George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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George (17 November 1582, Celle – 2 April 1641, Hildesheim) was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
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, he received the principalities of Calenberg and Göttingen. He was the first duke to move his residence to Hanover. 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 children that reached adulthood:
- Christian Louis (1622-1665)
- George William (1624-1705)
- John Frederick (1625-1679)
- Sophie Amalie (1628-1685), married King Frederick III of Denmark
- Ernest Augustus (1629-1698), father of George I of Great Britain
[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
| Preceded by Frederick Ulrich |
Duke of Calenberg and Göttingen 1635–1641 |
Succeeded by Christian Louis |
