Friedrich IV. (Braunschweig-Lüneburg)

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Frederick IV (1640)
Relief in the Residence Museum in Celle Castle (17th century)

Friedrich , Duke of Braunschweig and Lüneburg (* August 28, 1574 , † December 10, 1648 ) was Prince of Lüneburg from 1636 to 1648 . He was Bishop Adjutor of the Diocese of Ratzeburg and elected Provost of the Archdiocese of Bremen .

He was the tenth child of Wilhelm the Younger (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) (1535–1592) and his wife Dorothea of ​​Denmark (1546–1617), daughter of King Christian III. of Denmark (1503–1559). It belonged to the Neu-Lüneburg house.

Duke Friedrich was buried in the royal crypt in the town church of St. Mary in Celle.

literature

  • Heinrich Siebern: The art monuments of the province of Hanover . III. District of Lüneburg, Issue 5, City of Celle. Hanover 1937.
  • Christa Geckler: The Celle dukes - life and work 1371–1705. Georg Ströher Celle 1986, ISBN 3-921744-05-8

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ NN : The princely crypt and the grave slabs of the dukes of Braunschweig-Lüneburg in the city church St. Marien Celle , with photos by Dietrich Klatt, Friedrich Kremzow and Ralf Pfeiffer illustrated leaflet , in DIN A5 format (4 pages, oO, oD) by Heide Kremzow designed according to: Dietrich Klatt: Kleiner Kunstführer Schnell & Steiner No. 1986 , 2008
predecessor Office successor
August the Elder Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg,
Prince of Lüneburg
1636–1648 		Christian Ludwig
personal data
SURNAME Friedrich IV.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Braunschweig and Lüneburg, Friedrich Herzog too
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, Prince of Lüneburg
DATE OF BIRTH August 28, 1574
DATE OF DEATH December 10, 1648