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Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg

1759 - 1830

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Johann David Ludwig Graf Yorck von Wartenburg (born von Yorck; 26 September 1759 – 4 October 1830) was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall instrumental in the Kingdom of Prussia ending an alliance with France to form one with Russia during the War of the Sixth Coalition. Ludwig van Beethoven's "Yorckscher Marsch" is named in his honor. The Field Marshal's surname is Yorck; Wartenburg is a battle-honour appended to the surname as a title of distinction (cf. Britain's Montgomery of Alamein). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg is the 732nd most popular military personnel (down from 669th in 2019), the 1,872nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,654th in 2019) and the 131st most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg ranks 732 out of 2,058. Before him are Stepa Stepanović, Gordon Gollob, Nobutake Kondō, Seiichi Itō, Archduke Stephen, Palatine of Hungary, and Raoul Salan. After him are Werner Ostendorff, Wei Qing, Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria, Karl-Adolf Hollidt, Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma, and Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1759, Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg ranks 18. Before him are Clotilde of France, William Wilberforce, Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Maria Theresia von Paradis, and Friedrich August Wolf. After him are William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Jacques Cathelineau, Dean Mahomed, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, François Devienne, and Johann Christian Reil. Among people deceased in 1830, Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg ranks 15. Before him are Antonio José de Sucre, Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse, Thomas Lawrence, Louis Henri, Prince of Condé, and Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden. After him are Petar I Petrović-Njegoš, Dominique Vandamme, Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt, Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring, Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de Genlis, and Elizabeth Monroe.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg ranks 1,872 out of 7,253. Before him are Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (1568), Sahra Wagenknecht (1969), Regino of Prüm (842), Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria (1752), Count Palatine Joseph Charles of Sulzbach (1694), and Leo Frobenius (1873). After him are Golo Mann (1909), Louise Lehzen (1784), Tobias Mayer (1723), William Dieterle (1893), Karl-Adolf Hollidt (1891), and Friedrich von Flotow (1812).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg ranks 131. Before him are August Hirt (1898), Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld (1651), Wilhelm Schepmann (1894), Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg (1886), Lothar von Trotha (1848), and Hans Langsdorff (1894). After him are Karl-Adolf Hollidt (1891), Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma (1891), Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1737), Albert Leo Schlageter (1894), Herbert Kappler (1907), and Hans Hermann von Katte (1704).

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