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William IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

1425 - 1503

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William IV (German: Wilhelm) called William the Younger (German: Wilhelm der Jüngere, c. 1425 – 7 July 1503) was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruled over the Wolfenbüttel and Göttingen principalities. The eldest son of William the Victorious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, he was given the Principality of Göttingen by his father in 1473. In 1482 the father died, and he and his brother Frederick succeeded their father in the remaining parts of his state; however, William had Frederick imprisoned in 1484 and made himself sole ruler. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg is the 1,078th most popular nobleman (down from 916th in 2019). (down from 2,535th in 2019)

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Among noblemen, William IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 1,078 out of 1,415Before him are Herbert III, Count of Vermandois, Prince Jean of Luxembourg, Amy Robsart, Prince Franz de Paula of Liechtenstein, Catherine Desnitski, and Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg. After him are Garibald II of Bavaria, Ernst, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen, Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza, Beatrice of Navarre, Duchess of Burgundy, Ana Terter, and Princess Wilhelmina of Hesse-Kassel.

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Among people born in 1425, William IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 13Before him are John II, Duke of Lorraine, Vlad Călugărul, Kerei Khan, Frederick I, Elector Palatine, Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Simon Marmion. After him is Robert Henryson. Among people deceased in 1503, William IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 15Before him are Bona of Savoy, George, Duke of Bavaria, Pierre d'Aubusson, Peter Schöffer, Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg, and Giovanni Pontano. After him are Nur Devlet, Lorenzo Cybo de Mari, Marfa Boretskaya, and Frederick Jagiellon.

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