Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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Albert (Latin Albertus; c. 1268 – 22 September 1318), called the Fat (pinguis), was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
The second son of Albert the Tall, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Albert was a boy when his father died in 1279. He was first under guardianship of his uncle, Conrad, Bishop of Verden, and then of his elder brother, Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. In 1286 the three brothers divided their father's territory; Albert received the areas around Göttingen, Minden, Northeim, Calenberg, and Hanover. He made Göttingen his residence. In 1292, the third brother, William, died childless, and Albert and Henry quarrelled about William's share, the areas around Brunswick and Wolfenbüttel; Albert finally prevailed.
[edit] Family
Albert married Rixa, daughter of Henry I, Prince of Werle, in 1284. They had the following children who reached adulthood:
- Adelaide, married John, Landgrave of Lower Hesse
- Richenza, Abbess of Gandersheim
- Mechtild
- Jutta
- Luder, joined the Teutonic Order
- Albert II, Bishop of Halberstadt (died 1358)
- Henry, Bishop of Hildesheim (died 1362)
- Otto (died 1344)
- Magnus (died 1369)
- Ernest (died 1367)
[edit] References
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, vol. 1, p. 261-263
- At the House of Welf site
- Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon, Appelhans 2006, ISBN 3-937664-46-7
| Preceded by Albert I |
Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, Prince of Brunswick 1279–1291, jointly with Henry I and William I |
Succeeded by William I |
| Preceded by none |
Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, Prince of Göttingen 1286–1318 |
Succeeded by Otto the Mild |
| Preceded by William I |
Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, Prince of Brunswick 1292–1318 |
Succeeded by Otto the Mild |
