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John, Duke of Östergötland

1589 - 1618

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John of Sweden, Duke of Östergötland (Swedish: Johan; 18 April 1589 – 5 March 1618) was a Swedish royal dynast. He was titular Duke of Finland 1590–1606 and reigning Duke of Östergötland 1606–18. His father was John III of Sweden and his mother was Gunilla Bielke. John's half-brother was King Sigismund III of Poland (1566–1632, reigned in Sweden in 1592–99, and in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1587–1632). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John, Duke of Östergötland is the 8,517th most popular politician (down from 7,496th in 2019), the 325th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 287th in 2019) and the 90th most popular Swedish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John, Duke of Östergötland ranks 8,517 out of 19,576Before him are Eduard Meyer, Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia, Constantine Kanaris, John Lyng, Shō Shin, and Adem Demaçi. After him are Asin of Baekje, Mazaeus, Lulach, Floris III, Count of Holland, Welf, and Ahmed Aboul Gheit.

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Among people born in 1589, John, Duke of Östergötland ranks 10Before him are Margaret of Savoy, Vicereine of Portugal, John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, Ivan Gundulić, 4th Dalai Lama, Gabriel Báthory, and Domenico Fetti. After him are Hercules Seghers, Teimuraz I of Kakheti, Marko Krizin, Adriaen van de Venne, Giovanni Battista Zupi, and Gisbertus Voetius. Among people deceased in 1618, John, Duke of Östergötland ranks 9Before him are Walter Raleigh, Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia, Powhatan, Anna of Tyrol, Petrus Gonsalvus, and Philip William, Prince of Orange. After him are Marie of the Incarnation, Heo Gyun, Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Ferrara, John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Giovanni Bembo, and Nicolò Donato.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, John, Duke of Östergötland ranks 325 out of 1,879Before him are Eva Dahlbeck (1920), Bo Widerberg (1930), Erik Dahlbergh (1625), Fredrik Reinfeldt (1965), Per Wahlöö (1926), and Håkan Nesser (1950). After him are Lennart Skoglund (1929), Ronnie Hellström (1949), Sven Nordqvist (1946), Princess Cecilia of Sweden (1540), Thomas Ravelli (1959), and Olof Swartz (1760).

Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, John, Duke of Östergötland ranks 90Before him are Magdalena Andersson (1967), Per Brahe the Younger (1602), Johann Patkul (1660), Gustav, Duke of Zweibrücken (1670), Arvid Lindman (1862), and Fredrik Reinfeldt (1965). After him are Rogvolod (901), Håkan the Red (1040), Louis Gerhard De Geer (1818), Svante Nilsson (1460), Anna Vasa of Sweden (1568), and Börje Salming (1951).