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Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

1813 - 1878

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Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (30 September 1813 – 24 October 1878) was Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg from 1831 to 1878. Karl was the eldest son of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, and Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel and an elder brother of Christian IX of Denmark. Upon his father's death in 1831, Karl inherited Glücksburg Castle and became Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg at the age of seventeen. In 1838, he became the son-in-law of King Frederick VI of Denmark when he married his cousin, Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg is the 11,381st most popular politician (down from 9,591st in 2024), the 3,318th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,785th in 2019) and the 960th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg ranks 11,381 out of 19,576. Before him are Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria, Gnaeus Mallius Maximus, Rim-Sîn I, Anand Panyarachun, John Henninger Reagan, and Conan III, Duke of Brittany. After him are Sofoklis Venizelos, Miro Cerar, Kevin Rudd, James Forrestal, Joan, Countess of Toulouse, and Adalbert II, Margrave of Tuscany.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1813, Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg ranks 45. Before him are Stephen Heller, Jean Stas, Ludwig Leichhardt, Carl Jaenisch, József Eötvös, and Alexander Parkes. After him are Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau, Antonio García Gutiérrez, John C. Frémont, Theodor Kotschy, Edmond de Sélys Longchamps, and Nikolay Ogarev. Among people deceased in 1878, Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg ranks 41. Before him are Maurice Joly, Josip Runjanin, Anna Sewell, Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur, August Heinrich Petermann, and Crawford Long. After him are Temistocle Solera, Cirilo Antonio Rivarola, George Cruikshank, Eugène Belgrand, Roberto de Visiani, and Joaquín Mosquera.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg ranks 3,320 out of 7,253. Before him are Eberhard I, Count of Württemberg (1265), Rolf Carls (1885), Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1529), Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia (1865), Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria (1734), and Jordanus de Nemore (null). After him are Hans Rottenhammer (1564), Hansi Müller (1957), Barthel Beham (1502), Princess Therese of Bavaria (1850), John Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1594), and Winfried Kretschmann (1948).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg ranks 960. Before him are Thomas de Maizière (1954), Princess Catherine of Württemberg (1821), Eberhard I, Count of Württemberg (1265), Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1529), Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia (1865), and Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria (1734). After him are Winfried Kretschmann (1948), Theodor Oberländer (1905), John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin (1513), Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau (1785), Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1633), and John Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1677).

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