POLITICIAN

Henry the Fowler

876 - 936

Photo of Henry the Fowler

Icon of person Henry the Fowler

Henry the Fowler (German: Heinrich der Vogler or Heinrich der Finkler; Latin: Henricus Auceps; c. 876 – 2 July 936) was the duke of Saxony from 912 and the king of East Francia from 919 until his death in 936. As the first non-Frankish king of East Francia, he established the Ottonian dynasty of kings and emperors, and he is generally considered to be the founder of the medieval German state, known until then as East Francia. An avid hunter, he obtained the epithet "the Fowler" because he was allegedly fixing his birding nets when messengers arrived to inform him that he was to be king. He was born into the Liudolfing line of Saxon dukes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry the Fowler is the 519th most popular politician (down from 389th in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from Germany (down from 108th in 2019) and the 37th most popular German Politician.

Henry the Fowler was a German nobleman who became the first King of Germany. He was the founder of the Ottonian dynasty, which ruled the Holy Roman Empire for over 300 years.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Henry the Fowler by language

Loading...

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henry the Fowler ranks 519 out of 19,576. Before him are Józef Piłsudski, Kangxi Emperor, Djoser, Hideki Tojo, Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, and Juan Perón. After him are Florianus, Daniel D. Tompkins, Decius, Neville Chamberlain, Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor, and Abdulmejid I.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 876, Henry the Fowler ranks 1. After him are John of Rila, and Toda of Pamplona. Among people deceased in 936, Henry the Fowler ranks 1. After him are Pope John XI, Al-Ash'ari, Rudolph of France, and Boso, Margrave of Tuscany.

Others Born in 876

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 936

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Henry the Fowler ranks 139 out of 7,253. Before him are Frederick III, German Emperor (1831), Carl von Clausewitz (1780), Novalis (1772), Heinrich Böll (1917), Max Müller (1823), and Erik Erikson (1902). After him are Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (980), Adolf Windaus (1876), Leopold I of Belgium (1790), Ernst Chain (1906), Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472), and Walter Benjamin (1892).

Others born in Germany

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Henry the Fowler ranks 37. Before him are William the Silent (1533), Frederick William III of Prussia (1770), Erich Honecker (1912), Willy Brandt (1913), Frederick William II of Prussia (1744), and Frederick III, German Emperor (1831). After him are Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (980), Leopold I of Belgium (1790), Augustus II the Strong (1670), Frederick William IV of Prussia (1795), Friedrich Merz (1955), and Lothair I (795).

German born Politicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous