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Ruled in Calenberg to 1648, when he inherited the Principality of Lüneburg from his uncle Frederick and ruled there thereafter. George William: 1648–1705 Brother of preceding. Ruled in Calenberg to 1665, and Lüneburg thereafter. Acquired the Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg in 1689. John Frederick: 1665–1679 Brother of preceding. Ruled in ...
John Frederick ( German: Johann Friedrich; 25 April 1625 in Herzberg am Harz – 18 December 1679 in Augsburg) [1] was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. He ruled over the Principality of Calenberg, a subdivision of the duchy, from 1665 until his death. The third son of George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, John converted to the Roman Catholic Church ...
In 1428 William and Henry swapped Lüneburg with their uncle Duke Bernard I, for the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and the later Calenberg territory stretching from the Deister hill range to the Leine river. However, while again on a campaign in 1432, William was deposed by his brother.
Christian Louis ( German: Christian Ludwig; 25 February 1622 – 15 March 1665) was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. A member of the House of Welf, from 1641 until 1648 he ruled the Principality of Calenberg, a subdivision of the duchy, and, from 1648 until his death, the Principality of Lüneburg . 1/2 Funeral taler 1665, Christian Ludwig as ...
Hildesheim Diocesan Feud. The Hildesheim Diocesan Feud [1] ( German: Hildesheimer Stiftsfehde) or Great Diocesan Feud, [2] sometimes referred to as a "chapter feud", [3] [4] was a conflict that broke out in 1519 between the Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim ( Hochstift Hildesheim) and the principalities of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Calenberg ...
George was the sixth son of William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1535–1592) and Dorothea of Denmark (1546–1617). His mother was daughter to King Christian III of Denmark and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg. She acted as a regent during the early years of his reign, keeping power from the Councillors who had mismanaged the estates during his ...
