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Louis III, Duke of Württemberg

1554 - 1593

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Louis III, Duke of Württemberg, (German: Ludwig der Fromme; 1 January 1554, in Stuttgart – 18 August 1593, in Stuttgart) was a German nobleman. He was the Duke of Württemberg, from 1568 until his death. The only surviving son of Christoph, Duke of Württemberg, he succeeded him on his death on 28 December 1568. His reign was at first under the guardianship of his mother Anna Maria von Brandenburg-Ansbach, Duke Wolfgang von Zweibrücken and Margraves George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, in the name of Count Heinrich II zu Castell. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis III, Duke of Württemberg is the 942nd most popular nobleman (down from 907th in 2019), the 3,305th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,240th in 2019) and the 199th most popular German Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Louis III, Duke of Württemberg ranks 942 out of 1,415. Before him are Dorothea of Brandenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg, Nilufer Hanımsultan, Ferdinand de la Cerda, Melus of Bari, Beatrice of Sicily, Latin Empress, and Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg. After him are William II, Count of Provence, Edward III, Duke of Bar, Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark, Friedrich, Prince of Wied, Vespasiano I Gonzaga, and Magnus, Duke of Östergötland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1554, Louis III, Duke of Württemberg ranks 14. Before him are Philip William, Prince of Orange, Bálint Balassi, Philip Sidney, Ernest of Bavaria, Wakisaka Yasuharu, and Bartolomeo Carducci. After him are Richard Hooker, John Lyly, and Girolamo Diruta. Among people deceased in 1593, Louis III, Duke of Württemberg ranks 10. Before him are Juan de Herrera, Li Shizhen, Jacques Amyot, Maciej Stryjkowski, Symon Budny, and Xu Wei. After him are Hans Bol, and Abd al-Samad.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Louis III, Duke of Württemberg ranks 3,307 out of 7,253. Before him are Walter Hasenclever (1890), Tanita Tikaram (1969), Rudolf III, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg (1373), Heinrich Khunrath (1560), Thomas de Maizière (1954), and Princess Catherine of Württemberg (1821). After him are Reinhard Mey (1942), Curt von Bardeleben (1861), Friedrich, Prince of Wied (1872), Herman Rarebell (1949), Karl Christian Bruhns (1830), and Ludwig Kaas (1881).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Germany

Among noblemen born in Germany, Louis III, Duke of Württemberg ranks 199. Before him are Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1644), Prince Alfons of Bavaria (1862), Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1910), Princess Therese of Saxe-Altenburg (1836), Sibylle of Saxony (1515), and Dorothea of Brandenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg (1420). After him are Friedrich, Prince of Wied (1872), John Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1594), Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe (1821), Duchess Maria Elisabeth in Bavaria (1784), Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1800), and Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1839).

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