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John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen

1604 - 1679

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John Maurice of Nassau (Dutch: Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen [ˈjoːɦɑ ˈmʌurɪts fɑ ˈnɑsʌu ˈsiɣə(n)]; German: Johann Moritz von Nassau-Siegen; Portuguese: João Maurício de Nassau-Siegen; French: Jean-Maurice de Nassau-Siegen; 17 June 1604 – 20 December 1679), called "the Brazilian" for his fruitful period as governor of Dutch Brazil, was Count and (from 1664) Prince of Nassau-Siegen. He served as Herrenmeister (equivalent to Grand Master) of the Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg) from 1652 until his death in 1679. The former residence of John Maurice in The Hague, Netherlands, is now the home of the Royal Cabinet of Paintings, named Mauritshuis, which means "Maurice House" in Dutch. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen is the 3,976th most popular politician (down from 3,803rd in 2019), the 1,033rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,037th in 2019) and the 297th most popular German Politician.

John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen is most famous for being the founder of the Dutch West India Company.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen ranks 3,976 out of 19,576. Before him are Francesco Morosini, Giuliano Amato, William Penn, Demaratus, Robert I, Count of Artois, and Vologases VI. After him are Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia, Bindusara, Bill de Blasio, Alfredo Palacio, Binali Yıldırım, and Wilhelm Gustloff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1604, John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen ranks 5. Before him are Osman II, John IV of Portugal, Johann Rudolf Glauber, and Tokugawa Iemitsu. After him are İslâm III Giray, Bernard of Saxe-Weimar, Claudia de' Medici, Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine, Zheng Zhilong, Menasseh Ben Israel, and Catherine of Brandenburg. Among people deceased in 1679, John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen ranks 7. Before him are Thomas Hobbes, Jan Steen, Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria, Anne Conway, and Joost van den Vondel. After him are John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, John of Austria the Younger, Marie de Rohan, Willem van Aelst, Jean François Paul de Gondi, and Francesco Barberini.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen ranks 1,033 out of 7,253. Before him are Günther Prien (1908), Anna Magdalena Bach (1701), Leopold I, Margrave of Austria (940), Joseph Karl Stieler (1781), Johann Heinrich von Thünen (1783), and Henri Victor Regnault (1810). After him are Wilhelm Gustloff (1895), Beate Klarsfeld (1939), Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria (1831), August Kopff (1882), Boris Becker (1967), and Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands (1774).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen ranks 297. Before him are Gustav Radbruch (1878), Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel (1747), Oswald Pohl (1892), Florian Geyer (1490), Joseph Wirth (1879), and Leopold I, Margrave of Austria (940). After him are Wilhelm Gustloff (1895), Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria (1831), Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands (1774), Maximilian Anton, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1831), William II of Württemberg (1848), and Gotthard Kettler (1517).

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