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John George III, Elector of Saxony

1647 - 1691

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Johann George III (20 June 1647 – 12 September 1691) was Elector of Saxony from 1680 to 1691. He belonged to the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John George III, Elector of Saxony is the 3,669th most popular politician (down from 3,431st in 2019), the 941st most popular biography from Germany (down from 930th in 2019) and the 267th most popular German Politician.

John George III, Elector of Saxony, is most famous for being the father of the Electress Sophia, who married Tsar Peter the Great of Russia.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John George III, Elector of Saxony ranks 3,669 out of 19,576. Before him are Nouri al-Maliki, Emperor Yingzong of Song, Mathieu Kérékou, Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia, Bilgä Qaǧan, and Gotse Delchev. After him are Kim Song-ae, Michael Kors, Brian Cowen, Charles, Duke of Berry, Amenemhat IV, and Anna of Tyrol.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1647, John George III, Elector of Saxony ranks 5. Before him are Denis Papin, Maria Sibylla Merian, Pierre Bayle, and Margaret Mary Alacoque. After him are Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark, Suleiman of Persia, Giovanni Ceva, John de Britto, Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Constantine Phaulkon, and Elisabeth Hevelius. Among people deceased in 1691, John George III, Elector of Saxony ranks 5. Before him are Pope Alexander VIII, Robert Boyle, Suleiman II, and Aelbert Cuyp. After him are Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha, George Fox, François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, Carlo Rainaldi, Cornelis Tromp, Jean-Henri d'Anglebert, and Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, John George III, Elector of Saxony ranks 941 out of 7,253. Before him are Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (1870), Frei Otto (1925), Sophia Dorothea of Celle (1666), Edith Frank (1900), Philipp Otto Runge (1777), and Helmut Schön (1915). After him are Erich Priebke (1913), David Fabricius (1564), Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt (1635), Hrotsvitha (935), Johannes Trithemius (1462), and Albert I, Duke of Bavaria (1336).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, John George III, Elector of Saxony ranks 267. Before him are Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1876), John George I, Elector of Saxony (1585), Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1680), Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust (1809), Ulrich von Jungingen (1360), and Edith Frank (1900). After him are Albert I, Duke of Bavaria (1336), Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1557), Hans-Dietrich Genscher (1927), George, King of Saxony (1832), Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal (1857), and Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria (1823).

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