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John George I, Elector of Saxony

1585 - 1656

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John George I, (Jan Georg I. in German; 5 March 1585 – 8 October 1656) was Elector of Saxony from 1611 to 1656. He led Saxony through the Thirty Years' War, which dominated his 45-year reign. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John George I, Elector of Saxony is the 3,545th most popular politician (down from 2,737th in 2019), the 911th most popular biography from Germany (down from 722nd in 2019) and the 262nd most popular German Politician.

John George I was the Elector of Saxony from 1611 to 1656. He was a member of the House of Wettin and also served as a general in the Imperial army.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John George I, Elector of Saxony ranks 3,545 out of 19,576. Before him are Demetrius I Soter, Adélaïde of France, Marcomer, Rudy Giuliani, Powhatan, and Leonidas II. After him are Ivan Ribar, Archduke Ernest of Austria, Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Bardiya, Tahmasp II, and Muhammad I Tapar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1585, John George I, Elector of Saxony ranks 6. Before him are Cardinal Richelieu, Heinrich Schütz, Cornelius Jansen, Hendrick Avercamp, and Uriel da Costa. After him are Anna of Tyrol, Jacob Le Maire, Lucilio Vanini, Zacharias Janssen, Jacques Lemercier, and John Rolfe. Among people deceased in 1656, John George I, Elector of Saxony ranks 4. Before him are John IV of Portugal, Gerard van Honthorst, and Jan van Goyen. After him are Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano, James Ussher, Francisco Herrera the Elder, Ottavio Piccolomini, Thomas Fincke, Laurent de La Hyre, Andrea Falconieri, and Dirck Hals.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, John George I, Elector of Saxony ranks 911 out of 7,253. Before him are Joachim Frank (1940), Nastassja Kinski (1961), Hartmut Michel (1948), Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1876), Hugo Junkers (1859), and Elizabeth of Carinthia, Queen of Germany (1262). After him are Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche (1846), Isdal Woman (1940), Luise Rainer (1910), Carl Friedrich Abel (1723), Elizabeth Alexeievna (1779), and Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters (1813).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, John George I, Elector of Saxony ranks 262. Before him are Kurt Zeitzler (1895), Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp (1636), Harald Quandt (1921), Constantin Fehrenbach (1852), Ernest, Elector of Saxony (1441), and Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1876). After him are Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1680), Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust (1809), Ulrich von Jungingen (1360), Edith Frank (1900), John George III, Elector of Saxony (1647), and Albert I, Duke of Bavaria (1336).

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