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Baron Münchhausen
(German Nobleman)
Baron Münchhausen
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Birthdate: May 11, 1720
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bodenwerder, Germany
Died: February 22, 1797
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Frederick Louis, prince of Wales
(Prince)
Frederick Louis, prince of Wales
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Birthdate: February 1, 1707
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hanover, Germany
Died: March 31, 1751
 3 
Götz von Berlichingen
(Imperial Knight, Mercenary, Poet)
Götz von Berlichingen
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Birthdate: 1480 AD
Birthplace: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Died: July 23, 1562
Also known as Götz of the Iron Hand, German knight Götz von Berlichingen had begun fighting for the Holy Roman Empire even before coming of age. A cannon-fire injury led to his right hand and wrist to be amputated, but he continued fighting with a prosthetic arm.
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 4 
Prince George, Duke of Cambridge
(Field marshal)
Prince George, Duke of Cambridge
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Birthdate: March 26, 1819
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hanover, Germany
Died: March 17, 1904
 5 
Prince Christian of Hanover
(Prince)
Prince Christian of Hanover
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Birthdate: June 1, 1985
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hildesheim, Germany
 6 
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
(Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia)
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
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Birthdate: February 16, 1620
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: April 29, 1688
 7 
Frederick Augustus I of Saxony
(King)
Frederick Augustus I of Saxony
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Birthdate: December 23, 1750
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dresden, Germany
Died: May 5, 1827
 8 
Frederick III, Elector of Saxony
(Noblemen)
Frederick III, Elector of Saxony
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Birthdate: January 17, 1463
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Torgau, Germany
Died: May 5, 1525
 9 
Archduke Otto of Austria
(Archduke of Austria)
Archduke Otto of Austria
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Birthdate: April 21, 1865
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Graz, Austria
Died: November 1, 1906
 10 
Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden
(Prince)
Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden
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Birthdate: May 27, 1970
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Salem, Germany
 11 
Charles II, Archduke of Austria
(Archduke of Austria)
Charles II, Archduke of Austria
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Birthdate: June 3, 1540
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: July 10, 1590
 12 
Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria
(Prince)
Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria
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Birthdate: December 11, 1724
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Drogenbos, Belgium
Died: February 16, 1799
 13 
Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen
(Nobleman)
Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen
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Birthdate: September 27, 1763
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bad Dürkheim, Germany
Died: July 4, 1814
 14 
Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
(Duke of Bavaria)
Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
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Birthdate: April 17, 1573
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: September 27, 1651
 15 
Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
(Queen of Denmark and Norway between 1752 and 1766, second consort of king Frederick V of Denmark and Norway)
Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
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Birthdate: September 4, 1729
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Wolfenbüttel, Germany
Died: October 10, 1796
 16 
Felix von Luckner
(Naval officer)
Felix von Luckner
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Birthdate: June 9, 1881
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Germany
Died: April 13, 1966
 17 
Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden
(Grand Duke)
Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden
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Birthdate: November 22, 1728
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Karlsruhe, Germany
Died: June 10, 1811
 18 
Alexander Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
(Historian)
Alexander Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
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Birthdate: March 15, 1905
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Stuttgart, Germany
Died: January 27, 1964
 19 
Gustav von Wangenheim
(Actor)
Gustav von Wangenheim
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Birthdate: February 18, 1895
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Wiesbaden, Germany
Died: August 5, 1975
 20 
John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg
(Prince-elector)
John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg
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Birthdate: November 8, 1572
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Halle, Germany
Died: December 23, 1619
 21 
Liudolf, Duke of Swabia
(Duke)
Liudolf, Duke of Swabia
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Birthdate: 0930 AD
Birthplace: Unknown
Died: September 6, 0957
 22 
Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg
(Prince-elector)
Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg
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Birthdate: January 27, 1546
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cölln, Germany
Died: July 18, 1608
 23 
John George, Elector of Brandenburg
(Prince)
John George, Elector of Brandenburg
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Birthdate: September 11, 1525
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cölln, Germany
Died: January 8, 1598
 24 
Ernst Leopold, 4th Prince of Leiningen
(Nobleman)
Ernst Leopold, 4th Prince of Leiningen
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Birthdate: November 9, 1830
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Amorbach, Germany
Died: April 5, 1904
 25 
George, Duke of Saxony
(Duke)
George, Duke of Saxony
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Birthdate: August 27, 1471
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Meissen, Germany
Died: April 17, 1539
 26 
Joachim I Nestor
(Prince)
Joachim I Nestor
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Birthdate: February 21, 1484
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cölln, Germany
Died: July 11, 1535
 27 
Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
(Noblemen)
Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
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Birthdate: May 25, 1572
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kassel, Germany
Died: March 15, 1632
 28 
Otto Graf Lambsdorff
(Politician)
Otto Graf Lambsdorff
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Birthdate: December 20, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Aachen, Germany
Died: December 5, 2009
 29 
Maximilian von Montgelas
(Statesman)
Maximilian von Montgelas
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Birthdate: September 12, 1759
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: June 14, 1838
 30 
Konrad von Marburg
(Priest)
Konrad von Marburg
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Birthdate: 1180 AD
Birthplace: Germany
Died: July 30, 1233
 31 
Anacharsis Cloots
(Prussian Nobleman Who Was a Significant Figure in the French Revolution)
Anacharsis Cloots
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Birthdate: June 24, 1755
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kleve, Germany
Died: March 24, 1794

Anacharsis Cloots was a Prussian nobleman who played a significant role in the French Revolution. Born into a wealthy family, he spent his youth traveling across the world preaching his revolutionary ideas. He was a world federalist and is believed to be the first person to advocate a world parliament. He was nicknamed "a personal enemy of God." 

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Johann Patkul
(German Diplomat Who Played a Key Role in the Initiation of the Northern War (1700–21))
Johann Patkul
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Birthdate: July 27, 1660
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: October 10, 1707

Baltic German diplomat Johann Patkul is remembered for the role he played in starting the Great Northern War. He led King Augustus II of Poland into a Saxon-Russian alliance and then a Saxon-Polish-Russian-Danish alliance, against Sweden. Eventually, the Saxons accused him of treason and sent him to Poland to be tortured to death.

 33 
Ulrich II, Count of Celje
(Count)
Ulrich II, Count of Celje
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Birthdate: February 16, 1406
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Krško, Slovenia
Died: November 9, 1456
 34 
Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia
(Count)
Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia
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Birthdate: 1155 AD
Birthplace: Unknown
Died: April 25, 1217
 35 
John George II, Elector of Saxony
(Elector)
John George II, Elector of Saxony
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Birthdate: May 31, 1613
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Dresden, Germany
Died: August 22, 1680
 36 
Konrad von Altstetten
(Poet)
Konrad von Altstetten
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Birthdate: 1200 AD
Birthplace: Altstätten, Switzerland

Middle High German lyric poet and minnesinger Konrad von Altstetten was born into a family of vassals. His works are preserved in the Codex Manesse. An illustration of him under a rose bush, with his lover beside him, is considered the hallmark of intimate love in his works.

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Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg
(Nobleman)
Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg
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Birthdate: December 11, 1445
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Urach, Germany
Died: February 24, 1496
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Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg
(Aristocrat)
Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg
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Birthdate: April 19, 1772
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hachenburg, Germany
Died: January 6, 1827
 39 
Charles William, Prince of Nassau-Usingen
(Prince)
Charles William, Prince of Nassau-Usingen
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Birthdate: November 9, 1735
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Usingen, Germany
Died: May 17, 1803
 40 
Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen
(Prince)
Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen
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Birthdate: December 31, 1712
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Usingen, Germany
Died: June 21, 1775
 41 
Rudolf von Bennigsen
(Politician)
Rudolf von Bennigsen
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Birthdate: July 10, 1824
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lüneburg, Germany
Died: August 7, 1902
 42 
Egor Frantsevich, Count Kankrin
(Politician)
Egor Frantsevich, Count Kankrin
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Birthdate: December 7, 1774
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hanau, Germany
Died: October 3, 1845
 43 
Christopher, Count of Oldenburg
(Count)
Christopher, Count of Oldenburg
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Birthdate: 1504 AD
Birthplace: Unknown
Died: August 4, 1566
 44 
Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
(German Nobleman and Chess Player)
Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
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Birthdate: April 10, 1579
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dannenberg, Germany
Died: September 17, 1666