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Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

1528 - 1589

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Julius of Brunswick-Lüneburg (also known as Julius of Braunschweig; 29 June 1528 – 3 May 1589), a member of the House of Welf, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruling Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1568 until his death. From 1584, he also ruled over the Principality of Calenberg. By embracing the Protestant Reformation, establishing the University of Helmstedt, and introducing a series of administrative reforms, Julius was one of the most important Brunswick dukes in the early modern era. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg is the 640th most popular nobleman (down from 637th in 2019), the 2,409th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,443rd in 2019) and the 126th most popular German Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 640 out of 1,415. Before him are Eleanor of Woodstock, Joanna, Princess of Portugal, Amalric, Lord of Tyre, Prince Albert of Prussia, John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern, and Conrad II, Count of Luxembourg. After him are Maria Amalia of Courland, Otto I, Duke of Merania, Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este, Sigrid of Sweden, Sittişah Hatun, and Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1528, Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 13. Before him are Albert V, Duke of Bavaria, Paolo Boi, Birbal, Theodor de Bry, Henri Estienne, and Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga. After him are Andrey Kurbsky, Juan de Garay, Francisco Guerrero, Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, António Ferreira, and Claude Le Jeune. Among people deceased in 1589, Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 11. Before him are Jacques Clément, Benedict the Moor, Anna Maria of the Palatinate, Johannes Sturm, Jean-Antoine de Baïf, and Bernard Palissy. After him are Michael Baius, Charles II, Lord of Monaco, Heo Nanseolheon, Marcin Kromer, Jurij Dalmatin, and Philothei of Athens.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 2,410 out of 7,253. Before him are Wolfgang Reitherman (1909), Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg (1613), John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern (1543), Guido Buchwald (1961), Franz Abt (1819), and Jens Böhrnsen (1949). After him are Joseph Weizenbaum (1923), Joseph Dietzgen (1828), Otto Kuntze (1843), Rahel Varnhagen (1771), Rudolf Rocker (1873), and Dorothea Erxleben (1715).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Germany

Among noblemen born in Germany, Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 126. Before him are Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (1598), Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Crown Princess of Prussia (1746), Magdalene of Bavaria (1587), William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1682), Prince Albert of Prussia (1837), and John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern (1543). After him are Anna of Cleves (1552), Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt (1757), Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1769), Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar (1740), Princess Marie Amelie of Baden (1817), and Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach (1662).

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