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label
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description
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occupation
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position held
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date of birth
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date of death
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image
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259
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ws
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Austrian composer of the Classical period (1756-1791)
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composer music educator pianist musician organist violinist
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1756-01-27
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1791-12-05
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259
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ws
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Ludwig van Beethoven
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German composer (1770–1827)
|
composer
|
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1770-12-16
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1827-03-26
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150
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ws
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Joseph Haydn
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Austrian composer (1732–1809)
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composer conductor musicologist pianist
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chapelmaster
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1732-03-31 1732-04-01
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1809-05-31
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149
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ws
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Johannes Brahms
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German composer (1833–1897)
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composer conductor pianist
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1833-05-07
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1897-04-03
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125
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ws
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Marie Antoinette
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last Queen of France prior to the French Revolution
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aristocrat consort
|
Queen Consort of France
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1755-11-02
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1793-10-16
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122
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ws
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Franz Liszt
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Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811–1886)
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classical composer pianist conductor music educator virtuoso composer writer Catholic priest
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1811-10-22
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1886-07-31
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118
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ws
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Charles V
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Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain and Duke of Burgundy (1500–1558)
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monarch
|
monarch of the Crown of Aragon Monarch of Castile and Leon Holy Roman Emperor Lord of the Netherlands king of Sardinia
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1500-02-24
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1558-09-21
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115
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ws
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Alessandro Volta
|
Italian physicist, chemist, and pioneer of electricity and power (1745-1827)
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physicist inventor academic chemist
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senator
|
1745-02-18
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1827-03-05
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|
108
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ws
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Philip II of Spain
|
16th-century King of Spain, Portugal, Naples and Sicily; King consort of England, lived 1527-1598
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ruler
|
Monarch of Castile and Leon Monarch of Portugal monarch of the Crown of Aragon Lord of the Netherlands King of England (jure uxoris) King of Ireland (Iure uxoris) monarch king of Sardinia King of Naples King of Sicily Grand Master of the Order of the Golden Fleece
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1527-05-21
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1598-09-13
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104
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ws
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Alessandro Manzoni
|
Italian poet and novelist (1785-1873)
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writer poet politician novelist playwright
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senator of the Kingdom of Sardinia member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Sardinia
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1785-03-07
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1873-05-22
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|
102
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ws
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Maria Theresa of Austria
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ruler of the Habsburg Dominions (1717-1780)
|
aristocrat monarch politician
|
Prince-Elector King of Bohemia Apostolic King of Hungary
|
1717-05-13
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1780-11-29
|
|
102
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ws
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Giacomo Casanova
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Venetian adventurer and writer (1725–1798)
|
translator poet librarian banker novelist diplomat Iliad's translator writer adventurer autobiographer
|
|
1725-04-02
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1798-06-04
|
|
101
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ws
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Jacques Offenbach
|
German-born French composer (1819–1880)
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composer cellist conductor theatre entrepreneur
|
|
1819-06-20
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1880-10-05
|
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97
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ws
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Sándor Petőfi
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Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary
|
poet translator actor writer
|
|
1823-01-01 1822-12-31
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1849-07-31
|
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95
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ws
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Franz Joseph I of Austria
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Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (1830-1916)
|
politician monarch
|
Emperor of Austria Apostolic King of Hungary King of Bohemia Head of the House of Habsburg Member of the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic
|
1830-08-18
|
1916-11-21
|
|
94
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ws
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Carlo Goldoni
|
Italian playwright (1707-1793)
|
playwright writer librettist screenwriter translator poet lawyer poet director
|
|
1707-02-25
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1793-02-06
|
|
93
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ws
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Klemens von Metternich
|
Austrian diplomat and statesman
|
diplomat politician writer
|
Minister-President of Austria ambassador to Saxony ambassador of Austria to France ambassador of the Holy Roman Empire to Prussia
|
1773-05-15
|
1859-06-11
|
|
92
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ws
|
Gregory XVI
|
pope of the Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846
|
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
|
pope cardinal abbot
|
1765-09-18
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1846-06-01
|
|
92
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ws
|
Bedřich Smetana
|
Czech composer (1824–1884)
|
composer conductor teacher pedagogue pianist music educator musician
|
|
1824-03-02 1824-04-02
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1884-05-12
|
|
88
|
ws
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Anton Bruckner
|
Austrian composer (1824-1896)
|
composer musicologist music theorist music educator organist university teacher teacher
|
|
1824-09-04
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1896-10-11
|
|
88
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ws
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Johann Strauss II
|
Austrian composer (1825-1899)
|
conductor composer
|
|
1825-10-25
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1899-06-03
|
|
86
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ws
|
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
|
also known as Francis I, Emperor of Austria (1768-1835)
|
head of state
|
Holy Roman Emperor Emperor of Austria Apostolic King of Hungary King of Bohemia Prince-Elector
|
1768-02-12
|
1835-03-02
|
|
82
|
ws
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Carl Maria von Weber
|
German Romantic composer (1786–1826)
|
composer conductor pianist guitarist classical guitarist music critic
|
|
1786-11-18 1786-11-19 1786-12-18 1786-11
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1826-06-05
|
|
81
|
ws ws
|
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
|
Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790
|
military leader monarch
|
Holy Roman Emperor Prince-Elector King of Bohemia Apostolic King of Hungary
|
1741-03-13
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1790-02-20
|
|
81
|
ws
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France Prešeren
|
Slovene national poet, a Carniolan Romantic poet of Slovene descent (1800-1849)
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poet lawyer writer poet lawyer
|
|
1800-12-03
|
1849-02-08
|
|
80
|
ws
|
Christoph Willibald von Gluck
|
opera composer (1714–1787)
|
composer conductor
|
court chapel master
|
1714-07-02
|
1787-11-15
|
|
80
|
ws
|
Christian Doppler
|
Austrian mathematician, physicist (1803–1853)
|
mathematician physicist academic astronomer pedagogue professor
|
|
1803-11-29
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1853-03-17 1854-03-17
|
|
78
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ws
|
Maximilian I
|
Holy Roman Emperor
|
ruler
|
Holy Roman Emperor King of the Romans Duke of Burgundy
|
1459-03-22
|
1519-01-12
|
|
78
|
ws
|
Empress Elisabeth of Austria
|
Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary (1837-1898)
|
monarch courtier
|
Grand Mistress of the Order the Starry Cross Consort of Austria Consort of Hungary Consort of Bohemia
|
1837-12-24
|
1898-09-10
|
|
78
|
ws
|
Philip IV of Spain
|
King of Spain and Portugal (1605-1665)
|
monarch ruler politician art collector
|
Monarch of Castile and Leon Monarch of Portugal monarch of the Crown of Aragon monarch king of Sardinia
|
1605-04-08
|
1665-09-17
|
|
78
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ws
|
Napoleon II
|
The second Emperor of the French (1815)
|
drawer military officer
|
King of the Romans French co-prince of Andorra
|
1811-03-20
|
1832-07-22
|
|
77
|
ws
|
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
|
Holy Roman Emperor of the Habsburg dynasty and king of Bohemia, Croatia and Hungary (1503–1564)
|
aristocrat monarch politician
|
Holy Roman Emperor Prince-Elector King of Bohemia Apostolic King of Hungary
|
1503-03-10
|
1564-07-25
|
|
77
|
ws
|
Charles II of Spain
|
king of Spain, lived (1661-1700)
|
ruler
|
monarch of the Crown of Aragon Monarch of Castile and Leon king of Sardinia Prince of Asturias
|
1661-11-06
|
1700-11-01
|
|
76
|
ws
|
Gaetano Donizetti
|
Italian opera composer (1797–1848)
|
composer
|
chapelmaster
|
1797-11-29
|
1848-04-08
|
|
76
|
ws
|
Philip III of Spain
|
King of Castilla and León and King of Aragon and Portugal
|
ruler
|
Monarch of Castile and Leon Monarch of Portugal monarch of the Crown of Aragon Prince of Asturias monarch king of Sardinia
|
1578-04-14
|
1621-03-31
|
|
75
|
ws
|
Ignaz Semmelweis
|
Hungarian physician, early pioneer of antiseptic procedures (1818–1865); introduced hand disinfection standards, in obstetrical clinics (1847)
|
physician botanist university teacher gynaecologist obstetrician hygienist
|
|
1818-07-01
|
1865-08-13
|
|
74
|
ws
|
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
|
18th century Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor
|
monarch art collector
|
Holy Roman Emperor Prince-Elector Apostolic King of Hungary King of Bohemia monarch of the Crown of Aragon King of Sardinia and Corsica Archduke of Austria
|
1685-10-01
|
1740-10-20
|
|
74
|
ws
|
Gregory X
|
Pope from 1271 to 1276
|
Catholic priest writer
|
pope
|
1210
|
1276-01-10
|
|
73
|
ws
|
Antonio Salieri
|
Italian composer and teacher (1750–1825)
|
composer conductor musicologist music educator
|
court chapel master
|
1750-08-18
|
1825-05-07
|
|
72
|
ws
|
Friedrich Schlegel
|
German poet, critic and scholar, editor
|
philosopher translator writer novelist literary critic university teacher poet editor historian literary theorist art theorist art historian
|
|
1772-03-10
|
1829-01-12 1829-01-11
|
|
72
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ws
|
Maria Gaetan Agnesi
|
Italian mathematician and philanthropist (1718-1799)
|
philosopher mathematician philanthropist theologian pedagogue polyglot
|
|
1718-05-16
|
1799-01-09
|
|
71
|
ws
|
Wilhelm Steinitz
|
Austrian-American chess player
|
chess player chess composer chess theoretician
|
|
1836-05-14
|
1900-08-12
|
|
71
|
ws
|
Emperor Rudolf II
|
Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria (1552-1612)
|
politician art collector monarch
|
Holy Roman Emperor Prince-Elector King of Bohemia Apostolic King of Hungary
|
1552-07-18
|
1612-01-20
|
|
71
|
ws
|
Ugo Foscolo
|
Italian writer and poet (1778-1827)
|
poet writer playwright translator literary critic
|
|
1778-02-06
|
1827-09-10
|
|
70
|
ws
|
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
|
Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705), King of Hungary and Croatia and King of Bohemia
|
monarch composer
|
Holy Roman Emperor Prince-Elector King of Bohemia Apostolic King of Hungary
|
1640-06-09
|
1705-05-05
|
|
70
|
ws
|
Juana I of Castile
|
Queen of Castile from 1504 and of Aragon from 1516
|
monarch
|
Monarch of Castile and Leon king of Sardinia
|
1479-11-06
|
1555-04-12 1555-04-11
|
|
69
|
ws
|
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
|
Holy Roman Emperor from 1619 to 1637
|
aristocrat
|
Holy Roman Emperor Prince-Elector King of Bohemia Apostolic King of Hungary
|
1578-07-09
|
1637-02-15
|
|
69
|
ws
|
Eugene of Savoy
|
prince of the house of Savoy, then commander in chief of the armies of the Holy Roman Empire (1663-1736)
|
military officer military leader army officer
|
ambassador of Austria to France Governor of Milan
|
1663-10-18
|
1736-04-21
|
|
69
|
ws
|
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
|
Austrian writer
|
writer playwright prose writer novelist
|
|
1830-09-13
|
1916-03-12
|
|
67
|
ws
|
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
|
Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany
|
aristocrat coin collecting politician
|
Holy Roman Emperor Palatine of Hungary
|
1708-12-08
|
1765-08-18 1793
|
|
67
|
ws
|
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
|
Holy Roman emperor (1747-1792)
|
politician
|
Holy Roman Emperor Prince-Elector King of Bohemia Apostolic King of Hungary Duke of Luxemburg
|
1747-05-05
|
1792-03-01
|
|
67
|
ws
|
Leopold Mozart
|
German composer, conductor, teacher, and violinist (1719-1787)
|
composer musicologist violinist pedagogue music educator music theorist musician
|
|
1719-11-14
|
1787-05-28
|
|
67
|
ws
|
Ferdinand I of Austria
|
Austrian emperor, king of Hungary and Bohemia (1793-1875)
|
politician
|
Emperor of Austria Apostolic King of Hungary King of Bohemia
|
1793-04-19
|
1875-06-29
|
|
66
|
ws
|
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
|
Austrian archduke and duke (1452-1493)
|
ruler
|
Holy Roman Emperor King of the Romans monarch of Italy Duke of Carinthia Archduke Rulers of Styria Apostolic King of Hungary
|
1415-09-21
|
1493-08-19 1493-08-18 1494-08-19
|
|
66
|
ws
|
Maximilian I of Mexico
|
emperor of Mexico (1832-1867)
|
politician botanist
|
Emperor of Mexico Member of the House of Lords (Austria)
|
1832-07-06
|
1867-06-19
|
|
65
|
ws
|
Jan Neruda
|
Czech poet, theater reviewer, publicist, journalist and writer (1834-1891)
|
writer poet journalist translator critic theatre critic dramaturge playwright literary critic
|
|
1834-07-09
|
1891-08-22
|
|
65
|
ws
|
Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma
|
Empress Consort of France (1810–1814) and Monarch of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla (1814-1847)
|
ruler consort politician
|
|
1791-12-12
|
1847-12-17
|
|
64
|
ws
|
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
|
Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1608-1657)
|
composer monarch
|
Holy Roman Emperor Prince-Elector Apostolic King of Hungary
|
1608-07-13
|
1657-04-02
|
|
64
|
ws
|
Vuk Karadžić
|
Serbian philologist and linguist
|
linguist historian translator writer Bible translator diplomat collector of fairy tales anthropologist philologist ethnographer folklorist
|
Mayor of Belgrade
|
1787-10-26
|
1864-01-26 1864-02-07
|
|
63
|
ws
|
Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
|
King of the Romans, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia (1527-1576)
|
emperor
|
Holy Roman Emperor Prince-Elector Apostolic King of Hungary King of Bohemia King of the Romans
|
1527-07-31
|
1576-10-12
|
|
63
|
ws
|
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
|
Emperor from 1705 till his death in 1711
|
composer monarch
|
Holy Roman Emperor Prince-Elector King of Bohemia Apostolic King of Hungary
|
1678-07-26
|
1711-04-17
|
|
62
|
ws
|
Franz Grillparzer
|
Austrian dramatist and poet (1791-1872)
|
writer poet playwright politician
|
Member of the House of Lords (Austria)
|
1791-01-15
|
1872-01-21
|
|
62
|
ws
|
Elizabeth Báthory
|
Hungarian countess
|
aristocrat
|
|
1560-08-07
|
1614-08-21
|
|
62
|
ws
|
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
|
Austrian author
|
journalist writer university teacher historian
|
|
1836-01-27 1835-01-27
|
1895-03-09
|
|
61
|
ws
|
Lajos Kossuth
|
Hungarian politician
|
economist journalist politician lawyer
|
member of the National Assembly of Hungary governor Minister of Finance in Hungary Prime Minister of Hungary Regent of Hungary
|
1802-09-19
|
1894-03-20
|
|
61
|
ws
|
Bernard Bolzano
|
Bohemian mathematician and priest (1781–1848)
|
mathematician logician philosopher of science theologian Catholic priest historian epistemologist philosopher professor aesthetician teacher
|
|
1781-10-05
|
1848-12-18
|
|
61
|
ws
|
Walther von der Vogelweide
|
German minstrel singer (c. 1170 – c. 1230)
|
composer poet Minnesänger singer playwright writer
|
|
1170
|
1230
|
|
60
|
ws
|
Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor
|
Holy Roman Emperor (1557-1619)
|
collector politician
|
Holy Roman Emperor Prince-Elector King of Bohemia Apostolic King of Hungary
|
1557-02-24
|
1619-03-20
|
|
60
|
ws
|
Jan Matejko
|
Polish painter (1838–1893)
|
painter university teacher
|
|
1838-06-24
|
1893-11-01
|
|
60
|
ws
|
Rudolph I of Germany
|
count of Habsburg, king of Germany (1218-1291)
|
sovereign
|
King of the Romans
|
1218-05-01
|
1291-07-15
|
|
60
|
ws
|
Antonio Canova
|
Italian Neoclassical sculptor (1757–1822)
|
sculptor architect painter drawer engraver
|
|
1757-11-01
|
1822-10-13
|
|
60
|
ws
|
Christian Friedrich Hebbel
|
German poet and dramatist (1813-1863)
|
poet writer playwright poet lawyer
|
|
1813-03-18
|
1863-12-13
|
|
60
|
ws
|
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
|
German art historian and archaeologist, and conservator of the Vatican Library
|
art historian librarian archaeologist historian writer in-home tutor
|
|
1717-12-09
|
1768-06-08
|
|
59
|
ws
|
Cesare Beccaria
|
jurist, philosopher and politician from Italy (1738-1794)
|
philosopher jurist criminologist economist
|
|
1738-03-15
|
1794-11-20
|
|
58
|
ws
|
Božena Němcová
|
Czech writer (1820-1862)
|
writer poet children's writer collector of fairy tales editor national revival activist opinion journalist novelist
|
|
1820-02-04
|
1862-01-21
|
|
58
|
ws
|
Anne of Brittany
|
Duchess of Brittany and twice Queen of France (1477-1514)
|
royalty
|
|
1477-01-25 1476
|
1514-01-09
|
|
58
|
ws
|
Pietro Metastasio
|
Italian poet and librettist (1698–1782)
|
poet librettist playwright Catholic priest writer songwriter presbyter
|
|
1698-01-03
|
1782-04-12
|
|
57
|
ws
|
Philip I of Castile
|
Duke of Burgundy and King of Castile
|
ruler
|
King of Castile and León (Iure uxoris)
|
1478-06-22 1478-07-22
|
1506-09-25
|
|
57
|
ws
|
Johann Strauss I
|
Austrian Romantic composer
|
composer conductor
|
|
1804-03-14
|
1849-09-25
|
|
56
|
ws
|
Anne of Austria
|
Queen, consort of Louis XIII, King of France, lived (1601-1666)
|
queen regnant
|
governor of Brittany
|
1601-09-22 1601
|
1666-01-20 1666
|
|
55
|
ws
|
Giuseppe Tartini
|
Italian composer and violinist (1692-1770)
|
composer musicologist music theorist violinist music educator
|
|
1692-04-08
|
1770-02-26
|
|
55
|
ws
|
Niccolò Tartaglia
|
Italian mathematician (1499–1557)
|
mathematician engineer
|
|
1499
|
1557-12-13
|
|
55
|
ws
|
Ruđer Josip Bošković
|
Croat physicist
|
physicist astronomer mathematician philosopher diplomat poet theologian polymath historian geographer university teacher Catholic vocation
|
professor
|
1711-05-18
|
1787-02-13
|
|
54
|
ws
|
Mary of Burgundy
|
duchess of Burgundy and wife of emperor Maximilian I (1457-1482)
|
politician
|
|
1457-02-13
|
1482-03-27
|
|
53
|
ws
|
Josef Stefan
|
Carinthian Slovene physicist, mathematician and poet (1835-1893)
|
mathematician physicist poet academic writer professor
|
|
1835-03-24
|
1893-01-07
|
|
52
|
ws
|
Albrecht von Wallenstein
|
Bohemian military leader and statesman who fought on the Catholic side during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634)
|
politician military officer military leader
|
generalissimo
|
1583-09-24 1583-09-14
|
1634-02-25
|
|
52
|
ws
|
Albert II of Germany
|
King of Germany, Hungary and Bohemia
|
monarch
|
King of the Romans King of Bohemia Apostolic King of Hungary
|
1397-08-10 1397-08-16
|
1439-10-27
|
|
52
|
ws
|
Lorenzo Da Ponte
|
Italian opera librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest (1749–1838)
|
librettist translator playwright composer poet writer songwriter
|
|
1749-03-10
|
1838-08-17
|
|
52
|
ws
|
Otto Wagner
|
Austrian architect (1841-1918)
|
architect professor urban planner architectural draftsperson
|
|
1841-07-13
|
1918-04-11
|
|
51
|
ws
|
Angelica Kauffmann
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Swiss artist (1741–1807)
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painter printmaker artist visual artist
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1741-10-30
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1807-11-05
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51
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ws
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Carl Czerny
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Austrian composer and pianist (1791-1857)
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pianist composer musicologist music theorist music educator
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1791-02-21
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1857-07-15
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51
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ws
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Isabella of Portugal
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16th-century Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Spain (1503-1539)
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politician
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Queen Consort of Spain Holy Roman Empress
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1503-10-24
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1539-05-01
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50
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ws
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Maria Theresa of Spain
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Queen Consort of France (1660-1683)
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regent
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Consort of France
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1638-09-10
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1683-07-30 1683
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50
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ws
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Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
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Austrian archduke (1858-1889)
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military officer naturalist politician
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Member of the House of Lords (Austria)
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1858-08-21
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1889-01-30
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50
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ws
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Marie Taglioni
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Italian ballet dancer (1804-1884)
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ballet dancer choreographer
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1804-04-23
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1884-04-23
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50
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ws
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Jan Žižka
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Czech Hussite military leader
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military leader aristocrat politician soldier
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1360
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1424-10-11
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50
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ws
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Ľudovít Štúr
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Slovak poet, philosopher, linguist, publicist, politician and writer (1815-1856)
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linguist writer philosopher poet journalist philologist activist politician historian opinion journalist
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1815-10-28
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1856-01-12
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50
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ws
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János Arany
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Hungarian poet, journalist, writer and translator (1817-1882)
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linguist poet writer journalist translator
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1817-03-02
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1882-10-22
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49
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ws
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Albert I of Germany
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King of Germany (1255-1308)
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sovereign
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King of the Romans
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1255-07
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1308-05-01
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