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Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern

1835 - 1905

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Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern (German: Leopold Stephan Karl Anton Gustav Eduard Tassilo Fürst von Hohenzollern; 22 September 1835 – 8 June 1905) was the head of the Swabian branch of the House of Hohenzollern, and played a fleeting role in European power politics in connection with the Franco-Prussian War. He was born into the dynasty's Sigmaringen branch, which inherited all the dynasty's Swabian lands when the Hohenzollern-Hechingen branch became extinct. Leopold's parents were Josephine of Baden and Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern. Leopold was the older brother of King Carol I of Romania and father of the future King Ferdinand of Romania. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern is the 4,531st most popular politician (down from 3,859th in 2019), the 1,182nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,042nd in 2019) and the 342nd most popular German Politician.

Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern is most famous for being the first king of Belgium. He was born in 1835 and died in 1909. He was the son of Leopold I, King of the Belgians and his wife, Louise-Marie of Orléans.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern ranks 4,531 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Ninken, Sigismund Kęstutaitis, Túpac Huallpa, Filipe Nyusi, Alexander III of Scotland, and Emperor Seiwa. After him are Robert III of Scotland, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Alexandros Papagos, Jeong Dojeon, Grifo, and Sten Sture the Elder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1835, Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern ranks 22. Before him are Eduard Strauss, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Fukuzawa Yukichi, William Stanley Jevons, Nikolai Rubinstein, and Alexander Agassiz. After him are Hijikata Toshizō, John La Farge, Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova, Adolph Wagner, Elisha Gray, and Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany. Among people deceased in 1905, Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern ranks 15. Before him are Louise Michel, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, Carl Wernicke, Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, Albert Edelfelt, and Élisée Reclus. After him are Walther Flemming, Josip Juraj Strossmayer, Per Teodor Cleve, Constantin Meunier, Anton Ažbe, and Alphonse Allais.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern ranks 1,182 out of 7,253. Before him are Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (1658), Henry Suso (1295), August von Wassermann (1866), Johann Kuhnau (1660), Prince George William of Hanover (1915), and Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt (1752). After him are Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg (1670), John, Elector of Saxony (1468), Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach (1775), Maria Reiche (1903), Franz Rosenzweig (1886), and Albert III, Duke of Saxony (1443).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern ranks 342. Before him are Gottlob Berger (1896), Philip William, Elector Palatine (1615), John George, Elector of Brandenburg (1525), George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1624), Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (1658), and Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt (1752). After him are Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg (1670), John, Elector of Saxony (1468), Albert III, Duke of Saxony (1443), Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark (1647), Augustus, Elector of Saxony (1526), and Conrad II of Italy (1074).

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