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Per Brahe the Younger

1602 - 1680

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Count Per Brahe the Younger (18 February 1602 – 12 September 1680) was a Swedish soldier, statesman, and writer. He served as Privy Councillor from 1630, Lord High Steward from 1640, as well as Governor-General of Finland in 1637–1640 and 1648–1654. Brahe fought in Prussia during the Polish War (1626–1629) and in Germany in 1630. However, his military activity later yielded to his political activity, and he held posts of Privy Councillor and Lord High Steward of Sweden. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Per Brahe the Younger is the 7,877th most popular politician (down from 6,258th in 2019), the 295th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 253rd in 2019) and the 85th most popular Swedish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Per Brahe the Younger ranks 7,877 out of 19,576. Before him are Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau, Titus Flavius Sabinus, Pelops of Sparta, Chilperic II of Burgundy, Porfirio Lobo Sosa, and Uesugi Kagekatsu. After him are Yeongnyu of Goguryeo, Ptolemy of Aloros, Sisenand, Mubarak Shah, Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and He Dan Jia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1602, Per Brahe the Younger ranks 10. Before him are Athanasius Kircher, Francesco Cavalli, Philippe de Champaigne, Salomon van Ruysdael, Amalia of Solms-Braunfels, and Mary of Jesus of Ágreda. After him are William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Zhu Yujian, Gilles de Roberval, Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg, Eleonore Dorothea of Anhalt-Dessau, and Kanō Tan'yū. Among people deceased in 1680, Per Brahe the Younger ranks 23. Before him are La Voisin, John George II, Elector of Saxony, Tokugawa Ietsuna, Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg, John Eudes, and Johann Heinrich Schmelzer. After him are Joachim Neander, Li Yu, Yun Hyu, Peter Lely, Frans Post, and John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Per Brahe the Younger ranks 295 out of 1,879. Before him are Harry Bild (1936), Björn Waldegård (1943), Johannes Magnus (1488), Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland (1979), John Ericsson (1803), and Joey Tempest (1963). After him are Erik Acharius (1757), Johann Patkul (1660), Prince Oscar Bernadotte (1859), Elizabeth Stride (1843), Otto Nordenskjöld (1869), and Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (1982).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Per Brahe the Younger ranks 85. Before him are Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken (1616), Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland (1889), Prince Carl Bernadotte (1911), Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland (1827), Olof Björnsson (950), and Magdalena Andersson (1967). After him are Johann Patkul (1660), Gustav, Duke of Zweibrücken (1670), Arvid Lindman (1862), Fredrik Reinfeldt (1965), John, Duke of Östergötland (1589), and Rogvolod (901).

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