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Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg

1505 - 1571

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Joachim II (German: Joachim II Hector or Hektor; 13 January 1505 – 3 January 1571) was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (1535–1571), the sixth member of the House of Hohenzollern. Joachim II was the eldest son of Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg and his wife Elizabeth of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. He received the cognomen Hector after the Trojan prince and warrior for his athel qualities and prowess. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg is the 2,538th most popular politician (up from 3,128th in 2019), the 673rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 835th in 2019) and the 187th most popular German Politician.

Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg is most famous for being a member of the House of Hohenzollern and for being the first ruler of the Principality of Brandenburg.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg ranks 2,538 out of 19,576. Before him are John VII Palaiologos, Bernardo O'Higgins, Abdul Halim Khaddam, Andronikos IV Palaiologos, Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, and Artabanus II of Parthia. After him are Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria, Wen Jiabao, Soong Mei-ling, Himiko, Tiglath-Pileser I, and Sviatopolk I of Kiev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1505, Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg ranks 3. Before him are Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, and Mary of Hungary. After him are Andrea Amati, Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, Michel de l'Hôpital, Mikołaj Rej, Juan de Valdés, Lambert Lombard, Christine of Saxony, Nikolaus Federmann, and Christoph Amberger. Among people deceased in 1571, Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg ranks 3. Before him are Benvenuto Cellini, and John Sigismund Zápolya. After him are Niccolò dell'Abbate, Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Mōri Motonari, Müezzinzade Ali Pasha, Titu Cusi, Marco Antonio Bragadin, Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, Hōjō Ujiyasu, and Marfa Sobakina.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg ranks 673 out of 7,253. Before him are Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine (1617), Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1861), Karl-Otto Koch (1897), Willy Messerschmitt (1898), Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal (1862), and Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1819). After him are Klaus Fuchs (1911), Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern (1811), Max Reger (1873), Wilhelm Burgdorf (1895), Max Wolf (1863), and Princess Caroline of Great Britain (1713).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg ranks 187. Before him are John of Saxony (1801), Wilhelm Marx (1863), Heinrich Lübke (1894), Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine (1617), Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal (1862), and Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1819). After him are Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern (1811), Princess Caroline of Great Britain (1713), George William, Elector of Brandenburg (1595), John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1503), Erich Mielke (1907), and Walter Hallstein (1901).

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