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Albert, Duke of Prussia
Political Leader, Duke / 1490 - 1568
Albert, first duke of Prussia and last grand master of the Teutonic Knights, is known chiefly for ending the Teutonic Knights' government of East Prussia.
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(1490-1568)
Political Leader, Duke
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Martin Bormann
War Criminal, Military Leader, Political Leader
As one of Hitler's closest allies, Nazi leader Martin Bormann had a broad influence on all party activities and played a key role in the genocide of the Holocaust.
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War Criminal, Military Leader, Political Leader
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Willy Brandt
Political Leader / 1913 - 1992
Willy Brandt was a German statesman, leader of the German Social Democratic Party and chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1969–74).
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(1913-1992)
Political Leader
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Catherine II
Political Leader, Empress / 1729 - 1796
Catherine II was empress of Russia, and led her country into the political and cultural life of Europe, carrying on the work begun by Peter the Great.
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(1729-1796)
Political Leader, Empress
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Joseph Goebbels
Political Leader / 1897 - 1945
Joseph Goebbels was minister of propaganda for the German Third Reich under Adolf Hitler. He presented a favorable image of the Nazi regime to the Germans.
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(1897-1945)
Political Leader
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Hermann Göring
General, Warrior, Political Leader / 1893 - 1946
Hermann Göring was a leader of the Nazi Party. He was condemned to hang as a war criminal in 1946 but took his own life instead.
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(1893-1946)
General, Warrior, Political Leader
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Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Political Leader, Emperor, King / 1275 - 1313
Henry VII became the first House of Luxembourg member to serve as king of Germany in 1308. In 1312, he became the House of Luxembourg's first Holy Roman Emperor.
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(1275-1313)
Political Leader, Emperor, King
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Rudolf Hess
Military Leader, Political Leader / 1894 - 1987
Adolf Hitler appointed Rudolf Hess deputy of the Nazi party in 1939. Following World War II, Hess was convicted at the Nuremberg Trials and sentenced to life in prison.
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(1894-1987)
Military Leader, Political Leader
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Adolf Hitler
Military Leader, Dictator / 1889 - 1945
Adolf Hitler was the leader of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. He initiated World War II and oversaw fascist policies that resulted in millions of deaths.
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(1889-1945)
Military Leader, Dictator
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William Joyce
Political Leader / 1906 - 1946
William Joyce is best known for his involvement in the British Fascist Party during World War II and immigrating to Nazi Germany.
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(1906-1946)
Political Leader
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Helmut Kohl
World Leader / 1930 -
Helmut Kohl served as chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1988, during which time he oversaw the reunification of East and West Germany.
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(1930-)
World Leader
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Maximilian I
Political Leader, King / 1756 - 1825
Maximilian I was the first king of Bavaria (1806–25), a member of the house of Wittelsbach.
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(1756-1825)
Political Leader, King
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Angela Merkel
Political Leader / 1954 -
Angela Merkel is a German politician best known as the first female chancellor of Germany and one of the architects of the European Union.
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(1954-)
Political Leader
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John Nicolay
Lawyer, Writer, Government Official / 1832 - 1901
John G. Nicolay served as secretary to President Abraham Lincoln, and later co-wrote a 10-volume biography on the president, Abraham Lincoln: A History.
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(1832-1901)
Lawyer, Writer, Government Official
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Philip
Political Leader, King / 1178 - 1208
Philip of Swabia was a German Hohenstaufen king who engaged in warfare against the emperor Otto IV over the crown for a decade in late 1100's.
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(1178-1208)
Political Leader, King
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Johannes Rau
Environmental Activist, World Leader / 1931 - 2006
Johannes Rau was a member of the Social Democratic Party Executive and chair of the party state organization before serving as president of Germany (1999-2004).
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(1931-2006)
Environmental Activist, World Leader
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Julius Streicher
Political Leader, Editor / 1885 - 1946
Julius Streicher was a Nazi demagogue and politician who gained infamy as one of the most virulent advocates of the persecution of Jews during the 1930s.
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(1885-1946)
Political Leader, Editor
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Rudolf Virchow
Academic, Doctor, Political Leader, Biologist / 1821 - 1902
Rudolf Virchow was a German pathologist and statesman, widely credited for his advancements in public health, particularly with his cell theory.
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(1821-1902)
Academic, Doctor, Political Leader, Biologist
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Paul von Hindenburg
General, World Leader / 1847 - 1934
Paul von Hindenburg served as the second President of Germany from 1925 - 1934 and played an important role in the Nazi's rise to power.
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(1847-1934)
General, World Leader