Julius Ernst, Duke of Brunswick-Dannenberg
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Julius Ernest, Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburg (1571–1636), Prince of Dannenberg, was a son of Henry III, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
and Ursula of Saxe-Lauenburg. On his father's death in 1598 he inherited the Principality of Dannenberg. He died without male issue and so the Dannenberg principality and his share of Hitzacker
was inherited by his brother Augustus
.
. They had two children.
On his first wife's death in 1616, he remarried to Sybille of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (3 June 1584 – 5 August 1652), daughter of Wilhelm von Braunschweig-Lüneburg
. They had two children.
Henry III, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Henry was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1559 until 1598 and ruled over the Dannenberg subdivision of the duchy. He was the son of Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.He died in Dannenberg on 19 January 1598....
and Ursula of Saxe-Lauenburg. On his father's death in 1598 he inherited the Principality of Dannenberg. He died without male issue and so the Dannenberg principality and his share of Hitzacker
Hitzacker
Hitzacker is a town in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Elbe, approx. 8 km north of Dannenberg, and 45 km east of Lüneburg. The 2007 population of Hitzacker was 4,982, and its postal code is 29456. The mayor is Karl Guhl...
was inherited by his brother Augustus
Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg , called the Younger, was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. In the estate division of the House of Welf of 1635, he received the Principality of Wolfenbüttel....
.
Marriage and issue
He married twice, firstly to Maria of Ostfriesland (1 January 1582 – 9 July 1616), daughter of Edzard II.Edzard II, Count of East Frisia
Edzard II, Count of East Frisia was count of East Frisia, and the son of Enno II of East Frisia and Anna of Oldenburg....
. They had two children.
- Sigismund Heinrich (30 August 1614 – 1 November 1614)
- Maria Katharina (9 July 1616 – 1 July 1665), married Adolf Friedrich I.Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg-SchwerinAdolf Frederick I was the reigning Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from his father's death in 1592 until 1628 and again 1631–1658...
of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1588–1658).
On his first wife's death in 1616, he remarried to Sybille of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (3 June 1584 – 5 August 1652), daughter of Wilhelm von Braunschweig-Lüneburg
William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Wilhelm , called William the Younger, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Lüneburg from 1559 until his death. Until 1569 he ruled together with his brother Henry of Dannenberg....
. They had two children.
- August (* 1619)
- Anna Maria (* 1622)
External links
- http://www.thepeerage.com/p299.htm#i2982