin (1882), and Conrad II, Duke of Bavaria (1052).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg ranks 970. Before him are Theodor Oberländer (1905), John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin (1513), Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau (1785), Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1633), John Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1677), and Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1529). After him are Prince Wolfgang of Hesse (1896), Klaus Wowereit (1953), Henry I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark (1070), Edgar Jung (1894), Philipp von Boeselager (1917), and Richard Huelsenbeck (1892).

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