Most Famous German Nobility

Germany has produced 418 notable nobility throughout history, led by Wilhelm II (German Emperor). Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Category All
Citizenship All
WI
Wilhelm II (German Emperor) German Emperor 1859 – 1941
# 198
FT
Frederick the Great German King 1712 – 1786
# 408
FI
Frederick I (Holy Roman Emperor) German Emperor 1122 – 1190
# 1,284
MI
Maximilian I (Holy Roman Emperor) German Emperor 1459 – 1519
# 1,614
LI
Ludwig II of Bavaria German King 1845 – 1886
# 2,268
FI
Frederick III (German Emperor) German Emperor 1831 – 1888
# 2,396
A
Attila German Sovereign 406 – 453
# 3,529
AV
Albrecht von Wallenstein German Nobility 1583 – 1634
# 3,625
OI
Otto I (Holy Roman Emperor) German King 912 – 973
# 3,746
FI
Frederick III (Holy Roman Emperor) German Emperor 1415 – 1493
# 4,051
CX
Charles X Gustav of Sweden German King 1622 – 1660
# 4,228
HI
Henry II (Holy Roman Emperor) German Emperor 973 – 1024
# 4,524
BM
Baron Munchausen German Noble 1720 – 1797
# 5,179
HT
Henry the Lion German Duke 1129 – 1195
# 5,509
FW
Frederick William (Elector of Brandenburg) German Aristocrat 1620 – 1688
# 5,700
FV
Frederick V of the Palatinate German Aristocrat 1596 – 1632
# 6,122
OI
Otto II (Holy Roman Emperor) German Emperor 955 – 983
# 6,334
AI
Alaric I German Sovereign 376 – 410
# 6,700
HV
Henry VI (Holy Roman Emperor) German Monarch 1165 – 1197
# 8,141
MI
Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria German Aristocrat 1756 – 1825
# 8,631