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Johan Rantzau

German general
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Johan Rantzau
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
November 12, 1492
Date of death
December 12, 1565
Place of birth
Steinburg
Place of death
Breitenburg, Itzehoe[6]
Country of citizenship
Germany[12]
Occupation
military leader
Religion or worldview
Lutheranism[13]
Father
Henrik Breidesen Rantzau, Lord of Maslev[8]
Mother
Ollegaard Ditlevsdatter von Buchwald-Sierhagen[9]
Child
Heinrich Rantzau, Poul Rantzau in Bothcamp[10][11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[24]
Archives at
State Archives of Schleswig-Holstein[17]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, 27th volume, Nordisk familjebok, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[21][22][23]
Family
Imperial County of Rantzau[15]
Family name
Rantzau[19]
Given name
Johan[20]
Military, police or special rank
knight[16]
Participated in conflict
Count's Feud[18]
Place of burial
Itzehoe[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Johan af Rantzau-Breitenburg en Johan Rantzau de Johann Rantzau fa یوهان رانتزائو ja ヨハン・ランツァウ nl Johan af Rantzau-Breitenburg ru Йохан Ранцау sv Rantzau zh 约翰·兰曹
🔖 Identifiers · 25
ISNI
000000006162335X
VIAF cluster ID
51677044
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2017112579
GND ID
138402361
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01176398
DDB person (GND) ID
138402361
Dansk Biografisk Leksikon ID
Johan_Rantzau_-_rigsråd
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
138402361
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
138402361
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Johan-Rantzau
FactGrid item ID
Aska
Freebase ID
/m/08nyyf
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Genealogics.org person ID
I00081363
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Johan_Rantzau
Lex ID
Johan_Rantzau
Libris-URI
pm1481s74r2b03v
NE.se ID
johan-rantzau
NUKAT ID
n2015092560
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp53775
Prabook ID
2215680
Rodovid ID
328054
SELIBR ID
319117
Treccani ID
johan-rantzau
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJf8vRyBqyy7jdrRC8gHYP
Yale LUX ID
person/ef2c6758-7a09-4482-9041-69a4eb6dcc5c

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 2
Nordisk familjebok, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Place of death 2
Itzehoe, Breitenburg
Child 1
Heinrich Rantzau
Children (paternal) 1
Heinrich Rantzau
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
FactGrid item ID 1
Aska
Family 1
Imperial County of Rantzau
Given name 1
Johan
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Military, police or special rank 1
knight
Occupation 1
military leader
Participated in conflict 1
Count's Feud
Place of burial 1
Itzehoe
Religion or worldview 1
Lutheranism
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Johan Rantzau was born on November 12, 1492[1], in Steinburg[2]. He died on December 12, 1565[3], in Breitenburg[4]. He worked as a military leader[5].

FAQs

Where was Johan Rantzau born?

Johan Rantzau was born in Steinburg[2].

Where did Johan Rantzau die?

Johan Rantzau died in Breitenburg[4].

Who were Johan Rantzau's parents?

Johan Rantzau's father was Henrik Breidesen Rantzau, Lord of Maslev[8]. Johan Rantzau's mother was Ollegaard Ditlevsdatter von Buchwald-Sierhagen[9].

What did Johan Rantzau do for work?

Johan Rantzau worked as a military leader[5].

Related Entities

Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65759: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
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    "Changed claim references: Date of birth: 12 November 1492, source for date of birth from Store norske leksikon (OKA bot task 2)"
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    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 138402361
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