Christian Ludwig (Braunschweig-Lüneburg)

Christian Ludwig of Braunschweig-Lüneburg

Christian Ludwig von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (by Matthäus Merian the Younger approx. 1660)

Christian Ludwig , Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (born February 25, 1622 in the castle in Herzberg am Harz ; † March 15, 1665 near Celle ) was Prince of the Principality of Calenberg from 1641 to 1648 and Prince of the Principality of Lüneburg from 1648 until his death .

Life

Christian Ludwig was born as the eldest son of Duke Georg von Braunschweig and Lüneburg-Calenberg (1583–1641). After the death of his father in 1641 he had to rule the Principality of Calenberg with the residence in Hanover , where the line of the Lüneburg Guelphs had assumed rule with his uncle August.

In 1642 Duke Christian Ludwig was accepted into the Fruit Bringing Society by Prince Ludwig I of Anhalt-Köthen . The prince gave him the company name of the pure-hearted and as a motto refreshes and strengthens . The duke was given the lemon blossom ( Citrus medica L. ) as an emblem. Duke Christian Ludwig's entry can be found in the Koethen Society Register under no. 372. The rhyme law that he wrote on the occasion of his admission is also recorded there:

Lemons bloomed in growth, refreshes and gives strength
to the heart: hence the addition to me
Reinhertzig: Inferior not pure heartedness pleases
me about everything good, equal to all pious
ones who are pure hearted, if they are already sad
because of great need , before they is taken away,
but God comforts you, finally turning the troubles over,
supplying you with fruit and benefit.

He was considered to be addicted to pleasure and devoted to "liquor" and quickly came into conflict with the citizens of Hanover. After the death of his uncle, Duke Friedrich in Celle, he left the rule in the Principality of Calenberg to his younger brother Georg Wilhelm and ruled the Principality of Lüneburg in Celle from 1648 . Here he messed with the cities of Lüneburg and Harburg . In 1650 he appointed his chamber president and former court master Friedrich Schenck von Winterstädt as governor and entrusted him with government affairs.

On October 9, 1653, he married Princess Dorothee von Holstein-Glücksburg , but the marriage remained childless. In 1658 he commissioned Henrick Ruse to renovate the Harburg Palace .

At the age of 43, Duke Christian Ludwig von Braunschweig-Celle died on March 15, 1665 in Celle.

He was buried in the royal crypt in the town church of St. Marien in Celle.

His widow married the "Great Elector" Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg on June 14, 1668 .

literature

Wilhelm Sauer: Christian Ludwig (Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Celle) . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 163 f.
Waldemar R. Röhrbein , Alheidis von Rohr : Hail our King! Dukes, electors, kings in Hanover. Hannover 1995, pp. 10–11 ( Writings of the Historisches Museum Hannover . Vol. 7) ISBN 3-910073-09-3 .
Christine van den Heuvel: Christian Ludwig - Duke of Braunschweig and Lüneburg (1622–1665) . In: City - Country - Castle. Celle as a residence . Ed .: Brigitte Streich . Bielefeld: Verlag für Regionalgeschichte 2000, pp. 87-95 (Celler contributions to regional and cultural history. 29). ISBN 3-89534-379-X
Klaus Mlynek in: Dirk Böttcher , Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein, Hugo Thielen : Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2002, ISBN 3-87706-706-9 , pp. 84-85.

Web links

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Individual evidence

↑ NN : The princely crypt and the grave slabs of the dukes of Braunschweig-Lüneburg in the city church of St. Marien Celle. Illustrated leaflet with photos by Dietrich Klatt, Friedrich Kremzow and Ralf Pfeiffer , designed in A5 format (4 pages) by Heide Kremzow, after: Dietrich Klatt: Kleiner Kunstführer Schnell & Steiner No. 1986. 2008.

predecessor	Office	successor
George	Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Prince of Calenberg 1641–1648	Georg Wilhelm
Friedrich	Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Prince of Lüneburg 1648–1665	Johann Friedrich

personal data
SURNAME	Christian Ludwig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Christian Ludwig Herzog zu (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Prince of Calenberg and of Lüneburg
DATE OF BIRTH	February 25, 1622
PLACE OF BIRTH	Herzberg am Harz
DATE OF DEATH	March 15, 1665
Place of death	at Celle

[1] NN : The princely crypt and the grave slabs of the dukes of Braunschweig-Lüneburg in the city church of St. Marien Celle. Illustrated leaflet with photos by Dietrich Klatt, Friedrich Kremzow and Ralf Pfeiffer , designed in A5 format (4 pages) by Heide Kremzow, after: Dietrich Klatt: Kleiner Kunstführer Schnell & Steiner No. 1986. 2008.