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Eric I was the second son of Duke William II of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (d 1503) and received in 1491, before his father died, his inheritance of the Principality of Calenberg-Göttingen. His elder brother, Duke Henry the Elder (1463–1514) was given rule over Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. In 1505 the 35-year-old Duke Eric I of Calenberg made ...
Magnus I (1304–1369), called the Pious (Latin Pius ), was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg . The son of Albert the Fat, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Magnus was still a minor when his father died in 1318; he and his brother Ernest were put under the guardianship of their elder brother Otto, who continued as sole ruler even after his brothers came ...
Ereditò il ducato Lüneburg-Celle nel 1416 e spodestò lo zio Bernardo I di Brunswick-Lüneburg dal principato di Wolfenbüttel nel 1428. Nel 1432 , durante una campagna militare, venne deposto dal fratello Enrico il Pacifico e mantenne solo la parte ad ovest di Wolfenbüttel (sulla riva ovest del fiume Leine , separata dal resto dei domini dal vescovato di Hildesheim ), che diverrà noto con ...
William (c. 1270 – 30 September 1292, in Brunswick ), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, briefly ruled part of the duchy. William was the third son of Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. On Albert's death on 1279, the three eldest brothers succeeded him, but were put under guardianship of Conrad, Prince-Bishop of Verden.
Also known as. English. Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Holy Roman Empress consort (1673-1742) Empress consort of Joseph I Wilhelmina Amalia. Empress, consort of Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor Wilhelmina Amalia.
William IV (German: Wilhelm) called William the Younger ( German: Wilhelm der Jüngere, c. 1425 – 7 July 1503) was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruled over the Wolfenbüttel and Göttingen principalities. The eldest son of William the Victorious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, he was given the Principality of Göttingen by his father in 1473.
Otto reached Brunswick in September 1228, and was received by his vassals with every mark of respect and attachment. He renewed and confirmed the various charters granted by his ancestors to the city, and greatly enlarged its privileges; while his uncle, the king of Denmark, bestowed as a boon upon the citizens the liberty of trading in his dominions, without paying customs or any other dues.
