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Karl August von Hardenberg

1750 - 1822

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Karl August Fürst von Hardenberg (31 May 1750, in Essenrode-Lehre – 26 November 1822, in Genoa) was a Prussian statesman and Chief Minister of Prussia. While during his late career he acquiesced to reactionary policies, earlier in his career he implemented a variety of Liberal reforms. To him and Baron vom Stein, Prussia was indebted for improvements in its army system, the abolition of serfdom and feudal burdens, the throwing open of the civil service to all classes, and the complete reform of the educational system. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl August von Hardenberg is the 5,772nd most popular politician (down from 5,587th in 2019), the 1,537th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,531st in 2019) and the 450th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Karl August von Hardenberg ranks 5,772 out of 19,576. Before him are Archduke Eugen of Austria, Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Jacques I, Prince of Monaco, Kaykhusraw II, Goh Kun, and Axayacatl. After him are António Ramalho Eanes, Maria Leopoldine of Austria, Emperor Zhezong, Otto Braun, Philip II, Prince of Taranto, and Ottokar Czernin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1750, Karl August von Hardenberg ranks 14. Before him are Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Heshen, Francisco de Miranda, Adam Afzelius, Murad Bey, and Sheikh Mansur. After him are Ami Argand, Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider, Henri Grégoire, Lorenzo Mascheroni, Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa, and René Louiche Desfontaines. Among people deceased in 1822, Karl August von Hardenberg ranks 15. Before him are René Just Haüy, Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, Giovanni Battista Venturi, Johann Matthäus Bechstein, Paolo Ruffini, and Jean-Robert Argand. After him are Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider, Valentin Haüy, Pierce Butler, Slimane of Morocco, Bathilde d'Orléans, and Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karl August von Hardenberg ranks 1,537 out of 7,253. Before him are Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1654), Sebastian Kneipp (1821), Fabian von Schlabrendorff (1907), Karl Richter (1926), Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (1884), and Albert Günther (1830). After him are Douglas Sirk (1897), Walther Gerlach (1889), Johann Adam Schall von Bell (1591), Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal (1861), Alice Weidel (1979), and Annemarie Schimmel (1922).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Karl August von Hardenberg ranks 450. Before him are Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1741), Hermine Reuss of Greiz (1887), Otto V, Duke of Bavaria (1346), Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin (1673), Prince Ernst August of Hanover (1954), and Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1654). After him are Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal (1861), Alice Weidel (1979), Rudolf Diels (1900), Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg (1875), Henry III, Margrave of Meissen (1218), and Hans-Gert Pöttering (1945).

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