Gerhard von Rantzau

German nobleman in Danish service
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Gerhard von Rantzau

Summary

Gerhard von Rantzau is a human[1]. He was born on +1558-10-18T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1627-01-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a military personnel[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Gerhard von Rantzau was born on +1558-10-18T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Gerhard von Rantzau died on +1627-01-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Gerhard von Rantzau's father was Heinrich Rantzau[6].
  • Gerhard von Rantzau's mother was Christine von Halle[7].
  • A child of Gerhard von Rantzau was Christian von Rantzau[8].
  • A child of Gerhard von Rantzau was Elisabeth von Rantzau[9].
  • A child of Gerhard von Rantzau was Sophia von Rantzau[10].
  • A child of Gerhard von Rantzau was Anna Christine von Rantzau[11].
  • Gerhard von Rantzau held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark[12].
  • Gerhard von Rantzau worked as a military personnel[4].
  • Gerhard von Rantzau's education included a stint at University of Wittenberg[13].
  • Gerhard von Rantzau's image is recorded as GertRantzau1558-1627.jpg[14].
  • Gerhard von Rantzau is recorded as male[15].
  • Gerhard von Rantzau's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Gerhard von Rantzau's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 30285187[17].
  • Gerhard von Rantzau's GND ID is recorded as 116329874[18].
  • Gerhard von Rantzau's Commons category is recorded as Gerhard Rantzau[19].
  • Gerhard von Rantzau's archives at is recorded as State Archives of Schleswig-Holstein[20].
  • Gerhard von Rantzau's family name is recorded as Rantzau[21].
  • Gerhard von Rantzau's given name is recorded as Gerhard[22].
  • Gerhard von Rantzau's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, 27th volume[23].
  • Gerhard von Rantzau's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[24].
  • Gerhard von Rantzau's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00081359[25].
  • Gerhard von Rantzau's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp01174534[26].
  • Gerhard von Rantzau's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120kn5kn[27].

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Origins and Family

Gerhard von Rantzau was born on +1558-10-18T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was Heinrich Rantzau[6]. His mother was Christine von Halle[7].

Education

Gerhard von Rantzau was educated at University of Wittenberg[13].

Career and Affiliations

Gerhard von Rantzau's professions included military personnel[4].

Personal Life

Children include Christian von Rantzau[8], a politician[28], 1614–1663[29], of Germany[30], awarded the Knight of the Order of the Elephant[31]; Elisabeth von Rantzau[9], a nun[32], 1624–1706[33]; Sophia von Rantzau[10]; and Anna Christine von Rantzau[11].

Death and Burial

Gerhard von Rantzau died on +1627-01-28T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Gerhard von Rantzau ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Who were Gerhard von Rantzau's parents?

Gerhard von Rantzau's father was Heinrich Rantzau[6]. Gerhard von Rantzau's mother was Christine von Halle[7].

What did Gerhard von Rantzau do for work?

Gerhard von Rantzau worked as military personnel[4].

Where did Gerhard von Rantzau go to school?

Gerhard von Rantzau was educated at University of Wittenberg[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . CERL Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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