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John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg

1625 - 1679

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John Frederick (German: Johann Friedrich; 25 April 1625 in Herzberg am Harz – 18 December 1679 in Augsburg) was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. He ruled over the Principality of Calenberg, a subdivision of the duchy, from 1665 until his death. The third son of George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, John converted to the Roman Catholic Church, the only member of his family to do so, in 1651, as a result of a visit while in Italy to Saint Joseph of Cupertino. He received Calenberg when his elder brother George William inherited the Principality of Lüneburg. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg is the 261st most popular nobleman (up from 479th in 2019), the 1,072nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,953rd in 2019) and the 31st most popular German Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg ranks 261 out of 1,415. Before him are Anne de Montmorency, Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington, Clemence of Austria, Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp, Gioffre Borgia, and Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia. After him are Helena of Serbia, Queen of Hungary, Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil, Joseph Johann Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein, Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este, and Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1625, John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg ranks 4. Before him are Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Johan de Witt, and Paulus Potter. After him are Carlo Maratta, Rasmus Bartholin, Erik Dahlbergh, Gregorio Barbarigo, Jean Domat, Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern, Pierre Nicole, and William Christoph, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg. Among people deceased in 1679, John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg ranks 8. Before him are Jan Steen, Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria, Anne Conway, Joost van den Vondel, and John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen. After him are John of Austria the Younger, Marie de Rohan, Willem van Aelst, Jean François Paul de Gondi, Francesco Barberini, and Jan van Kessel the Elder.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg ranks 1,072 out of 7,253. Before him are Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp (1712), Alfred Brehm (1829), Hanns Eisler (1898), Maria Barbara Bach (1684), Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1370), and Alfred Naujocks (1911). After him are Klaus Hasselmann (1931), Konrad Witz (1400), Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker (1912), Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel (1886), Uli Hoeneß (1952), and Marian Gold (1954).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Germany

Among noblemen born in Germany, John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg ranks 31. Before him are Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg (1414), Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1750), Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt (1635), Princess Maria Anna of Saxony (1799), Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1497), and Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp (1712). After him are Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1641), Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria (1849), Louis II, Duke of Bavaria (1229), Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp (1759), Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1597), and Princess Marianne of the Netherlands (1810).

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