Eberhard Of Franconia III of Franconia

male, deceased (939)
Eberhard III (c.885-939), a member of the Conradine dynasty, became duke of Franconia following the death of his older brother, King Conrad I (or...

Henry Of Franconia

male, deceased (886)
Henry (died 886), a son of Count Poppo of Grapfeld, one of the first Babenbergs, was variously known as Count or Margrave of Saxony and Duke of...
Levi Strauss

Levi Strauss

male, deceased (1902)
Levi Strauss, born Löb Strauss was the German-born American creator of the first company to manufacture blue jeans. His namesake firm, Levi S...
Regiomontanus

Regiomontanus

male, deceased (1476)
Johannes Müller von Königsberg, known by his Latin pseudonym Regiomontanus, was an important German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer. He wa...
Ottonian Dynasty

Ottonian Dynasty

male
Ottonian Kings and Emperors: * Henry I the Fowler, King of the Germans and Duke of Saxony, died 936 * Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor and Duke...
Martin Behaim

Martin Behaim

male, deceased (1507)
Martin Behaim, or "Behem", was a navigator and geographer of great pretensions. Behaim was born at Nuremberg, according to one tradition, about...
Florian Geyer

Florian Geyer

male, deceased (1525)
Florian Geyer (1490-1525), also known as "Florian Geier from Giebelstadt", was a Franconian nobleman who led the Black Company during the Peasants...
Johann Pachelbel

Johann Pachelbel

male, deceased (1706)
Johann Pachelbel (baptized September 1, 1653 - March 3, 1706) was a German Baroque composer, organist and teacher who brought the south German...
Saint Kilian

Saint Kilian

male, deceased (689)
Saint Kilian, also spelt Killian or Cillian, was an Irish missionary bishop and the apostle of eastern Franconia (a region in the north of Bavaria,...
Adam Ries

Adam Ries

male, deceased (1559)
Adam Ries was a German mathematician. He is better known by the name Adam Riese; scientists and historians however point out that the correct...