Albrecht II (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Göttingen)
Albrecht II. (* Unknown around or before 1268 ; † September 22, 1318 ), Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, was Prince of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel -Göttingen and was called the Fat , the Feiste or pinguis in Latin .
Life
Albrecht was the second son of Duke Albrecht the Great and his wife Adelaide of Montferrat († 1285). After his father's death in 1279, he and his brothers Wilhelm and Heinrich were initially under the tutelage of his mother and his uncle, Bishop Konrad von Verden . Soon his brother Heinrich took over the rule for himself and his two brothers until the inheritance was divided in 1286.
The rule of Albrecht included the former local areas of the duchy, as well as the area of Oberwald , which included the cities of Göttingen, Münden, the Palatinate Grona, Northeim and the land between Deister and Leine and Kalenberg with Hanover. In 1303 he acquired Nienover . Albrecht chose Bollruz Castle (also Ballerhus ) in Göttingen as his seat of power .
After the death of his brother Wilhelm in 1292 there was a dispute with his brother Heinrich over the inheritance. Among other things, thanks to the support of the city of Braunschweig , Albrecht decided the dispute for himself after seven years, his brother stayed in his principality of Grubenhagen, which was founded in 1291 .
Albrecht was buried in Braunschweig Cathedral .
progeny
In 1284 he married Rixa von Werle (around 1270; † November 26, 1317), granddaughter of Birger Jarl . They had the following children:
- Adelheid (1290–1311), Johann von Hessen († 1311)
- Otto der Milde von Braunschweig-Göttingen (June 24, 1292– August 30, 1344)
- Mechtildis / Matilde (1293–1 June 1356), Heinrich V. von Honstein-Sondershausen (1290–1356)
- Albrecht II of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1294–1358), Bishop of Halberstadt
- Wilhelm (1295–1318), Knight of the Teutonic Order
- Henry III. von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1297–1363), Bishop of Hildesheim
- Richenza (1298–26 April 1317), nun in Wienhausen Abbey
- Johann (1300–1321), Knight of the Teutonic Order
- Bruno (1303–31 October 1306)
- Magnus I of Braunschweig (1304–1369)
- Ernst von Braunschweig-Göttingen (1305-1367)
- Lüder (1307–17 May 1319)
- Judith / Jutta (1309-1332)
See also
literature
- Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Dieter Lent et al. (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon - 8th to 18th century . Appelhans Verlag, Braunschweig 2006, ISBN 3-937664-46-7 , p. 34 .
- Ferdinand Spehr : Albrecht II. In: General German Biography (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, pp. 261-263.
Web links
- List of descendants on worldconnect.rootsweb.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Year of birth unknown according to Ferdinand Spehr: Albrecht II. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, pp. 261-263.
- ^ Princess Richza of Werle. from rootsweb.ancestry.com, accessed February 14, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Albrecht II. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | the fats; the fat one; Pinguis; from Braunschweig, Albrecht |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Göttingen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 1318 |