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William II, Elector of Hesse
1777 - 1847

William II, Elector of Hesse
William II (German: Wilhelm II; 28 July 1777 – 20 November 1847) was the penultimate Elector of Hesse. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William II, Elector of Hesse is the 9,112th most popular politician (down from 8,754th in 2019), the 2,538th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,480th in 2019) and the 763rd most popular German Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, William II, Elector of Hesse ranks 9,112 out of 19,576. Before him are Marcus Cornelius Cethegus, Janusz Radziwiłł, Isaac Komnenos, Yarim-Lim I, Vlastimir, and William of Champlitte. After him are Aulus Atilius Calatinus, Lars-Emil Johansen, Kilij Arslan III, Alfred Escher, John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, and István Horthy.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarcus Cornelius Cethegus
300 BC - 196 BC
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 9,111
Janusz Radziwiłł
1612 - 1655
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 9,112
Isaac Komnenos
1113 - 1154
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 9,113
Yarim-Lim I
1800 BC - 1765 BC
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 9,114
Vlastimir
805 - 851
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 9,115
William of Champlitte
1160 - 1209
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 9,116
William II, Elector of Hesse
1777 - 1847
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 9,117
Aulus Atilius Calatinus
250 BC - 216 BC
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 9,118
Lars-Emil Johansen
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 9,119
Kilij Arslan III
1200 - 1300
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 9,120
Alfred Escher
1819 - 1882
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 9,121
John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
1627 - 1693
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 9,122
István Horthy
1904 - 1942
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 9,123
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1777, William II, Elector of Hesse ranks 27. Before him are Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville, Guillaume Dupuytren, Filippo Taglioni, Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom, Lorenzo Bartolini, and Aleksander Orłowski. After him are Christian Daniel Rauch, Hyacinth, Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov, William Brown, Heinrich Marx, and Casimir Pierre Périer. Among people deceased in 1847, William II, Elector of Hesse ranks 17. Before him are Alexandre Brongniart, Adélaïde d'Orléans, Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, Eugénie de Beauharnais, Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe, and Maria Schicklgruber. After him are Charles Hatchett, Alexandre Deschapelles, Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil, Ioannis Kolettis, Josef Jungmann, and Robert Liston.
Others Born in 1777
Go to all RankingsHenri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville
BIOLOGIST
1777 - 1850
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 21
Guillaume Dupuytren
PHYSICIAN
1777 - 1835
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 22
Filippo Taglioni
DANCER
1777 - 1871
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 23
Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1848
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 24
Lorenzo Bartolini
SCULPTOR
1777 - 1850
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 25
Aleksander Orłowski
PAINTER
1777 - 1832
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 26
William II, Elector of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1847
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 27
Christian Daniel Rauch
SCULPTOR
1777 - 1857
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 28
Hyacinth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1777 - 1853
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 29
Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1777 - 1861
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 30
William Brown
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1777 - 1857
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 31
Heinrich Marx
LAWYER
1777 - 1838
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 32
Casimir Pierre Périer
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1832
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 33
Others Deceased in 1847
Go to all RankingsAlexandre Brongniart
CHEMIST
1770 - 1847
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 11
Adélaïde d'Orléans
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1847
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 12
Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville
PAINTER
1803 - 1847
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 13
Eugénie de Beauharnais
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1847
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 14
Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe
WRITER
1822 - 1847
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 15
Maria Schicklgruber
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1795 - 1847
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 16
William II, Elector of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1847
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 17
Charles Hatchett
CHEMIST
1765 - 1847
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 18
Alexandre Deschapelles
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1847
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 19
Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil
NOBLEMAN
1845 - 1847
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 20
Ioannis Kolettis
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1847
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 21
Josef Jungmann
WRITER
1773 - 1847
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 22
Robert Liston
PHYSICIAN
1794 - 1847
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 23
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, William II, Elector of Hesse ranks 2,539 out of 7,253. Before him are Princess Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1713), Alexander Lippisch (1894), Johann Michael Bach (1648), Otto Schott (1851), Princess Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt (1755), and Adolf Meyer (1881). After him are Felix Nussbaum (1904), John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1627), Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann (1916), Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. (1914), Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1670), and Walter Frentz (1907).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsPrincess Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
POLITICIAN
1713 - 1747
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 2,533
Alexander Lippisch
ENGINEER
1894 - 1976
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 2,534
Johann Michael Bach
POLITICIAN
1648 - 1694
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 2,535
Otto Schott
CHEMIST
1851 - 1935
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 2,536
Princess Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt
NOBLEMAN
1755 - 1785
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 2,537
Adolf Meyer
ARCHITECT
1881 - 1929
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 2,538
William II, Elector of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1847
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 2,539
Felix Nussbaum
PAINTER
1904 - 1944
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 2,540
John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
POLITICIAN
1627 - 1693
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 2,541
Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann
BIOLOGIST
1916 - 2010
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 2,542
Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr.
DESIGNER
1914 - 1997
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 2,543
Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
COMPANION
1670 - 1728
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 2,544
Walter Frentz
FILM DIRECTOR
1907 - 2004
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 2,545
Among POLITICIANS In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, William II, Elector of Hesse ranks 763. Before him are George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1779), Paul Kummer (1834), Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1636), John Albert II (1590), Princess Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1713), and Johann Michael Bach (1648). After him are John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1627), Jacob Schiff (1847), Bernd Rosemeyer (1909), Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse (1906), Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach (1703), and Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1482).
George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1779 - 1860
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 757
Paul Kummer
1834 - 1912
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 758
Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
1636 - 1689
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 759
John Albert II
1590 - 1636
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 760
Princess Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
1713 - 1747
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 761
Johann Michael Bach
1648 - 1694
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 762
William II, Elector of Hesse
1777 - 1847
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 763
John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
1627 - 1693
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 764
Jacob Schiff
1847 - 1920
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 765
Bernd Rosemeyer
1909 - 1938
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 766
Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse
1906 - 1937
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 767
Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach
1703 - 1732
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 768
Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
1482 - 1553
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 769