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William V, Duke of Bavaria

1548 - 1626

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William V (29 September 1548 – 7 February 1626), called the Pious, (German: Wilhelm V., der Fromme, Herzog von Bayern) was the duke of Bavaria from 1579 to 1597. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William V, Duke of Bavaria is the 4,191st most popular politician (down from 4,049th in 2019), the 1,088th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,087th in 2019) and the 312th most popular German Politician.

William V, Duke of Bavaria is most famous for being the last of the Wittelsbach dynasty to rule Bavaria.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William V, Duke of Bavaria ranks 4,191 out of 19,576. Before him are Khalil Sultan, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, William Bradford, Emperor Ankō, Hasdrubal the Boetharch, and Liutprand of Cremona. After him are Demetrios Palaiologos, Constantine Bodin, Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria, Daemusin of Goguryeo, Teófilo Braga, and Carl Clauberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1548, William V, Duke of Bavaria ranks 8. Before him are Tomás Luis de Victoria, Simon Stevin, Francisco Suárez, Karel van Mander, Vincenzo Scamozzi, and Honda Tadakatsu. After him are Bianca Cappello, Palma il Giovane, Catherine of Cleves, Fatma Sultan, Antonio Priuli, and Giulio Cesare Polerio. Among people deceased in 1626, William V, Duke of Bavaria ranks 5. Before him are Francis Bacon, Nurhaci, Willebrord Snellius, and John Dowland. After him are Ernst von Mansfeld, Adriaen de Vries, Paul Bril, Marino Ghetaldi, Pietro Cataldi, Isabella of Savoy, and Christian the Younger of Brunswick.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, William V, Duke of Bavaria ranks 1,088 out of 7,253. Before him are Georg Baselitz (1938), Ralf Dahrendorf (1929), Peter Minuit (1589), Oskar Schlemmer (1888), Killing of Peter Fechter (1944), and Karin Schubert (1944). After him are Hannah Pick-Goslar (1928), Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1641), Carl Clauberg (1898), Friedrich Hund (1896), Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1756), and Godigisel (359).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, William V, Duke of Bavaria ranks 312. Before him are Caroline of Brunswick (1768), Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513), Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1370), Franz Ziereis (1905), Franz, Duke of Bavaria (1933), and Peter Minuit (1589). After him are Carl Clauberg (1898), Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1756), Godigisel (359), Theodelinda (570), Erhard Heiden (1901), and Paul Blobel (1894).

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