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Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg

1536 - 1606

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Count John VI of Nassau-Dillenburg (22 November 1536 – 8 October 1606) was the second son of William the Rich and the younger brother of William the Silent. He has a special place in the history of the Netherlands because he is the male-line forefather of the House of Orange. John VI of Nassau-Dillenburg was a Count of Nassau in Dillenburg. Other names he had were Jan VI or Jan de Oude ("John the Elder", to distinguish him from his 2nd son, "John the Middle", and his grandson "John the Younger"). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg is the 7,791st most popular politician (down from 7,094th in 2019), the 2,134th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,939th in 2019) and the 633rd most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg ranks 7,791 out of 19,576. Before him are Klaus Kinkel, Sergey Naryshkin, Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut, Milan Stojadinović, Rufinus, and Rutilius Claudius Namatianus. After him are Chandra Shekhar Azad, Robert Muldoon, Petru Lucinschi, Muhammad al-Badr, Prescott Bush, and Louis François, Prince of Conti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1536, Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg ranks 6. Before him are Pope Clement VIII, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Jeremias II of Constantinople, Yi I, and Ashikaga Yoshiteru. After him are Lord Guildford Dudley, Piotr Skarga, Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt, Lucia Anguissola, Ignazio Danti, and Leonardo Donato. Among people deceased in 1606, Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg ranks 9. Before him are Karel van Mander, Justus Lipsius, Guru Arjan, Alessandro Valignano, Stephen Bocskai, and Giovanni Andrea Doria. After him are Boşnak Derviş Mehmed Pasha, Turibius of Mogrovejo, Sokolluzade Lala Mehmed Pasha, and John Lyly.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg ranks 2,135 out of 7,253. Before him are Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin (1891), Hans Globke (1898), Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben (1744), Igor Mitoraj (1944), Klaus Kinkel (1936), and Helmold (1120). After him are Ami Boué (1794), John A. Roebling (1806), Princess Elisabeth of Prussia (1815), Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria (1795), Thomas C. Südhof (1955), and Princess Mathilde of Saxony (1863).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg ranks 633. Before him are William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1516), George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1539), George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1605), Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel (1797), Hans Globke (1898), and Klaus Kinkel (1936). After him are Princess Elisabeth of Prussia (1815), Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria (1795), Princess Mathilde of Saxony (1863), Princess Helena of Nassau (1831), Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria (1305), and Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau (1666).

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