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Christopher, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg
Born(1570-08-21)21 August 1570
Harburg
Died7 July 1606(1606-07-07) (aged 35)
Harburg
Noble familyHouse of Guelph
Spouse(s)Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
FatherOtto II, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg
MotherHedwig of East Frisia

Christopher, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Harburg, also known as Christoph or Christoffel (21 August 1570 in Harburg – 7 July 1606 in Harburg) was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Harburg.

Life

Christopher was a son of Duke Otto II of Brunswick-Harburg (1528-1603) from his second marriage with Hedwig (1535-1616), daughter of Count Enno II of East Frisia. His motto was Consilio et armis ("By counsel and weapons").[1]

After his father's death, he took over the government of Harburg jointly with his brother William Augustus. In January 1604, the town of Harburg paid homage to the brothers.

On 28 October 1604 in Harburg, Christopher married Elisabeth (1567-1618), the daughter of Duke Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and widow of Count Adolf XI of Schaumburg. The marriage remained childless.

Christopher died two years later, in 1606, after a fall in Harburg Castle. As the eldest brother, John Frederick (1557-1619) had waived his right to govern, the youngest brother Otto III, took Christopher's position as co-ruler.[2]

Ancestors

Family of Christopher, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg
16. Otto V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
8. Henry I of Lüneburg
17. Anna, Countess of Nassau-Dillenburg
4. Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Harburg
18. Ernest, Elector of Saxony
9. Margarete of Saxony
19. Elisabeth of Bavaria
2. Otto II, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg
10. John III von Campe
5. Meta von Campe
1. Christopher, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg
24. Ulrich I of East Frisia
12. Edzard I of East Frisia
25. Theda Ukena
6. Enno II, Count of East Frisia
26. John I of Rietberg
13. Elisabeth of Rietberg
27. Margaret of Lippe
3. Hedwig of East Frisia
28. Gerhard VI, Count of Oldenburg
14. John V, Count of Oldenburg
29. Adelheid of Tecklenburg
7. Anna of Oldenburg
30. George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
15. Anna of Anhalt-Zerbst
31. Anna of Lindow-Ruppin

References

  • August B. Michaelis and Julius Wilhelm Hamberger: Einleitung zu einer volständigen Geschichte der Chur- und Fürstlichen Häuser in Teutschland, Meyer, 1759, vol. 1, p. 120 ff
  • Vaterländisches Archiv für hannoverisch-braunschweigische Geschichte, Herold & Wahlstab, 1835, p. 400 ff, Online

Footnotes

  1. ^ Max Löbe: Walsprüche: Devisen und Sinnsprüche, BiblioBazaar, LLC, 2009, S. 64
  2. ^ Johann Heinrich Christian von Selchow: Grundriss einer pragmatischen Geschichte des Hauses Braunschweig-Lüneburg, 1767, p. 295
Christopher, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg
Born: 21 August 1570 Died: 7 July 1606
Preceded by Lord of Harburg
1603-1606
With: William Augustus 		Succeeded by


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