Countess of Brunswick

County of Brunswick

The County of Brunswick was a county in the medieval Duchy of Saxony. It existed from about the 9th century until 1235, when it was raised to a duchy, the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg....

 

Lüneburg became a part of the County after Emperor Lothair, who inherited it from the Billungs.

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Countess	Ceased to be Countess	Death	Spouse County of Brunswick The County of Brunswick was a county in the medieval Duchy of Saxony. It existed from about the 9th century until 1235, when it was raised to a duchy, the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg....
	Gisela of Swabia Gisela of Swabia Gisela of Swabia was the daughter of Herman II of Swabia and Gerberga of Burgundy. Both her parents were descendents of Charlemagne.-Life:...	Hermann II, Duke of Swabia (Conradines)	11 November 995	1003/05		1010/11 husband's death	14 February 1043	Brun I Brun I, Count of Brunswick Brun , was count in the Derlingau, the Nordthüringgau, the Hastfalagau, the Salzgau, the Gau Gretinge, and the Gau Mulbeze, with Brunswick as his residence. Brun was a member of the Brunones dynasty....
	Gertrude of Egisheim	Hugo VI, Count of Nordgau (Etichonids Etichonids The Etichonids were an important noble family, probably of Frankish , Burgundian or Visigothic origin, who rose to dominate the region of Alsace in the Early Middle Ages from the seventh to the tenth centuries.... )	-	before 1025		23 Apr 1038 husband's death	21 July 1077	Liudolf I Liudolf, Margrave of Frisia Liudolf of Brunswick was margrave of Frisia, count of Brunswick, count in the Derlingau and the Gudingau. He was a member of the Brunonen family....
	Aemilia of Susa	Ulric Manfred II of Turin Ulric Manfred II of Turin Ulric Manfred II was the Margrave of Turin and Susa in the early 11th century.- Biography:... (Arduinici)	-	1058		11 January 1068 husband's death	28 January 1078	Egbert I Egbert I, Margrave of Meissen Egbert I was the Margrave of Meissen from 1067 until his early death the next year. Egbert was the Count of Brunswick from about 1038, when his father, Liudolf, Margrave of Frisia, died. His mother was Gertrude, the sister of Pope Leo IX.Egbert was the scion of the influential Eastphalian family...
	Oda of Weimar	Otto I, Margrave of Meissen Otto I, Margrave of Meissen Otto I was the Margrave of Meissen from 1062 until his death, the second margrave of the family of the counts of Weimar and Orlamünde. He was a younger son of Weimar III of Weimar and Oda, daughter of Thietmar, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark. He inherited Orlamünde from his father in 1039 and...	-	before 1080		3 July 1090 husband's death	1111	Egbert II Egbert II, Margrave of Meissen Egbert II was Count of Brunswick and Margrave of Meissen. He was the eldest son of the Margrave Egbert I of the Brunonen family.Still a minor, he succeeded his father on the latter's death 11 January 1068 in Brunswick and Meissen...
	Gertrude of Brunswick	Egbert I, Margrave of Meissen Egbert I, Margrave of Meissen Egbert I was the Margrave of Meissen from 1067 until his early death the next year. Egbert was the Count of Brunswick from about 1038, when his father, Liudolf, Margrave of Frisia, died. His mother was Gertrude, the sister of Pope Leo IX.Egbert was the scion of the influential Eastphalian family... (Brunonen Brunonen The Brunonen were a Saxon noble family in the 10th and 11th centuries, who owned property in Eastphalia and Frisia.... )	1060	after 1085	3 July 1090 husband's accession	1101 husband's death	9 December 1117	Henry the Fat Henry, Margrave of Frisia Henry the Fat , also known as Henry of Nordheim or Northeim, was from 1083 Count in Rittigau and Eichsfeld and from 1099 the Margrave of Frisia. He was the eldest son of Otto of Nordheim and Richenza of Swabia....
	Richenza of Northeim Richenza of Northeim Richenza of Northeim was a member of the dynasty of the Counts of Northeim, and a German Empress.She was the daughter of Henry the Fat of Northeim and Gertrud of Brunswick of the Brunonen dynasty....	Henry the Fat Henry, Margrave of Frisia Henry the Fat , also known as Henry of Nordheim or Northeim, was from 1083 Count in Rittigau and Eichsfeld and from 1099 the Margrave of Frisia. He was the eldest son of Otto of Nordheim and Richenza of Swabia.... (Northeim)	1087/89	1100	1101 husband's accession	4 December 1137 husband's death	10 June 1141	Lothair of Supplinburg Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor Lothair III of Supplinburg , was Duke of Saxony , King of Germany , and Holy Roman Emperor from 1133 to 1137. The son of Count Gebhard of Supplinburg, his reign was troubled by the constant intriguing of Frederick I, Duke of Swabia and Duke Conrad of Franconia...
	Gertrude of Süpplingenburg	Lothair of Supplinburg Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor Lothair III of Supplinburg , was Duke of Saxony , King of Germany , and Holy Roman Emperor from 1133 to 1137. The son of Count Gebhard of Supplinburg, his reign was troubled by the constant intriguing of Frederick I, Duke of Swabia and Duke Conrad of Franconia... (Süpplingenburg)	18 April 1115	29 May 1127	4 December 1137 husband's accession	20 October 1139 husband's death	18 April 1143	Henry the Proud Henry X, Duke of Bavaria thumb|right|Henry X in a much later engraving.Henry the Proud was the Duke of Bavaria , Duke of Saxony , and Margrave of Tuscany .-Life and reign:...
	Clementia of Zähringen Clementia of Zähringen Clementia of Zähringen , was a daughter of Conrad I, Duke of Zähringen and his wife Clementia of Namur. By her first marriage, Clementia was Duchess consort of Bavaria and Saxony. By her second marriage she was Countess Consort of Savoy....	Conrad, Duke of Zähringen (Zähringen)	-	1148/49		23 November 1162 divorce	1148/49	Henry the Lion Henry the Lion Henry the Lion was a member of the Welf dynasty and Duke of Saxony, as Henry III, from 1142, and Duke of Bavaria, as Henry XII, from 1156, which duchies he held until 1180....
	Matilda of England Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony Matilda of England was the eldest daughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Through her marriage with Henry the Lion, she was Duchess of Saxony and later of Bavaria.-Early life:...	Henry II of England Henry II of England Henry II ruled as King of England , Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France. Henry, the great-grandson of William the Conqueror, was the... (Plantagenet House of Plantagenet The House of Plantagenet , a branch of the Angevins, was a royal house founded by Geoffrey V of Anjou, father of Henry II of England. Plantagenet kings first ruled the Kingdom of England in the 12th century. Their paternal ancestors originated in the French province of Gâtinais and gained the... )	June 1156	1 February 1168		28 June 1189
	Agnes of Hohenstaufen	Conrad, Count Palatine of the Rhine (Hohenstaufen)	1176	December 1193/January 1194	1203 Division of Duchy	9/10 May 1204		Henry the Tall Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine Henry was count palatine of the Rhine from 6 August 1195 to 1213.Henry was the eldest son of Duke Henry the Lion, from his marriage to Matilda, eldest daughter of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He grew up in England and became count palatine of the Rhine through his 1193...
	Agnes of Wettin	Conrad II, Margrave of Lower Lusatia (Wettin)	-	1211		28 April 1227 husband's death	1 January 1248
	Beatrice of Hohenstaufen	Philip of Swabia Philip of Swabia Philip of Swabia was king of Germany and duke of Swabia, the rival of the emperor Otto IV.-Biography:Philip was the fifth and youngest son of Emperor Frederick I and Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy, daughter of Renaud III, count of Burgundy, and brother of the emperor Henry VI... (Hohenstaufen)	April/June 1198	23 July 1212		11 August 1212		Otto the Proud Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV of Brunswick was one of two rival kings of the Holy Roman Empire from 1198 on, sole king from 1208 on, and emperor from 1209 on. The only king of the Welf dynasty, he incurred the wrath of Pope Innocent III and was excommunicated in 1215.-Early life:Otto was the third son of Henry the...
	Marie of Brabant	Henry I, Duke of Brabant Henry I, Duke of Brabant Henry I of Brabant , named "The Courageous" Duke of Brabant and Duke of Lower Lotharingia until his death.-Biography:... (Leuven)	1190	after 19 May 1214		19 May 1218 husband's death	9 March/14 June 1260
	Helena Valdemarsdatter of Dennmark	Valdemar I of Denmark Valdemar I of Denmark Valdemar I of Denmark , also known as Valdemar the Great, was King of Denmark from 1157 until 1182.-Biography:... (Estridsen)	1175/82	Summer of 1202	1203 Division of Duchy	13 December 1213 husband's death	22 November 1233	William of Winchester
	Matilda of Brandenburg	Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg was a member of the House of Ascania. He was Margrave of Brandenburg from 1205 until his death in 1220.- Life :... (Ascania)	1210	end of 1228		August 1235 Became Duchess	10 June 1261	Otto the Child Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Otto I of Brunswick-Lüneburg was the first duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1235 until his death. He is called Otto the Child to distinguish him from his uncle, Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor.-Early years:...

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Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse Brunswick-Lüneburg The Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg , or more properly Duchy of Brunswick and Lüneburg, was an historical ducal state from the late Middle Ages until the late Early Modern era within the North-Western domains of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, in what is now northern Germany...
	Matilda of Brandenburg	Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg was a member of the House of Ascania. He was Margrave of Brandenburg from 1205 until his death in 1220.- Life :... (Ascania)	1210	end of 1228	August 1235 Duchy's creation	9 June 1252 husband's death	10 June 1261	Otto I Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Otto I of Brunswick-Lüneburg was the first duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1235 until his death. He is called Otto the Child to distinguish him from his uncle, Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor.-Early years:...
	Elisabeth of Brabant	Henry II, Duke of Brabant Henry II, Duke of Brabant Henry II of Brabant was Duke of Brabant and Lothier after the death of his father Henry I in 1235... (Leuven)	1243	13 July 1254		17 April/9 October 1261		Albert I Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Albert the Tall , of the House of Welf, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1252 to 1269 and the first ruler of the newly created Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1269 until his death.-Life:...
	Alessia of Montferrat	Boniface II, Marquess of Montferrat Boniface II, Marquess of Montferrat Boniface II , called the Giant, was the Margrave of Montferrat from 1225 until his death. He received the titularity of the Kingdom of Thessalonica in 1239.... (Aleramici House of Aleramici The Aleramici were a medieval family of Italian nobility which ruled various northwestern counties and marches from the tenth to the 14th century. The founder of the family was William I of Montferrat, a Frank, who came over to Italy in 888 or 889 to aid his fellow Frank Guy III of Spoleto in a... )	1240	1 November 1266		1269 Duchy's partitioned, husband received Wolfenbüttel	6 February 1285
	Liutgatd of Holstein	Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe (Schauenburg)	1251	1265, after 15 July		1269 Duchy's partitioned, husband received Lüneburg	after 28 February 1289	John I John of Brunswick, Duke of Lüneburg John reigned jointly with his brother, Albert, as the second Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg until the partition of the duchy. John was also the first ruler of the newly-created Principality of Lüneburg in 1269.-Life:...
Albert Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Albert the Tall , of the House of Welf, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1252 to 1269 and the first ruler of the newly created Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1269 until his death.-Life:...  (Wolfenbüttel line) ruled the duchy jointly with his younger brother John John of Brunswick, Duke of Lüneburg John reigned jointly with his brother, Albert, as the second Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg until the partition of the duchy. John was also the first ruler of the newly-created Principality of Lüneburg in 1269.-Life:...  (Lüneburg-Celle line). As the brothers could not agree on how to govern the duchy, in 1267 they decided to divide their possession, which happened in 1269. Albert partitioned the territory while John obtained the right to choose his part. He took the northern half including the cities of Lüneburg Lüneburg Lüneburg is a town in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is located about southeast of fellow Hanseatic city Hamburg. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region, and one of Hamburg's inner suburbs...  and Hanover Hanover Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...  while Albert received the southern part, including Calenberg, Helmstedt Helmstedt Helmstedt is a city located at the eastern edge of the German state of Lower Saxony. It is the capital of the District of Helmstedt. Helmstedt has 26,000 inhabitants . In former times the city was also called Helmstädt.... , the Harz Harz The Harz is the highest mountain range in northern Germany and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The name Harz derives from the Middle High German word Hardt or Hart , latinized as Hercynia. The legendary Brocken is the highest summit in the Harz...  mountain range and Göttingen Göttingen Göttingen is a university town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Göttingen. The Leine river runs through the town. In 2006 the population was 129,686.-General information:... . The City of Brunswick was to remain common property of the brothers.

Wolfenbüttel

Wolfenbüttel

Wolfenbüttel is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, located on the Oker river about 13 kilometres south of Brunswick. It is the seat of the District of Wolfenbüttel and of the bishop of the Protestant Lutheran State Church of Brunswick...

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Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse
	Alessia of Montferrat	Boniface II, Marquess of Montferrat Boniface II, Marquess of Montferrat Boniface II , called the Giant, was the Margrave of Montferrat from 1225 until his death. He received the titularity of the Kingdom of Thessalonica in 1239.... (Aleramici House of Aleramici The Aleramici were a medieval family of Italian nobility which ruled various northwestern counties and marches from the tenth to the 14th century. The founder of the family was William I of Montferrat, a Frank, who came over to Italy in 888 or 889 to aid his fellow Frank Guy III of Spoleto in a... )	1240	1 November 1266	1269 Duchy's partitioned, husband received Wolfenbüttel	15 August 1279 husband's death	6 February 1285	Albert I Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Albert the Tall , of the House of Welf, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1252 to 1269 and the first ruler of the newly created Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1269 until his death.-Life:...
	Agnes of Meissen Agnes of Meissen Agnes of Meissen was a daughter of margrave Albrecht II "the degenerate" of Meissen and his wife Margaret of Sicily....	Albert II, Margrave of Meissen Albert II, Margrave of Meissen Albert II, the Degenerate was a Margrave of Meissen, Landgrave of Thuringia and Count Palatine of Saxony... (Aleramici House of Aleramici The Aleramici were a medieval family of Italian nobility which ruled various northwestern counties and marches from the tenth to the 14th century. The founder of the family was William I of Montferrat, a Frank, who came over to Italy in 888 or 889 to aid his fellow Frank Guy III of Spoleto in a... )	before 1264	1282, before 21 July		1291 Duchy's partitioned, husband received Grubenhagen	1 February/September 1332	Henry I Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Henry , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, called the Admirable , was the first ruler of the Principality of Grubenhagen....
	Rixa of Mecklenburg-Werle	Henry I, Prince of Mecklenburg-Werle (Mecklenburg-Werle House of Mecklenburg The House of Mecklenburg is a North German dynasty of West Slavic origin that ruled until 1918.- Origins :Niklot was a lord of the Wendish tribe of Obotrites. When the Holy Roman Empire expanded eastwards, notably to the coast of Baltic in 13th century, a portion of Obotrite lords allied with... )	-	10 January 1284		1291 Duchy's partitioned, husband received Göttingen	after 2 October 1312	Albert II (1st reign)
	Elisabeth of Hesse	Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse Henry I of Hesse "the Child" was the first Landgrave of Hesse. He was the son of Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Sophie of Thuringia.-Life:... (Hesse House of Hesse The House of Hesse is a European royal dynasty from the region of Hesse, originally and still formally the House of Brabant.-History:The origins of the House of Hesse begin with the marriage of Sophie of Thuringia, daughter of Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia and Elizabeth of Hungary with Henry... )	1276	1290		30 September 1292 husband's death	after 6 July 1306	William I William I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg William , 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...
	Rixa of Mecklenburg-Werle	Henry I, Prince of Mecklenburg-Werle (Mecklenburg-Werle House of Mecklenburg The House of Mecklenburg is a North German dynasty of West Slavic origin that ruled until 1918.- Origins :Niklot was a lord of the Wendish tribe of Obotrites. When the Holy Roman Empire expanded eastwards, notably to the coast of Baltic in 13th century, a portion of Obotrite lords allied with... )	-	10 January 1284	30 September 1292 husband's reaccession	after 2 October 1312		Albert II (2nd reign)
	Agnes of Brandenburg	Hermann, Margrave of Brandenburg (Ascania)	1296/98	16 September/22 December 1319		28 November 1334		Otto I Otto the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Otto , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, called the Mild, ruled over the Brunswick part of the duchy.Otto was the eldest son of Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Otto and his brothers succeeded on their father's death in 1318; he served as his brothers' guardian while they were not of age...
	Sophie of Brandenburg	Henry I, Margrave of Brandenburg (Ascania)	1300	1327		1356		Magnus I Magnus the Pious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Magnus , called the Pious , 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...
	Elisabeth of Hesse	Henry II, Landgrave of Hesse Henry II, Landgrave of Hesse Henry II of Hesse called "the Iron" was Landgrave of Hesse from 1328 - 1376.Henry was the son of Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse and Adelheid of Ravensburg... (Hesse House of Hesse The House of Hesse is a European royal dynasty from the region of Hesse, originally and still formally the House of Brabant.-History:The origins of the House of Hesse begin with the marriage of Sophie of Thuringia, daughter of Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia and Elizabeth of Hungary with Henry... )	1329	before 2 March 1340		17 April 1345 Duchy's partitioned, husband received Göttingen	7 March 1390	Ernest I
	Catherine of Anhalt	Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg.... (Ascania)	1330	before 6 October 1356	15 June/15 August 1369 husband's accession	26 July 1373 husband's death	30 January 1390	Magnus II Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Magnus , called Magnus with the Necklace or Magnus II, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, ruling the Brunswick-Lüneburg principalities of Wolfenbüttel and, temporarily, Lüneburg....
	Anna of Saxe-Wittenberg Anna of Saxe-Wittenberg Anna of Saxe-Wittenberg was a member of the House of Ascania and the wife of Duke Frederick I of Brunswick-Lüneburg, a German antiking....	Wenceslas I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg Wenceslas I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg Wenceslas I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg from the House of Ascania ruled from 1370 to 1388 and was a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire as well as Prince of Lüneburg. He was the son of Rudolf I and his 3rd wife, Agnes of Lindow.- Life :In 1370 Wenceslas succeeded his brother Rudolf II... (Ascania)	-	10 November 1386		5 June 1400 husband's death	after 18 April 1426	Frederick I Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Frederick , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was ruler of the Principality of Brunswick from 1373, and, according to some sources, briefly German king-elect in opposition to Wenceslaus in 1400....
After Frederick I's murder in 1400, Wolfenbüttel was inherited by the two brothers: Bernard I Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Bernard , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, ruled over several principalities of Brunswick-Lüneburg. In the genealogy of the House of Welf, he is considered the first member of the Second House of Lüneburg....  and Henry II Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Henry of Brunswick-Lüneburg , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, called Henry the Mild, was prince of Lüneburg from 1388 to 1409 jointly with his brother Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, from 1400 to 1409 also of Wolfenbüttel, and from 1409 until his death sole prince of Lüneburg.Henry was the... , who were joint rulers of Lüneburg. The two brothers agreed in 1409 that they would divide the Duchies with Henry receiving Lüneburg and Bernard receiving Wolfenbüttel.
	Margaret of Saxe-Wittenberg	Wenceslas I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg Wenceslas I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg Wenceslas I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg from the House of Ascania ruled from 1370 to 1388 and was a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire as well as Prince of Lüneburg. He was the son of Rudolf I and his 3rd wife, Agnes of Lindow.- Life :In 1370 Wenceslas succeeded his brother Rudolf II... (Ascania)	-	12 July 1385	5 June 1400 husband's accession	12 June 1418		Bernard I Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Bernard , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, ruled over several principalities of Brunswick-Lüneburg. In the genealogy of the House of Welf, he is considered the first member of the Second House of Lüneburg....
	Sophie of Pomerania Sophie of Pomerania Sophie of Pomerania was a Queen consort of Denmark and Norway as the spouse of King Frederick I of Denmark...	Wartislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania Wartislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania Wartislaw VI of Pomarania was the eldest son of the Duke Barnim IV of Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügen.... (Griffins)	-	11 November 1388	5 June 1400 husband's accession	28 June 1406		Henry II Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Henry of Brunswick-Lüneburg , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, called Henry the Mild, was prince of Lüneburg from 1388 to 1409 jointly with his brother Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, from 1400 to 1409 also of Wolfenbüttel, and from 1409 until his death sole prince of Lüneburg.Henry was the...
	Margaret of Hesse	Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse Hermann II of Hesse was Landgrave of Hesse from 1376 to 1413.Hermann II, called "the Learned" was born in 1345 in Grebenstein castle, the son of Louis the Junker. He studied in Paris and in Prague. After the death of Otto, the intended heir to the throne, Henry II appointed his own nephew... (Hesse House of Hesse The House of Hesse is a European royal dynasty from the region of Hesse, originally and still formally the House of Brabant.-History:The origins of the House of Hesse begin with the marriage of Sophie of Thuringia, daughter of Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia and Elizabeth of Hungary with Henry... )	1389	30 January 1409		1409 husband reliquish claim Wolfenbüttel for Lüneburg	1446
In 1428, a second treaty between Bernard I and his nephews William III William the Victorious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg William KG , called the Victorious, was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. He is counted either as William III or William IV....  and Henry III Henry the Peaceful, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Henry , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, called the Peaceful , ruled over both parts of Brunswick-Lüneburg.Henry was the son of Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. On their father's death in 1416, Henry and his brother William inherited the Principality of Lüneburg, while under the guardianship...  of Lüneburg. Bernard swapped Wolfenbüttel for Lüneburg.
	Cecilia of Brandenburg Cecilia of Brandenburg Cecilia of Brandenburg was a princess of Brandenburg by birth and by marriage a Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.- Life :Cecilia was the daughter of Elector Frederick I of Brandenburg from his marriage to Elizabeth , daughter of Duke Frederick of Bavaria-Landshut...	Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg Frederick was Burgrave of Nuremberg as Frederick VI and Elector of Brandenburg as Frederick I. He was a son of Burgrave Frederick V of Nuremberg and Elisabeth of Meissen, and was the first member of the House of Hohenzollern to rule the Margraviate of Brandenburg.- Biography :Frederick entered... (Hohenzollern House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near... )	1405	30 May 1423	1428 husband relinquish claim Lüneburg for Wolfenbüttel	1432 husband's deposition in Wolfenbüttel and given Calenberg	4 January 1449	William III William the Victorious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg William KG , called the Victorious, was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. He is counted either as William III or William IV.... (1st reign)
	Helene de Clèves	Adolph I, Duke of Cleves Adolph I, Duke of Cleves Adolph I of Cleves was 2nd. Count of Cleves and 4th. Count of Mark.- Life :He was the son of Adolph III, Count of Mark, and Margaret of Julich .... (De la Marck De la Marck The House of La Marck, , original German name von der Mark, was an important family in the history of Europe, which from about 1200 appeared as the Counts of Mark.-History:... )	18 August 1423	12 February 1436		3 July 1471		Henry III Henry the Peaceful, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Henry , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, called the Peaceful , ruled over both parts of Brunswick-Lüneburg.Henry was the son of Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. On their father's death in 1416, Henry and his brother William inherited the Principality of Lüneburg, while under the guardianship...
	Elisabeth of Stolberg	Bodo VII, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode Bodo VII, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode Count Bodo VII of Stolberg and Wernigerode was a german nobleman. He ruled the counties of Stolberg in the southern Harz and the Wernigerode in the northern Harz.- Life :...	1438	26 November 1444	25 July 1482 husband's accession	1491 husband relinquish Wolfenbüttel and Calenberg to sons, retaining Göttingen	7 September 1520	William IV William IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg William was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruled over the Wolfenbüttel and Göttingen principalities....
	Margaret of Rietberg	Conrad V, Count of Rietberg	-	16 November 1483	25 July 1482 husband's accession	1484 husband's imprisonment	4 January 1533 or 6 June 1535	Frederick III Frederick III, Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen-Calenberg Frederick III "the restless" of Brunswick-Göttingen-Calenberg , was a son of Duke William the Victorious of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Cecilia of Brandenburg. He became Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg together with his brother William IV in 1482...
	Catherine of Pomerania-Wolgast Catherine of Pomerania-Wolgast Catherine of Pomerania-Wolgast was the wife of Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Wolfenbüttel. She was the daughter of Eric II, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast, and Sophia of Pomerania-Stolp....	Eric II, Duke of Pomerania Eric II, Duke of Pomerania Eric II or Erich II, of the House of Pomerania , , was Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast from 1457 to 1474. He was the son of Wartislaw IX of Pomerania-Wolgast and Sophia of Saxe-Lauenburg Eric II or Erich II, of the House of Pomerania (Griffins), (between 1418 and 1425 – 1474), was Duke of... (Griffins)	-	1465	7 December 1473 husband's accession	23 June 1514 husband's death	1526	Henry IV Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Henry , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, called Henry the Elder or Henry the Evil, was prince of Wolfenbüttel from 1491 until his death.-Life:...
	Marie of Württemberg	Henry, Count of Württemberg Henry, Count of Württemberg Henry of Württemberg was from 1473 to 1482 Count by Montbéliard.- Life :... (Württemberg House of Württemberg The Württemberg family is a European royal family and a German dynasty from Württemberg. The House has its origins, according to recent research, probably in the vicinity of the Salian dynasty.-History:... )	15 August 1496	18 February 1515		28 December 1541		Henry V Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Henry , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, called the Younger, was Prince of Wolfenbüttel from 1514 until his death...
	Sophia Jagiellon of Poland Sophia Jagiellon (1522–1575) Sophia Jagiellon of Poland was a Polish Lithuanian Princess and Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg. She was a daughter Sigismund I the Old and his second wife Bona Sforza.- Family :...	Sigismund I the Old Sigismund I the Old Sigismund I of Poland , of the Jagiellon dynasty, reigned as King of Poland and also as the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1506 until 1548... (Jagiellon)	13 July 1522	22–25 February 1556		3 May 1589 husband's death	28 May 1575
	Hedwig of Brandenburg Hedwig of Brandenburg Hedwig of Brandenburg was a Margravine of Brandenburg by birth and by marriage Margravine of Meissen.- Life :Hedwig was born in 1140 as a daughter of Albert I of Brandenburg and his wife, Sophie of Winzenburg...	Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg Joachim II Hector was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg . A member of the House of Hohenzollern, Joachim II was the son of Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg, and his wife Elizabeth of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden... (Hohenzollern House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near... )	2 March 1540	25 February 1560	11 June 1568 husband's accession	3 May 1589 husband's death	21 October 1602	Julius Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Julius of Brunswick-Lüneburg , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was prince of Wolfenbüttel from 1568 until his death....
	Elizabeth of Denmark	Frederick II of Denmark Frederick II of Denmark Frederick II was King of Denmark and Norway and duke of Schleswig from 1559 until his death.-King of Denmark:Frederick II was the son of King Christian III of Denmark and Norway and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg. Frederick II stands as the typical renaissance ruler of Denmark. Unlike his father, he... (Oldenburg House of Oldenburg The House of Oldenburg is a North German dynasty and one of Europe's most influential Royal Houses with branches that rule or have ruled in Denmark, Russia, Greece, Norway, Schleswig, Holstein, Oldenburg and Sweden... )	2 March 1540	25 February 1560	11 June 1568 husband's accession	3 May 1589 husband's death	21 October 1602	Henry Julius Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Henry Julius was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and prince of Wolfenbüttel from 1589 until his death. In 1576 he had become the first rector of the Protestant University of Helmstedt.- Life :...
	Anna Sophia of Brandenburg	John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg John Sigismund was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg from the House of Hohenzollern. He also served as a Duke of Prussia.-Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia:... (Hohenzollern House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near... )	15 March 1598	4 September 1614		11 August 1634 husband's death	19 December 1659	Frederick Ulrich Frederick Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Frederick Ulrich , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was prince of Wolfenbüttel from 1613 until his death....
	Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst	Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst Rudolph of Anhalt-Zerbst , was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the unified principality of Anhalt... (Ascania)	25 September 1607	26 October 1623	11 August 1634 husband's accession	26 September 1634		Augustus II 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....
	Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow	John Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg John Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg John Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg[-Güstrow] was a Duke of Mecklenburg. From 1608 to 1611, he was the nominal ruler of Mecklenburg-Schwerin; the actual ruler being the regent, his great-uncle Charles I. From 1611 to 1621 John Albert and his brother Adolf Frederick I jointly ruled the whole... (Mecklenburg-Güstrow House of Mecklenburg The House of Mecklenburg is a North German dynasty of West Slavic origin that ruled until 1918.- Origins :Niklot was a lord of the Wendish tribe of Obotrites. When the Holy Roman Empire expanded eastwards, notably to the coast of Baltic in 13th century, a portion of Obotrite lords allied with... )	20 August 1613	13 July 1635		17 September 1666 husband's death	2 July 1676
	Christiane Elisabeth von Barby	Albert Frederick, Count of Barby-Muhlingen	6 October 1634	10 November 1650	17 September 1666 husband's accession	2 May 1681		Rudolph Augustus Rudolph Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Rudolph Augustus was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1666 until his death. He ruled over the Wolfenbüttel subdivision of the duchy...
	Elisabeth Juliane of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Norburg	Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Norburg (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Norburg House of Oldenburg The House of Oldenburg is a North German dynasty and one of Europe's most influential Royal Houses with branches that rule or have ruled in Denmark, Russia, Greece, Norway, Schleswig, Holstein, Oldenburg and Sweden... )	24 May 1634	17 May 1656	17 September 1666 husband's accession	4 February 1704		Anthony Ulrich Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Anthony Ulrich was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruled over the Wolfenbüttel subdivision of the duchy from 1685 until 1702 jointly with his brother, and solely from 1704 until his death.-Life:Anthony Ulrich was the second son of Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg; he studied at the...
	Christine of Hesse-Eschwege	Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege (Hesse-Eschwege House of Hesse The House of Hesse is a European royal dynasty from the region of Hesse, originally and still formally the House of Brabant.-History:The origins of the House of Hesse begin with the marriage of Sophie of Thuringia, daughter of Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia and Elizabeth of Hungary with Henry... )	30 October 1648	26 November 1667		1667 relinquish claim to Wolfenbüttel for Bevern	18 March 1702	Ferdinand Albert I Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Ferdinand Albert , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was a relative of the princes of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel....
	Elisabeth Sophie Marie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Norburg	Prince Rudolph Frederick Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Norburg (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Norburg House of Oldenburg The House of Oldenburg is a North German dynasty and one of Europe's most influential Royal Houses with branches that rule or have ruled in Denmark, Russia, Greece, Norway, Schleswig, Holstein, Oldenburg and Sweden... )	12 September 1683	12 September 1710	27 March 1714 husband's accession	23 March 1731 husband's death	3 April 1767	Augustus William
	Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen was Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg and the maternal grandmother of Empress Maria Theresa, Queen Elisabeth Christine of Prussia, Queen Juliane Marie of Denmark and Tsar Peter II of Russia...	Albert Ernest I, Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen (Oettingen-Oettingen)	20 March 1671	12 September 1710	23 March 1731 husband's accession	1 March 1735 husband's death	3 September 1747	Louis Rudolph Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ruled over the Wolfenbüttel subdivision of the duchy from 1731 until his death....
	Antoinette Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg	Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ruled over the Wolfenbüttel subdivision of the duchy from 1731 until his death.... (Welf)	22 April 1696	15 October 1712	1 March 1735 husband's accession	2 September 1735 husband's death	6 March 1762	Ferdinand Albert II
	Philippine Charlotte of Prussia Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia was a daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover.-Family:...	Frederick William I of Prussia Frederick William I of Prussia Frederick William I of the House of Hohenzollern, was the King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg from 1713 until his death... (Hohenzollern House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near... )	13 March 1716	2 July 1733	2 September 1735 husband's accession	26 March 1780 husband's death	17 February 1801	Charles I
	Augusta of Great Britain	Frederick, Prince of Wales Frederick, Prince of Wales Frederick, Prince of Wales was a member of the House of Hanover and therefore of the Hanoverian and later British Royal Family, the eldest son of George II and father of George III, as well as the great-grandfather of Queen Victoria... (Hanover House of Hanover The House of Hanover is a deposed German royal dynasty which has ruled the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg , the Kingdom of Hanover, the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland... )	31 August 1737	16 January 1764	26 March 1780 husband's accession	16 October 1806 husband's death	23 March 1813	Charles II Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick Charles William Ferdinand , Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, was a sovereign prince of the Holy Roman Empire, and a professional soldier who served as a Generalfeldmarschall of the Kingdom of Prussia...
	Marie of Baden Princess Marie of Baden (1782–1808) Marie of Baden , was a Duchess consort of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Brunswick-Oels. She was married to Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, 1 November 1802...	Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden (Zähringen)	7 September 1782	1 November 1802	16 October 1806 husband's accession	1807 Wolfenbüttel annexed by Napoleon	29 April 1808	Frederick William Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel Prince Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was a German prince and Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Oels. Nicknamed "The Black Dude", he was a military officer who led the Black Brunswickers against Napoleonic domination in Germany...
Became part of Kingdom of Westphalia Kingdom of Westphalia The Kingdom of Westphalia was a new country of 2.6 million Germans that existed from 1807-1813. It included of territory in Hesse and other parts of present-day Germany. While formally independent, it was a vassal state of the First French Empire, ruled by Napoleon's brother Jérôme Bonaparte...  (1807–1813) Reformed into the Duchy of Brunswick Duchy of Brunswick Brunswick was a historical state in Germany. Originally the territory of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in the Holy Roman Empire, it was established as an independent duchy by the Congress of Vienna in 1815...  in 1814.

Grubenhagen line (Unfinished)

2. ALBRECHT von Braunschweig ([1339]-Salzderhelden [11 Aug/22 Sep] 1383, bur Einbeck St Alexander). He succeeded in 1359 as ALBRECHT I Herzog von Braunschweig-Salzderhelden, succeeded his father in 1361 jointly with his brother Johann II in Grubenhagen und Einbeck. m (before 17 Aug 1372) AGNES von Braunschweig, daughter of MAGNUS II "

8. FRIEDRICH von Braunschweig ([1350]-1421, bur Einbeck). He succeeded in 1384 as FRIEDRICH Herzog von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen in Herzberg, in Salzderhelden 1397, in Herzberg & Osterode 1402. m ADELHEID von Anhalt, daughter of --- (-after 29 Sep 1405). Friedrich & his wife had one child:

m ([10 May 1335/9 Jun 1336]) Adelheid of Everstein, daughter of HEINRICH [II] Graf von Everstein (-after 29 Sep 1373).>

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse
	Agnes of Meissen Agnes of Meissen Agnes of Meissen was a daughter of margrave Albrecht II "the degenerate" of Meissen and his wife Margaret of Sicily....	Albert II, Margrave of Meissen Albert II, Margrave of Meissen Albert II, the Degenerate was a Margrave of Meissen, Landgrave of Thuringia and Count Palatine of Saxony... (Aleramici House of Aleramici The Aleramici were a medieval family of Italian nobility which ruled various northwestern counties and marches from the tenth to the 14th century. The founder of the family was William I of Montferrat, a Frank, who came over to Italy in 888 or 889 to aid his fellow Frank Guy III of Spoleto in a... )	before 1264	1282, before 21 July	1291 Duchy's partitioned, husband received Grubenhagen	7 September 1322 husband's death	1 February/September 1332	Henry I Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Henry , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, called the Admirable , was the first ruler of the Principality of Grubenhagen....
	Jutta of Brandenburg	Henry I, Margrave of Brandenburg (Ascania)	1299–1306	before 16 April 1318	7 September 1322 husband's accession	15 July 1325/early February 1327		Henry II Henry II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Henry II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, , also called de Graecia or Henry the Peaceful, was the eldest son of Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg....
	Heloise d'Ibelin	Philip d'Ibelin, Seneschal of Jerusalem. (Ascania)	1307	23 August 1330		after 25 May 1347
	Adelheid of Everstein	Henry II, Count of Everstein	-	10 May 1335 or 9 June 1336		9/11 March 1361 husband's death	after 29 September 1373	Ernest I Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen Ernest I of Brunswick-Grubenhagen was Prince of Brunswick-Grubenhagen.- Life :He was the son of Henry I, the Admirable and his wife Agnes, née Countess of Meissen. Henry the Admirable founded the Principality of Grubenhagen in 1291, after the Guelph princes had divided their inheritance...
	Agnes of Brandenburg Agnes of Brandenburg Agnes of Brandenburg was a Danish Queen consort, spouse of King Eric V of Denmark. As a widow, she served as the regent of Denmark for her son Eric during his minority from 1286 until 1293.- Biography :...	Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Magnus , called Magnus with the Necklace or Magnus II, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, ruling the Brunswick-Lüneburg principalities of Wolfenbüttel and, temporarily, Lüneburg.... (Ascania)	-	before 17 August 1372		11 August/22 September 1383 husband's death	21 March 1410	Albert I Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen Albert I of Brunswick-Grubenhagen was a Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Prince of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Salzderhelden. He reigned from 1361 until his death.... {Salzderhelden}
	Matilda of Brandenburg	Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg was a member of the House of Ascania. He was Margrave of Brandenburg from 1205 until his death in 1220.- Life :... (Wettin)	1210	3 November 1849		3 March 1862		Paul Frederick

Göttingen

Principality of Göttingen

The Principality of Göttingen was a subdivision of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg in the Holy Roman Empire with Göttingen as its capital. It was split off from the principality of Brunswick in 1286 in the course of an estate division among members of the House of Welf...

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Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse
	Rixa of Mecklenburg-Werle	Henry I, Prince of Mecklenburg-Werle (Mecklenburg-Werle House of Mecklenburg The House of Mecklenburg is a North German dynasty of West Slavic origin that ruled until 1918.- Origins :Niklot was a lord of the Wendish tribe of Obotrites. When the Holy Roman Empire expanded eastwards, notably to the coast of Baltic in 13th century, a portion of Obotrite lords allied with... )	-	10 January 1284	1291 Duchy's partitioned, husband received Göttingen	30 September 1292 husband's takes over Wolfenbüttel	after 2 October 1312	Albert II
Merged into Wolfenbüttel
	Elisabeth of Hesse	Henry II, Landgrave of Hesse Henry II, Landgrave of Hesse Henry II of Hesse called "the Iron" was Landgrave of Hesse from 1328 - 1376.Henry was the son of Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse and Adelheid of Ravensburg... (Hesse House of Hesse The House of Hesse is a European royal dynasty from the region of Hesse, originally and still formally the House of Brabant.-History:The origins of the House of Hesse begin with the marriage of Sophie of Thuringia, daughter of Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia and Elizabeth of Hungary with Henry... )	1329	before 2 March 1340	17 April 1345 Duchy's partitioned, husband received Göttingen	24 April 1367 husband's death	7 March 1390	Ernest I
	Elisabeth of Stolberg	OttoBodo VII, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode	1438	26 November 1444	1491 husband reliquish Wolfenbüttel and Calenberg to sons, retaining Göttingen	1495 or 7 July 1503 husband death	7 September 1520	William IV William IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg William was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruled over the Wolfenbüttel and Göttingen principalities....
Combined with Calenberg to form Calenberg-Göttingen line

Calenberg line

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse
	Cecilia of Brandenburg Cecilia of Brandenburg Cecilia of Brandenburg was a princess of Brandenburg by birth and by marriage a Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.- Life :Cecilia was the daughter of Elector Frederick I of Brandenburg from his marriage to Elizabeth , daughter of Duke Frederick of Bavaria-Landshut...	Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg Frederick was Burgrave of Nuremberg as Frederick VI and Elector of Brandenburg as Frederick I. He was a son of Burgrave Frederick V of Nuremberg and Elisabeth of Meissen, and was the first member of the House of Hohenzollern to rule the Margraviate of Brandenburg.- Biography :Frederick entered... (Hohenzollern House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near... )	1405	30 May 1423	1432 husband's desposition in Wolfenbüttel	4 January 1449		William III William the Victorious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg William KG , called the Victorious, was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. He is counted either as William III or William IV....
	Matilda of Holstein-Schauenburg	Otto II, Count of Schauenburg-Pinneberg (Schauenburg)	-	1466		22 July 1468
Merged into Wolfenbüttel
	Catherine of Saxony	Albert III, Duke of Saxony (Wettin)	24 July 1468	29 June 1497		1495 or 7 July 1503 husband inherited Göttingen	10 February 1524	Eric I Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Eric I, the Elder was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1495 and the reigning prince of Calenberg-Göttingen.- Ancestry :Eric I was born on 16 February 1470 in Neustadt am Rübenberge at the castle of Rovenburg....
Combined with Göttingen to form Calenberg-Göttingen line

Calenberg-Göttingen line

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse
	Catherine of Saxony	Albert III, Duke of Saxony (Wettin)	24 July 1468	29 June 1497	1495 or 7 July 1503 Union of Calenberg and Göttingen	10 February 1524		Eric I Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Eric I, the Elder was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1495 and the reigning prince of Calenberg-Göttingen.- Ancestry :Eric I was born on 16 February 1470 in Neustadt am Rübenberge at the castle of Rovenburg....
	Elisabeth of Brandenburg	Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg (Hohenzollern House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near... )	24 August 1510	7 July 1525		30 July 1540 husband's death	25 May 1558
	Sidonie of Saxony Sidonie of Saxony Sidonie of Saxony was a princess of the House of Wettin and by marriage Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Princess of Calenberg-Göttingen.- Family :...	Henry IV, Duke of Saxony Henry IV, Duke of Saxony Henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony was a Duke of Saxony from the House of Wettin.-Biography:Heinrich was the second son of Albert, Duke of Saxony and his wife Sidonie Podiebrad, princess of Bohemia... (Wettin)	8 March 1518	17 May 1545		1573 divorce	4 January 1575	Eric II
	Dorothea of Lorraine	Francis I, Duke of Lorraine Francis I, Duke of Lorraine Francis I was a member of the French nobility. He was briefly Duke of Lorraine from 1544–1545.-History:... (Vaudémont)	24 May 1545	19/20 December 1576		17 November 1584 husband's death	2 June 1621
	Hedwig of Brandenburg Hedwig of Brandenburg Hedwig of Brandenburg was a Margravine of Brandenburg by birth and by marriage Margravine of Meissen.- Life :Hedwig was born in 1140 as a daughter of Albert I of Brandenburg and his wife, Sophie of Winzenburg...	Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg Joachim II Hector was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg . A member of the House of Hohenzollern, Joachim II was the son of Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg, and his wife Elizabeth of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden... (Hohenzollern House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near... )	2 March 1540	25 February 1560	17 November 1584 husband's accession	3 May 1589 husband's death	21 October 1602	Julius Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Julius of Brunswick-Lüneburg , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was prince of Wolfenbüttel from 1568 until his death....
	Elizabeth of Denmark	Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg Joachim II Hector was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg . A member of the House of Hohenzollern, Joachim II was the son of Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg, and his wife Elizabeth of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden... (Hohenzollern House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near... )	2 March 1540	25 February 1560	11 June 1568 husband's accession	3 May 1589 husband's death	21 October 1602	Henry Julius Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Henry Julius was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and prince of Wolfenbüttel from 1589 until his death. In 1576 he had become the first rector of the Protestant University of Helmstedt.- Life :...
	Anna Sophia of Brandenburg	John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg John Sigismund was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg from the House of Hohenzollern. He also served as a Duke of Prussia.-Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia:... (Hohenzollern House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near... )	15 March 1598	4 September 1614		11 August 1634 husband's death	19 December 1659	Frederick Ulrich Frederick Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Frederick Ulrich , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was prince of Wolfenbüttel from 1613 until his death....
Translation Needed	Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt was the daughter of Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Magdalena von Brandenburg. She was born in Darmstadt, Hesse....	Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt was the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1596 to 1626.He was born on 24 September 1577 as the son of George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Magdalene of Lippe.... (Hesse-Darmstadt House of Hesse The House of Hesse is a European royal dynasty from the region of Hesse, originally and still formally the House of Brabant.-History:The origins of the House of Hesse begin with the marriage of Sophie of Thuringia, daughter of Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia and Elizabeth of Hungary with Henry... )	30 July 1601	14 December 1617	11 August 1634 husband's accession	23 January 1698 husband's death	6 May 1659	George George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ruled as Prince of Calenberg from 1635.He was a son of William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Dorothea of Denmark . His mother was daughter to Christian III of Denmark and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg...
	Sophia Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg	Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Philip of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg was the first Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg after the death of his father in 1622... (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg)	28 September 1636	9 October 1653		15 March 1665 husband's death	6 August 1689	Christian Louis Christian Louis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Christian Louis 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....
	Benedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate-Simmern	Edward of the Palatinate-Simmern (Wittelsbach)	14 March 1652	30 November 1668		18 December 1679 husband's death	12 August 1730	John Frederick John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg John Frederick was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruled over the Principality of Calenberg, a subdivision of the duchy, from 1665 until his death....
	Sophia of the Palatinate-Simmern	Frederick V, Elector Palatine Frederick V, Elector Palatine Frederick V was Elector Palatine , and, as Frederick I , King of Bohemia .... (Wittelsbach)	14 October 1630	30 September 1658	18 December 1679 husband's accession	23 January 1698 husband's death	8 June 1714	Ernest Augustus Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg Ernest Augustus was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruled over the Principality of Calenberg subdivision of the duchy. He was appointed prince-elector, but died before the appointment became effective...
In 7 September 1708, Lüneburg-Celle and Calenberg-Göttingen were combined to form the Electorate of Hanover Electorate of Hanover The Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg was the ninth Electorate of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation... . See:List of Hanoverian consorts for further consorts.

Bevern

Brunswick-Bevern

Brunswick-Bevern is an extinct German dynasty. It is a branch of the Younger House of Brunswick, a branch of the House of Welf. Its first member was Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, who received Bevern Palace as part of his inheritance in 1666...

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Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse
	Christine of Hesse-Eschwege	Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege (Hesse-Eschwege House of Hesse The House of Hesse is a European royal dynasty from the region of Hesse, originally and still formally the House of Brabant.-History:The origins of the House of Hesse begin with the marriage of Sophie of Thuringia, daughter of Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia and Elizabeth of Hungary with Henry... )	30 October 1648	26 November 1667	1667 reliquish claim to Wolfenbüttel for Bevern	25 April 1687 husband's death	18 March 1702	Ferdinand Albert I Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Ferdinand Albert , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was a relative of the princes of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel....
	Antoinette Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg	Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ruled over the Wolfenbüttel subdivision of the duchy from 1731 until his death.... (Welf)	22 April 1696	15 October 1712		1 March 1735 became Duchess of Wolfenbüttel	6 March 1762	Ferdinand Albert II
	Eleonore Charlotte of Courland	Frederick II Casimir Kettler (Kettler)	11 June 1686	5 August 1714	1 March 1735 husband's accession	14. April 1746 husband's death	28 July 1748	Ernest Ferdinand
	Anna Karoline of Nassau-Saarbrücken	William Henry, Prince of Nassau-Saarbrücken (Nassau House of Nassau The House of Nassau is a diversified aristocratic dynasty in Europe. It is named after the lordship associated with Nassau Castle, located in present-day Nassau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The lords of Nassau were originally titled Count of Nassau, then elevated to the princely class as... )	31 December 1751	26 October 1782	2 August 1781 husband's accession	27 April 1809 husband's death	12 April 1824	Frederick Charles Ferdinand
In the 1809, Bevern passed to Frederick William Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel Prince Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was a German prince and Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Oels. Nicknamed "The Black Dude", he was a military officer who led the Black Brunswickers against Napoleonic domination in Germany...  of the Wolfenbüttel line

Lüneburg-Celle line

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse
	Liutgard of Holstein	Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe (Schauenburg)	1251	1265, after 15 July	1269 Duchy's partitioned, husband received Lüneburg	13 December 1277 husband's death	after 28 February 1289	John I John of Brunswick, Duke of Lüneburg John reigned jointly with his brother, Albert, as the second Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg until the partition of the duchy. John was also the first ruler of the newly-created Principality of Lüneburg in 1269.-Life:...
	? of Oldenburg	Otto II of Oldenburg, Count of Delmenhorst (Oldenburg-Delmenhorst House of Oldenburg The House of Oldenburg is a North German dynasty and one of Europe's most influential Royal Houses with branches that rule or have ruled in Denmark, Russia, Greece, Norway, Schleswig, Holstein, Oldenburg and Sweden... )	-	-	13 December 1277 husband's accession	before 1287		Otto II Otto II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Otto II, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg , also known as Otto the Strict , came from the House of Welf and was Prince of Lüneburg from 1277 to 1330.-Life:...
	Matilde of Bavaria	Louis II, Duke of Bavaria Louis II, Duke of Bavaria Duke Louis II of Bavaria was Duke of Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1253. Born in Heidelberg, he was a son of duke Otto II and Agnes of the Palatinate... (Wittelsbach)	1275	24 April-7 August 1288		28 March 1319
	Matilda of Mecklenburg	Henry II, Prince of Mecklenburg (Mecklenburg House of Mecklenburg The House of Mecklenburg is a North German dynasty of West Slavic origin that ruled until 1918.- Origins :Niklot was a lord of the Wendish tribe of Obotrites. When the Holy Roman Empire expanded eastwards, notably to the coast of Baltic in 13th century, a portion of Obotrite lords allied with... )	1293	22 March 1310	10 April 1330 husband's accession	19 August 1352 husband's death	3 June, after 1358	Otto III Otto III, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Otto III, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg was Prince of Lüneburg from 1330 to 1352.- Life :Otto was born about 1296 as the second son of Otto the Strict and his wife Matilda of Bavaria, and was introduced to the business of government by his father as early as 1314...
	Hedwig of Ravensberg	Otto IV, Count of Ravensberg	-	before 7 April 1328	10 April 1330 husband's accession	5 December 1336		William II William II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg William II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg was the Prince of Lüneburg from 1330 to 1369.- Life :William was born around the year 1300 as the fourth child of Otto the Strict and his wife, Matilda of Bavaria....
	Marie	-	-	after 1336		before 2 February 1341
	Sophia of Anhalt-Bernburg	Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg.... (Ascania)	-	12 March 1346		18 December 1362
	Agnes of Saxe-Lauenburg	Eric II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg Eric II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg Eric II of Saxe-Lauenburg was a son of Duke Eric I of Saxe-Lauenburg and Elisabeth of Pomerania , daughter of Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania... (Ascania)	1353	24 June 1363		23 November 1369 husband's death	after 7 January 1387
After William II's death in 1369 without a male heir, according to rules of the House of Welf Lüneburg passed to his cousin, Magnus II Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Magnus , called Magnus with the Necklace or Magnus II, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, ruling the Brunswick-Lüneburg principalities of Wolfenbüttel and, temporarily, Lüneburg.... , in Wolfenbüttel. But Emperor Charles IV Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....  considered that the imperial fiefdom (Reichslehen) fell to the Empire and enfeoffed Albert of Saxe-Wittenberg Saxe-Wittenberg The Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg was a medieval duchy of the Holy Roman Empire centered at Wittenberg, which emerged after the dissolution of the stem duchy of Saxony. As the precursor of the Saxon Electorate, the Ascanian Wittenberg dukes prevailed in obtaining the Saxon electoral dignity.-Ascanian...  and his uncle Wenceslas Wenceslas I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg Wenceslas I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg from the House of Ascania ruled from 1370 to 1388 and was a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire as well as Prince of Lüneburg. He was the son of Rudolf I and his 3rd wife, Agnes of Lindow.- Life :In 1370 Wenceslas succeeded his brother Rudolf II...  with the principality, thus precipitating the Lüneburg War of Succession Lüneburg War of Succession The Lüneburg War of Succession was a conflict that broke out in 1370 in north Germany and lasted, with interruptions, for 18 years. The war was over the line of succession to the Principality of Lüneburg... .
	Catherine of Anhalt	Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg.... (Ascania)	1330	before 6 October 1356	15 June/15 August 1369 husband's accession	26 July 1373 husband's death	30 January 1390	Magnus II Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Magnus , called Magnus with the Necklace or Magnus II, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, ruling the Brunswick-Lüneburg principalities of Wolfenbüttel and, temporarily, Lüneburg....
				11 May 1374		28 July 1385 husband's death		Albert of Saxe-Wittenberg Albert of Saxe-Wittenberg, Duke of Lüneburg Albert of Saxe-Wittenberg was born as the son of Otto , a younger son of the prince-elector Rudolph I of Saxe-Wittenberg, and his wife Elisabeth, daughter of Duke William II of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
	Cecilia of Carrara	Francis of Carrara, Count of Padua	-	before 11 May 1371 or 23 January 1376		15 May 1388 husband's death	1427/1435	Wenceslas of Saxe-Wittenberg Wenceslas I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg Wenceslas I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg from the House of Ascania ruled from 1370 to 1388 and was a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire as well as Prince of Lüneburg. He was the son of Rudolf I and his 3rd wife, Agnes of Lindow.- Life :In 1370 Wenceslas succeeded his brother Rudolf II...
After Wenceslas's death in 1388, Lüneburg was inherited by the two brothers: Bernard I Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Bernard , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, ruled over several principalities of Brunswick-Lüneburg. In the genealogy of the House of Welf, he is considered the first member of the Second House of Lüneburg....  and Henry II Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Henry of Brunswick-Lüneburg , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, called Henry the Mild, was prince of Lüneburg from 1388 to 1409 jointly with his brother Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, from 1400 to 1409 also of Wolfenbüttel, and from 1409 until his death sole prince of Lüneburg.Henry was the... , who would become joint rulers of Wolfenbüttel in 1400. The two brothers agreed in 1409 that they would divide the Duchies with Henry receiving Lüneburg and Bernard receiving Wolfenbüttel.
	Margaret of Saxe-Wittenberg	Wenceslas I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg Wenceslas I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg Wenceslas I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg from the House of Ascania ruled from 1370 to 1388 and was a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire as well as Prince of Lüneburg. He was the son of Rudolf I and his 3rd wife, Agnes of Lindow.- Life :In 1370 Wenceslas succeeded his brother Rudolf II... (Ascania)	-	12 July 1385	15 May 1388 husband's accession	1409 husband reliquish claim Wolfenbüttel for Wolfenbüttel	12 June 1418	Bernard I Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Bernard , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, ruled over several principalities of Brunswick-Lüneburg. In the genealogy of the House of Welf, he is considered the first member of the Second House of Lüneburg....
	Sophie of Pomerania Sophie of Pomerania Sophie of Pomerania was a Queen consort of Denmark and Norway as the spouse of King Frederick I of Denmark...	Wartislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania Wartislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania Wartislaw VI of Pomarania was the eldest son of the Duke Barnim IV of Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügen.... (Griffins)	-	11 November 1388		28 June 1406		Henry II Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Henry of Brunswick-Lüneburg , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, called Henry the Mild, was prince of Lüneburg from 1388 to 1409 jointly with his brother Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, from 1400 to 1409 also of Wolfenbüttel, and from 1409 until his death sole prince of Lüneburg.Henry was the...
	Margaret of Hesse	Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse Hermann II of Hesse was Landgrave of Hesse from 1376 to 1413.Hermann II, called "the Learned" was born in 1345 in Grebenstein castle, the son of Louis the Junker. He studied in Paris and in Prague. After the death of Otto, the intended heir to the throne, Henry II appointed his own nephew... (Hesse House of Hesse The House of Hesse is a European royal dynasty from the region of Hesse, originally and still formally the House of Brabant.-History:The origins of the House of Hesse begin with the marriage of Sophie of Thuringia, daughter of Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia and Elizabeth of Hungary with Henry... )	1389	30 January 1409		3 December 1416 husband death	1446
	Cecilia of Brandenburg Cecilia of Brandenburg Cecilia of Brandenburg was a princess of Brandenburg by birth and by marriage a Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.- Life :Cecilia was the daughter of Elector Frederick I of Brandenburg from his marriage to Elizabeth , daughter of Duke Frederick of Bavaria-Landshut...	Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg Frederick was Burgrave of Nuremberg as Frederick VI and Elector of Brandenburg as Frederick I. He was a son of Burgrave Frederick V of Nuremberg and Elisabeth of Meissen, and was the first member of the House of Hohenzollern to rule the Margraviate of Brandenburg.- Biography :Frederick entered... (Hohenzollern House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near... )	1405	30 May 1423		1428 husband reliquish claim Lüneburg for Wolfenbüttel	4 January 1449	William III William the Victorious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg William KG , called the Victorious, was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. He is counted either as William III or William IV....
In 1428, a second treaty between Bernard I and his nephews William III and Henry III Henry the Peaceful, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Henry , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, called the Peaceful , ruled over both parts of Brunswick-Lüneburg.Henry was the son of Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. On their father's death in 1416, Henry and his brother William inherited the Principality of Lüneburg, while under the guardianship... . Bernard swapped Wolfenbüttel for Lüneburg.
	Elisabeth of Eberstein	Hermann V, Count of Eberstein	before 1415	1425	11 June 1434 husband's accession	27 May/1 June 1445 husband's death	10 February 1468	Otto IV Otto IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Otto IV, also known as Otto Crookleg or Otto the Lame Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was Prince of Lüneburg from 1434 to 1446.- Life :...
	Magdalena of Brandenburg	Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg Frederick was Burgrave of Nuremberg as Frederick VI and Elector of Brandenburg as Frederick I. He was a son of Burgrave Frederick V of Nuremberg and Elisabeth of Meissen, and was the first member of the House of Hohenzollern to rule the Margraviate of Brandenburg.- Biography :Frederick entered... (Hohenzollern House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near... )	1412	16 September 1430	11 June 1434 husband's accession	27 October 1454		Frederick II Frederick II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Frederick II , also known as Frederick the Pious was the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Lüneburg from 1434 to 1457 and from 1472 to 1478.- Life :...
	Matilda of Holstein-Schauenburg	Otto II, Count of Schauenburg-Pinneberg (Schauenburg)	-	1463		9 February 1464 husband's death	22 July 1468	Bernard II Bernard II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Bernard II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was the Bishop of Hildesheim from 1452 to 1458, as well as Prince of Lüneburg from 1457 to 1464.- Life :...
	Anna of Nassau-Dillenburg Anna of Nassau-Dillenburg Anna of Nassau-Dillenburg was a Flemish-German philanthropist.Anna was the eldest daughter of John IV, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, and his wife Maria, the daughter of John II, Count of Loon-Heinsberg. Anna was married firstly to Otto V 'the Magnanimous,' Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg...	John IV, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg (Nassau House of Nassau The House of Nassau is a diversified aristocratic dynasty in Europe. It is named after the lordship associated with Nassau Castle, located in present-day Nassau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The lords of Nassau were originally titled Count of Nassau, then elevated to the princely class as... )	1441	25 September 1467		9 January 1471 husband's death	8 April 1513	Otto V Otto V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Otto, called the Victorious or the Magnanimous , was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Lüneburg from 1457 to his death. He shared the principality with his brother, Bernard, until Bernard's death in 1464....
	Margaret of Saxony	Ernest, Elector of Saxony Ernest, Elector of Saxony Ernst, Elector of Saxony was Elector of Saxony from 1464 to 1486.-Biography:Ernst was founder of the Ernestine line of Saxon princes, ancestor of George I of Great Britain, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, as well as his wife and cousin Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and their... (Wettin)	4 August 1469	27 February 1487		1520 husband's abdication	7 December 1528	Henry I Henry I of Lüneburg Henry the Middle, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg was Prince of Lüneburg from 1486 to 1520.-Life:Henry of Brunswick-Lüneburg, the son of Otto V of Lüneburg and Anna of Nassau, was born in 1468. In 1486, Henry took control of Lüneburg from his mother, who had been regent since the death of Henry’s...
After Henry I's abdication, the Duchy passed to his three sons: Otto VI, Ernest I Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg , also frequently called Ernest the Confessor, was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and a champion of the protestant cause during the early years of the Protestant Reformation... , and Francis I Francis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Francis of Brunswick-Lüneburg was the youngest son of Henry the Middle. Following a thirty-year joint reign of Brunswick-Lüneburg with his brother Ernest the Confessor, he ruled the newly-founded Duchy of Gifhorn from Gifhorn Castle for over 10 years from 1539 until his death in 1549... . In 1527, Otto VI married morganically, abdicating in Lüneburg and was compensated with his own domain, the Barony of Harburg. In 1539, the two remaining brothers divided the Duchy. Francis received Gifhorn while Ernest I remain in Lüneburg.
	Sophie of Mecklenburg	Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Mecklenburg House of Mecklenburg The House of Mecklenburg is a North German dynasty of West Slavic origin that ruled until 1918.- Origins :Niklot was a lord of the Wendish tribe of Obotrites. When the Holy Roman Empire expanded eastwards, notably to the coast of Baltic in 13th century, a portion of Obotrite lords allied with... )	1508	1528		17 June 1541		Ernest I Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg , also frequently called Ernest the Confessor, was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and a champion of the protestant cause during the early years of the Protestant Reformation...
	Elisabeth Magdalene of Brandenburg	Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg Joachim II Hector was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg . A member of the House of Hohenzollern, Joachim II was the son of Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg, and his wife Elizabeth of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden... (Hohenzollern House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near... )	6 November 1537	5 February 1559		29 April 1559 husband's death	1 September 1595	Francis Otto Francis Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Francis Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg was the Prince of Lüneburg from 1555 to 1559.- Life :When Francis Otto took over the reins of power in 1555, he had to promise the interim government, that had ruled since the death of his father in 1546, that he would comply with a large number of...
Translation Needed	Ursula of Saxe-Lauenburg	Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg Francis I of Saxe-Lauenburg was the eldest child and only son of Duke Magnus I of Saxe-Lauenburg and Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel , daughter of Duke Henry IV the Evil of Brunswick and Lunenburg... (Ascania)	1545	1569		1569 relinquish Lüneburg for Dannenberg	22 October 1620	Henry III 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....
	Dorothea of Denmark	Christian III of Denmark Christian III of Denmark Christian III reigned as king of Denmark and Norway. He was the eldest son of King Frederick I and Anna of Brandenburg.-Childhood:... (Oldenburg House of Oldenburg The House of Oldenburg is a North German dynasty and one of Europe's most influential Royal Houses with branches that rule or have ruled in Denmark, Russia, Greece, Norway, Schleswig, Holstein, Oldenburg and Sweden... )	29 June 1546	12 October 1561		20 August 1592 husband's death	6 January 1617	William VI
	Sophia Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg	Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Philip of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg was the first Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg after the death of his father in 1622... (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg)	28 September 1636	9 October 1653		15 March 1665 husband's death	6 August 1689	Christian Louis Christian Louis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Christian Louis 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....
	Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse	Alexandre Desmier, Seigneur d'Olbreuse	3 January 1639	1676		28 August 1705 husband's death	5 February 1722	George William George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg George William was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruled first over the Principality of Calenberg, a subdivision of the duchy, then over the Lüneburg subdivision. In 1689 he occupied the Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg....
In 7 September 1708, Lüneburg-Celle and Calenberg-Göttingen were combined to form the Electorate of Hanover Electorate of Hanover The Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg was the ninth Electorate of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation... . See:List of Hanoverian consorts for further consorts.

Harburg

Harburg

Harburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It takes its name from the town of Harburg upon Elbe, which used to be the capital of the district but is now part of Hamburg...

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In reality the Harburg was actually barony not a duchy

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse
	Agnes of Meissen Agnes of Meissen Agnes of Meissen was a daughter of margrave Albrecht II "the degenerate" of Meissen and his wife Margaret of Sicily....	Albert II, Margrave of Meissen Albert II, Margrave of Meissen Albert II, the Degenerate was a Margrave of Meissen, Landgrave of Thuringia and Count Palatine of Saxony... (Aleramici House of Aleramici The Aleramici were a medieval family of Italian nobility which ruled various northwestern counties and marches from the tenth to the 14th century. The founder of the family was William I of Montferrat, a Frank, who came over to Italy in 888 or 889 to aid his fellow Frank Guy III of Spoleto in a... )	before 1264	1282, before 21 July	1291 husband compensated with Harburg	7 September 1322 husband's death	1 February/September 1332	Otto VI
	Matilda of Brandenburg	Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg was a member of the House of Ascania. He was Margrave of Brandenburg from 1205 until his death in 1220.- Life :... (Wettin)	1210	3 November 1849		3 March 1862		Paul Frederick

Gifhorn

Duchy of Gifhorn

The Duchy of Gifhorn with its residence at Gifhorn Castle was founded in 1539 and lasted only 10 years until the death of its ruler, Duke Francis of Brunswick-Lüneburg in 1549...

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	Clara of Saxe-Lauenburg Clara of Saxe-Lauenburg Clara of Saxe-Lauenburg was a Princess of Saxe-Lauenburg and Duchess of Brunswick-Gifhorn by marriage.- Life :Clara was born on 13 December 1518 in Lauenburg upon Elbe, a daughter of Duke Magnus I of Saxe-Lauenburg and his wife Catherine , daughter of Duke Henry I of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.She...	Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg Magnus I of Saxe-Lauenburg was a Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg from the House of Ascania.-Life:... (Ascania)	13 December 1518	29 September 1547		23 November 1549 husband's death	27 March 1576	Francis I Francis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Francis of Brunswick-Lüneburg was the youngest son of Henry the Middle. Following a thirty-year joint reign of Brunswick-Lüneburg with his brother Ernest the Confessor, he ruled the newly-founded Duchy of Gifhorn from Gifhorn Castle for over 10 years from 1539 until his death in 1549...
In 1549, Francis I died leaving only daughters and therefore Gifhorn reverted back to the Lüneburg-Celle line.

Dannenberg

Dannenberg

- Places :* Dannenberg , a town in Germany* County of Dannenberg, a medieval fief founded by Henry the Lion- People :* Konrad Dannenberg, German-American engineer* Peter A Dannenberg, Russian general...

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Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse
Translation Needed	Ursula of Saxe-Lauenburg	Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg Francis I of Saxe-Lauenburg was the eldest child and only son of Duke Magnus I of Saxe-Lauenburg and Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel , daughter of Duke Henry IV the Evil of Brunswick and Lunenburg... (Ascania)	1545	1569	1569 Duchy partitioned, husband received Dannenberg	19 January 1598 husband's death	22 October 1620	Henry III 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....
	Maria of Ostfriesland	Edzard II, Count of Ostfriesland (Cirksena)	1 May 1582	25 April 1614		9 July 1616		Julius Ernest Julius Ernst, Duke of Brunswick-Dannenberg Julius Ernest, Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburg , 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...
	Sybille of Brunswick-Lüneburg	William, Duke of Brunswick-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.... (Welf)	3 June 1584	23 November 1617		19 January 1598 husband's death	5 August 1652
	Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst	Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst Rudolph of Anhalt-Zerbst , was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the unified principality of Anhalt... (Ascania)	25 September 1607	26 October 1623		11 August 1634 husband inherits Wolfenbüttel	26 September 1634	Augustus II 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....

Duchess of Brunswick

Duchy of Brunswick

Brunswick was a historical state in Germany. Originally the territory of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in the Holy Roman Empire, it was established as an independent duchy by the Congress of Vienna in 1815...

 

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse Duchy of Brunswick Brunswick was a historical state in Germany. Originally the territory of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in the Holy Roman Empire, it was established as an independent duchy by the Congress of Vienna in 1815...
Ducal throne was vacant from 1884 to 1913.
	Victoria Louise of Prussia	Wilhelm II, German Emperor (Hohenzollern House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near... )	13 September 1892	24 May 1913	1 November 1913 husband's accession	8 November 1918 husband's abdication	11 December 1980	Ernest Augustus

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