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John of Saxony

1801 - 1873

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John (German: Johann; Polish: Jan; 12 December 1801 – 29 October 1873) was King of Saxony from 9 August 1854 until his death in 1873. He was a member of the House of Wettin. During his reign, Saxony became a part of the German Empire. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John of Saxony is the 2,442nd most popular politician (down from 2,386th in 2019), the 646th most popular biography from Germany (up from 647th in 2019) and the 182nd most popular German Politician.

John of Saxony is most famous for his victory over the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John of Saxony ranks 2,442 out of 19,576. Before him are Ashur-etil-ilani, Nicos Anastasiades, José Ramos-Horta, Ermanaric, Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen, and Jean-Jacques Dessalines. After him are Mithridates V of Pontus, Aeschines, Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress, Juan Manuel Santos, David II of Scotland, and Wilhelm Marx.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1801, John of Saxony ranks 6. Before him are Brigham Young, Vincenzo Bellini, Gustav Fechner, Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, and Josip Jelačić. After him are Johannes Peter Müller, Frédéric Bastiat, Amalie Auguste of Bavaria, Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Maria Theresa of Austria, and John Henry Newman. Among people deceased in 1873, John of Saxony ranks 9. Before him are David Livingstone, Justus von Liebig, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Alessandro Manzoni, Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, and Caroline Augusta of Bavaria. After him are Edwin Landseer, Franz Xaver Winterhalter, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Vasil Levski, Amélie of Leuchtenberg, and Louis Agassiz.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, John of Saxony ranks 646 out of 7,253. Before him are Rudolf von Jhering (1818), Hans von Bülow (1830), Walther Rathenau (1867), Aby Warburg (1866), Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen (1738), and Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732). After him are Wilhelm Marx (1863), Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1786), Christopher Clavius (1538), Martin Niemöller (1892), Princess Viktoria of Prussia (1866), and Erhard Milch (1892).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, John of Saxony ranks 182. Before him are Robert Ritter von Greim (1892), Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia (1892), Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1908), Elsa Einstein (1876), Walther Rathenau (1867), and Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen (1738). After him are Wilhelm Marx (1863), Heinrich Lübke (1894), Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine (1617), Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal (1862), Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1819), and Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (1505).

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