Bernhard II. (Saxony-Lauenburg)

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Coat of arms of Duke Bernhard II, formerly in the Ratzeburg Cathedral , today in the Ratzeburg District Museum

Bernhard II of Saxony-Lauenburg († July 16, 1463 ) was a Duke of Saxony-Lauenburg from the Ascanians .

Life

Bernhard was a son of Duke Erich IV of Saxony-Lauenburg (1354-1412) from his marriage to Sophia († 1416), daughter of Duke Magnus II of Braunschweig-Lüneburg . He succeeded his brother Erich V. in 1436 as Duke of Saxony-Lauenburg. His other brother, Albrecht von Sachsen-Lauenburg (1384–1421), was a canon of Münster .

Bernhard accepted the title of Arch-Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire .

On his deathbed he instructed his son to keep the streets clean and the cities in peace, since they were superior to him.

progeny

Bernhard married Adelheid († after 1445) on February 2, 1429 , daughter of Duke Bogislaw VIII of Pomerania , with whom he had the following children:

  • Johann IV. (1439–1507), Duke of Saxony-Lauenburg
⚭ 1464 Princess Dorothea of ​​Brandenburg (1446–1519)
⚭ Duke Gerhard VIII of Jülich and Berg (1416 / 7–1475)

literature

  • Gottlieb Matthæus Karl Masch: History of the Diocese of Ratzeburg , F. Aschenfeldt, 1835, p. 361

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gottlieb Matthæus Karl Masch: History of the Diocese of Ratzeburg , F. Aschenfeldt, 1835, p. 351
predecessor Office successor
Erich V. Duke of Saxony-Lauenburg
1436–1463 		Johann IV.
personal data
SURNAME Bernhard II.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bernhard II of Saxony-Lauenburg (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
DATE OF BIRTH 14th century or 15th century
DATE OF DEATH July 16, 1463