Friedrich II. (Braunschweig-Lüneburg)

Frederick II the Pious , watercolors on vellum , 1720

Friedrich II. , The Pious (* 1418 ; † March 19, 1478 in Celle ) Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg , was Prince of Lüneburg from 1434 to 1457 and from 1472 to 1478 .

Life

After the death of his father Bernhard , he and his brother Otto took over the government in the Principality of Lüneburg. Their rule was marked on the one hand by extensive construction work on the Celle Castle, and on the other hand by numerous reforms that improved the legal situation of the farmers in relation to the landlords. After his brother died in 1446, Friedrich continued to run the government alone. In 1452 he had a monastery built on the "Heylig Kreuz" and brought Franciscans to Celle. In 1457 he handed over the government to his son Bernhard and retired to the monastery , but in 1471, after the death of his second son Otto V , he had to leave it again and take over the government for his 3-year-old grandson Heinrich . Friedrich was buried in the church of the Franciscan monastery he founded in Celle.

progeny

On September 14, 1430, Friedrich II. Magdalene (1412–1454), daughter of Elector Friedrich I of Brandenburg , married and had three children with her:

• Bernhard II. († 1464) ⚭ 1463 Mathilde von Holstein-Schauenburg († 1468)
• Otto the Victorious († 1471) ⚭ 1467 Anna von Nassau-Dillenburg (1441–1514)
• Margarete (1442–1512) ⚭ 1452 Duke Heinrich of Mecklenburg-Stargard († 1466)

literature

• Christa Geckler: The Celle dukes - life and work 1371–1705. Georg Ströher, Celle 1986, ISBN 3-921744-05-8

predecessor	Office	successor
Bernhard	Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Prince of Lüneburg 1434–1457	Bernhard II.
Otto V. the Victorious	Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Prince of Lüneburg 1472–1478	Henry the Middle