George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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George (17 November 1582, Celle – 2 April 1641, Hildesheim) was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Calenberg from 1635.
He was son to William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1535–1592) and Dorothea of Denmark (1546–1617). His mother was daughter to 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 father's fits of insanity.
In the 1635 division of the territories of the House of Welf after the death of Frederick Ulrich of Brunswick-Lüneburg, he received the principalities of Calenberg and Göttingen, while his elder brother Augustus retained the Principality of Lüneburg-Celle. George was the first duke to move his residence to Hanover where he laid the foundation for the Leineschloss. After his death, he was succeeded by his son Christian Louis.
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[edit] Children
George married Anne Eleonore, daughter of Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, in 1617. They had the following known children;
- Magdalene (b. & d. 9 August 1618)
- Christian Ludwig (1622–1665), Prince of Calenberg 1641-1648, Prince of Lüneburg-Celle 1648-1665
- Georg Wilhelm (1624–1705), Prince of Calenberg 1648-1665, Prince of Lüneburg-Celle 1665-1705
- Johann Friedrich (1625–1679), Prince of Calenberg 1665-1679
- Sophie Amalie (1628–1685), married King Frederick III of Denmark
- Dorothea Magdalene (1629-17 November 1630)
- Ernst Augustus (1629–1698), Prince of Calenberg 1679-1698, father of King George I of Great Britain
- Anna Marie Eleonore (20 November 1630-13 November 1636)
[edit] Ancestors
| George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg | Father: William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
Paternal Grandfather: Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Margarete of Saxony |
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| Paternal Grandmother: Sophia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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| Paternal Great-grandmother: Ursula of Brandenburg |
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| Mother: Dorothea of Denmark |
Maternal Grandfather: Christian III of Denmark |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Frederick I of Denmark |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Anna of Brandenburg |
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| Maternal Grandmother: Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
[edit] Descendants
See List of members of the House of Hanover.
[edit] References
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| Preceded by Frederick Ulrich |
Duke of Calenberg and Göttingen 1635–1641 |
Succeeded by Christian Louis |
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