NOBLEMAN
Otto, Count of Ballenstedt
1070 - 1123
Otto, Count of Ballenstedt
Otto, Count of Ballenstedt, called Otto the Rich (c. 1070 – 9 February 1123), was the first Ascanian prince to call himself count of Anhalt, and was also briefly named duke of Saxony. He was the father of Albert the Bear, who later conquered Brandenburg from the Slavs and called himself its first margrave. Otto was the eldest son of Adalbert II, Count of Ballenstedt and Adelaide of Weimar-Orlamünde, daughter of Otto I, Margrave of Meissen. After the death of his father-in-law, Duke Magnus of Saxony, in 1106, Otto inherited a significant part of Magnus' properties, and hoped to succeed him as duke. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Otto, Count of Ballenstedt is the 658th most popular nobleman (down from 652nd in 2019). (up from 1,716th in 2019)
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Among noblemen, Otto, Count of Ballenstedt ranks 658 out of 1,415. Before him are Sirindhorn, Elimar I, Count of Oldenburg, Berenguer Ramon, Count of Provence, Rorik of Dorestad, Louis Armand II, Prince of Conti, and Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar. After him are Françoise-Louise de Warens, Princess Marie Amelie of Baden, Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach, Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Albert IV, Count of Habsburg, and Caroline of Hesse-Homburg.
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Sirindhorn
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 652
Elimar I, Count of Oldenburg
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HPI: 62.40
Rank: 653
Berenguer Ramon, Count of Provence
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HPI: 62.39
Rank: 654
Rorik of Dorestad
900 - 882
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 655
Louis Armand II, Prince of Conti
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HPI: 62.38
Rank: 656
Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar
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HPI: 62.37
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HPI: 62.36
Rank: 658
Françoise-Louise de Warens
1699 - 1762
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 659
Princess Marie Amelie of Baden
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HPI: 62.35
Rank: 660
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HPI: 62.35
Rank: 661
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HPI: 62.34
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HPI: 62.32
Rank: 663
Caroline of Hesse-Homburg
1771 - 1854
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 664
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1070, Otto, Count of Ballenstedt ranks 10. Before him are William of Champeaux, Raymond of Burgundy, Theophilus Presbyter, Bernard of Chartres, Abraham bar Hiyya, and Zbigniew of Poland. After him are Philippa, Countess of Toulouse, Gilbert de la Porrée, Thoros I, Prince of Armenia, Henry I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark, and Henry III, Count of Luxembourg. Among people deceased in 1123, Otto, Count of Ballenstedt ranks 3. Before him are Eystein I of Norway, and Emperor Taizu of Jin. After him are Felicia of Roucy, Louis the Springer, and Eustace Grenier.
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William of Champeaux
PHILOSOPHER
1070 - 1121
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 4
Raymond of Burgundy
POLITICIAN
1070 - 1107
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 5
Theophilus Presbyter
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1070 - 1125
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 6
Bernard of Chartres
PHILOSOPHER
1070 - 1130
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 7
Abraham bar Hiyya
MATHEMATICIAN
1070 - 1145
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 8
Zbigniew of Poland
POLITICIAN
1070 - 1112
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 9
Otto, Count of Ballenstedt
NOBLEMAN
1070 - 1123
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 10
Philippa, Countess of Toulouse
NOBLEMAN
1070 - 1118
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 11
Gilbert de la Porrée
PHILOSOPHER
1070 - 1154
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 12
Thoros I, Prince of Armenia
POLITICIAN
1070 - 1129
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 13
Henry I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark
POLITICIAN
1070 - 1103
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 14
Henry III, Count of Luxembourg
NOBLEMAN
1070 - 1096
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 15
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Eystein I of Norway
POLITICIAN
1088 - 1123
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 1
Emperor Taizu of Jin
POLITICIAN
1068 - 1123
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 2
Otto, Count of Ballenstedt
NOBLEMAN
1070 - 1123
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 3
Felicia of Roucy
COMPANION
1060 - 1123
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 4
Louis the Springer
NOBLEMAN
1042 - 1123
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 5
Eustace Grenier
POLITICIAN
1001 - 1123
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 6
