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Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor

1368 - 1437

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Sigismund of Luxembourg (15 February 1368 – 9 December 1437) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1433 until his death in 1437. He was elected King of Germany (King of the Romans) in 1410, and was also King of Bohemia from 1419, as well as prince-elector of Brandenburg (1378–1388 and 1411–1415). As the husband of Mary, Queen of Hungary, he was also King of Hungary and Croatia (jure uxoris) from 1387. He was the last male member of the House of Luxembourg. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor is the 127th most popular politician (up from 355th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Germany (up from 98th in 2019) and the 8th most popular German Politician.

Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor is most famous for being the last of the Holy Roman Emperors. He was also the King of Hungary and Croatia. He was born in 1368 and died in 1437.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 127 out of 19,576Before him are Harald V of Norway, Leonid Brezhnev, Nebuchadnezzar II, Basil II, Brutus the Younger, and Nicolae Ceaușescu. After him are Hirohito, Mary I of England, Louis XIII of France, Selim I, Ferdinand Marcos, and Ashoka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1368, Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 1After him are Charles VI of France, Joan of Navarre, Queen of England, Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria, and Albert II, Duke of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1437, Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 1After him are Catherine of Valois, James I of Scotland, Gjon Kastrioti, Joan of Navarre, Queen of England, and Niccolò de' Niccoli.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 34 out of 7,253Before him are Johannes Brahms (1833), Friedrich Engels (1820), Angela Merkel (1954), Max Planck (1858), Bernhard Riemann (1826), and Anne Frank (1929). After him are Hermann Hesse (1877), Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (912), Martin Heidegger (1889), Karl Dönitz (1891), Heinrich Himmler (1900), and Friedrich Schiller (1759).

Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 8Before him are Joseph Goebbels (1897), Otto von Bismarck (1815), Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859), Henry Kissinger (1923), Frederick the Great (1712), and Angela Merkel (1954). After him are Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (912), Heinrich Himmler (1900), Hermann Göring (1893), Christian IX of Denmark (1818), William I, German Emperor (1797), and Æthelwulf, King of Wessex (795).