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John George, Elector of Brandenburg

1525 - 1598

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John George of Brandenburg (German: Johann Georg von Brandenburg; 11 September 1525 – 8 January 1598) was a prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (1571–1598). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John George, Elector of Brandenburg is the 4,485th most popular politician (down from 3,699th in 2019), the 1,170th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,007th in 2019) and the 338th most popular German Politician.

John George, Elector of Brandenburg is most famous for being a ruler of the House of Hohenzollern. He was the first member of the family to rule Brandenburg and Prussia.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John George, Elector of Brandenburg ranks 4,485 out of 19,576. Before him are Aristobulus IV, Mohammed Badie, Heng Samrin, Eric XI of Sweden, Publius Licinius Crassus, and Ugyen Wangchuck. After him are George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Švitrigaila, Baruch ben Neriah, John Atta Mills, John Balliol, and Quintus Servilius Caepio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1525, John George, Elector of Brandenburg ranks 4. Before him are Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Nurbanu Sultan, and Şehzade Bayezid. After him are Giovanni Battista Moroni, Hans Staden, Zhang Juzheng, John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg, Germain Pilon, Patriarch Job of Moscow, Juraj Drašković, and Tadeáš Hájek. Among people deceased in 1598, John George, Elector of Brandenburg ranks 7. Before him are Philip II of Spain, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Yi Sun-sin, Feodor I of Russia, Abraham Ortelius, and Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland. After him are William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, Paolo Boi, Abdullah Khan II, Theodor de Bry, Henri Estienne, and Lucrezia d'Este.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, John George, Elector of Brandenburg ranks 1,170 out of 7,253. Before him are Johann Mattheson (1681), Dagmar of Bohemia (1186), Hans Reichenbach (1891), Hermann Goldschmidt (1802), Gertrude of Hohenberg (1225), and Julius Richard Petri (1852). After him are George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1624), Johannes Frießner (1892), Levin August von Bennigsen (1745), Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué (1777), Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany (1227), and Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (1658).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, John George, Elector of Brandenburg ranks 338. Before him are Sibylle of Cleves (1512), Emil Jellinek (1853), Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen (1925), Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1713), Gottlob Berger (1896), and Philip William, Elector Palatine (1615). After him are George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1624), Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (1658), Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt (1752), Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern (1835), Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg (1670), and John, Elector of Saxony (1468).

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