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Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria

1839 - 1909

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Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria (9 August 1839 – 30 November 1909), was a member of the House of Wittelsbach and a professional oculist. He was the favorite brother of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, and the father of Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria is the 2,214th most popular politician (up from 2,291st in 2019), the 592nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 627th in 2019) and the 173rd most popular German Politician.

Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, is most famous for his reign as the Elector of Bavaria and the Holy Roman Emperor. He was born on September 27, 1724, in Munich, Bavaria. He was the son of Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria and Maria Amalia of Austria. He became the Elector of Bavaria in 1777. He became the Holy Roman Emperor in 1792. He died on February 12, 1799, in Munich, Bavaria.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria ranks 2,214 out of 19,576. Before him are Konstantin Päts, Georgios Papadopoulos, Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria, Sigurd II of Norway, Eugène Edine Pottier, and Lin Biao. After him are Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Ioannis Kapodistrias, Injong of Joseon, John V of Portugal, Nikolai Podgorny, and Maria Mandl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1839, Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria ranks 11. Before him are Jamsetji Tata, Alfred Sisley, Charles Sanders Peirce, Josiah Willard Gibbs, Carol I of Romania, and George Armstrong Custer. After him are Nikolay Przhevalsky, Josephine Cochrane, Emil Škoda, Frances Willard, Théodule-Armand Ribot, and Princess Cecilie of Baden. Among people deceased in 1909, Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria ranks 9. Before him are Geronimo, Isaac Albéniz, Itō Hirobumi, Hermann Minkowski, Francisco Tárrega, and Hermann Ebbinghaus. After him are Peder Severin Krøyer, Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia, Besarion Jughashvili, and Zinovy Rozhestvensky.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria ranks 592 out of 7,253. Before him are Sophia Dorothea of Hanover (1687), August Bebel (1840), Johann Reuchlin (1455), Karl Schwarzschild (1873), Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria (1727), and Robert the Strong (900). After him are Matthias Jakob Schleiden (1804), Lion Feuchtwanger (1884), Bert Hellinger (1925), Friedrich Mohs (1773), Sophia of Nassau (1836), and Ernst Lubitsch (1892).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria ranks 173. Before him are Karl Carstens (1914), Willi Stoph (1914), Johann Friedrich Struensee (1737), Werner von Fritsch (1880), August Bebel (1840), and Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria (1727). After him are Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (1837), Gustav Heinemann (1899), Robert Ritter von Greim (1892), Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia (1892), Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1908), and Elsa Einstein (1876).

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