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Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal

1281 - 1319

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Waldemar the Great (German: Waldemar der Große; c. 1280 – 14 August 1319), a member of the House of Ascania, was Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal from 1308 until his death. He became sole ruler of the Margraviate of Brandenburg upon the death of his cousin John V of Brandenburg-Salzwedel in 1317. Waldemar is known as the last in the line of Ascanian margraves starting with Albert the Bear in 1157; he was only succeeded by his minor cousin Henry II, who died one year later. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal is the 8,440th most popular politician (down from 7,201st in 2019). (down from 1,233rd in 2019)

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Among politicians, Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal ranks 8,440 out of 19,576. Before him are Dengizich, Hélène Carrère d'Encausse, Emperor Ming of Jin, J. B. Pritzker, Chogo of Baekje, and Otto III, Duke of Carinthia. After him are Zhong Ren, Michel Kafando, Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Alghu, Marcus Minucius Rufus, and Andranik Margaryan.

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Among people born in 1281, Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal ranks 7. Before him are Külüg Khan, Rudolf I of Bohemia, Yury of Moscow, Ivaylo of Bulgaria, Agnes of Austria, and Hamdallah Mustawfi. After him are Nizamüddin Ahmed Pasha, Castruccio Castracani, and Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster. Among people deceased in 1319, Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal ranks 8. Before him are Haakon V of Norway, Eric VI of Denmark, Louis, Count of Évreux, Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden, Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria, and Beatrice of Luxembourg. After him is Guan Daosheng.

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