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Most Famous German Royalty & Nobility

Royalty 217
Germany 19,303
198 WI Wilhelm II (German Emperor) Wilhelm II (German Emperor) German Emperor 1859–1941
408 FT Frederick the Great Frederick the Great German King 1712–1786
1,284 FI Frederick I (Holy Roman Emperor) Frederick I (Holy Roman Emperor) German Emperor 1122–1190
1,614 MI Maximilian I (Holy Roman Emperor) Maximilian I (Holy Roman Emperor) German Emperor 1459–1519
2,268 LI Ludwig II of Bavaria Ludwig II of Bavaria German King 1845–1886
2,396 FI Frederick III (German Emperor) Frederick III (German Emperor) German Emperor 1831–1888
3,625 AV Albrecht von Wallenstein Albrecht von Wallenstein German Nobility 1583–1634
3,746 OI Otto I (Holy Roman Emperor) Otto I (Holy Roman Emperor) German King 912–973
4,051 FI Frederick III (Holy Roman Emperor) Frederick III (Holy Roman Emperor) German Emperor 1415–1493
4,228 CX Charles X Gustav of Sweden Charles X Gustav of Sweden German King 1622–1660
4,524 HI Henry II (Holy Roman Emperor) Henry II (Holy Roman Emperor) German Emperor 973–1024
5,179 BM Baron Munchausen Baron Munchausen German Noble 1720–1797
5,509 HT Henry the Lion Henry the Lion German Duke 1129–1195
5,700 FW Frederick William (Elector of Brandenburg) Frederick William (Elector of Brandenburg) German Aristocrat 1620–1688
6,122 FV Frederick V of the Palatinate Frederick V of the Palatinate German Aristocrat 1596–1632
6,334 OI Otto II (Holy Roman Emperor) Otto II (Holy Roman Emperor) German Emperor 955–983
8,631 MI Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria German Aristocrat 1756–1825
9,784 HI Henry III (Holy Roman Emperor) Henry III (Holy Roman Emperor) German Aristocrat 1016–1056
10,063 AO Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen German Queen 1792–1849
10,449 CI Conrad III of Germany Conrad III of Germany German King 1093–1152
11,354 PC Prince Claus of the Netherlands Prince Claus of the Netherlands German Prince 1926–2002
11,367 C Conradin Conradin German Duke 1252–1268
14,778 FI Frederick III (Elector of Saxony) Frederick III (Elector of Saxony) German Aristocrat 1463–1525
15,222 SC Sophia Charlotte of Hanover Sophia Charlotte of Hanover German Queen 1668–1705
15,262 CW Charles William Ferdinand (Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel) Charles William Ferdinand (Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel) German Duke 1735–1806
15,552 EA Ernest Augustus (Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg) Ernest Augustus (Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg) German Duke 1629–1698
16,509 H( Hermann (Fürst von Pückler-Muskau) Hermann (Fürst von Pückler-Muskau) German Prince 1785–1871
16,982 AV Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein German Queen 1858–1921
18,733 JF John Frederick I (Elector of Saxony) John Frederick I (Elector of Saxony) German Aristocrat 1503–1554
19,879 LI Lothair II (Holy Roman Emperor) Lothair II (Holy Roman Emperor) German Aristocrat 1075–1137
25,279 EI Ernest I (Duke of Saxe-Gotha) German Aristocrat 1601–1675
25,345 PM Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein German Queen 1872–1956
26,093 PV Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia German Emperor 1896–1980
26,595 PF Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse German Emperor 1868–1940
27,206 AC Albert Casimir (Duke of Teschen) Albert Casimir (Duke of Teschen) German Prince 1738–1822
28,078 LI Louis IV (Grand Duke of Hesse) Louis IV (Grand Duke of Hesse) German Duke 1837–1892
28,644 L( Leopold (Prince of Hohenzollern) Leopold (Prince of Hohenzollern) German Principe 1835–1905
33,751 PA Princess Amelia of Great Britain Princess Amelia of Great Britain German King 1711–1786
34,780 AT Augustus the Younger (Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg) Augustus the Younger (Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg) German Duke 1579–1666
37,732 VI Vratislaus II of Bohemia Vratislaus II of Bohemia German King 1035–1092
38,880 HR Hermine Reuss of Greiz Hermine Reuss of Greiz German Emperor 1887–1947
39,197 JC John Casimir (Count Palatine of Kleeburg) German Aristocrat 1589–1652
40,737 U( Ulrich (Duke of Württemberg) Ulrich (Duke of Württemberg) German Aristocrat 1487–1550
41,172 A( Adolf (Duke of Holstein-Gottorp) Adolf (Duke of Holstein-Gottorp) German Aristocrat 1526–1586
47,586 W( William (Duke of Nassau) William (Duke of Nassau) German Aristocrat 1792–1839
49,271 PI Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine German Princess 1866–1953
50,301 FI Frederick II (Elector Palatine) Frederick II (Elector Palatine) German Principe 1482–1556
53,784 F( Frederick (Prince of Hohenzollern) Frederick (Prince of Hohenzollern) German Prince 1891–1965
56,271 CI Christian I (Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg) Christian I (Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg) German Prince 1568–1630
58,730 PC Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein German Prince 1831–1917
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Inside Germany Royalty & Nobility

217 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous germany royalty & nobility born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Germany Royalty & Nobility peaked in the 1620s with 10 people.

What Germany Royalty & Nobility Are Known For

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Aristocrat are Germany Royalty & Nobility's biggest group — 33% of all notables (72).

Germany Royalty & Nobility over-index on countess — 391.6× the global rate.

  1. Aristocrat72
  2. Prince31
  3. Duke28
  4. Chamberlain15
  5. Noble13
  6. Princess13
  7. Queen12
  8. Emperor10
  1. Countess5391.6×
  2. Duke28281.9×
  3. Aristocrat72247.6×
  4. Chamberlain15176.2×
  5. Princess13172.9×
  6. Prince31170.7×
  7. Queen1258.7×
  8. Emperor1056.8×

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