Heinrich (Braunschweig-Dannenberg)

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Heinrich and his wife Ursula on a family tree printed in 1584.

Heinrich , Duke of Braunschweig and Lüneburg (* 1533 ; † 1598 ) was Prince of Lüneburg from 1559 to 1569 and from 1569 to 1598 owner of the Dannenberg estate .

Life

Heinrich came from the Guelph dynasty and was the son of Duke Ernst I , known as the Confessor , and Sophie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After ten years of joint rule with his brother Wilhelm the Younger , Heinrich married Ursula von Sachsen-Lauenburg , daughter of Franz I, contrary to what had been agreed. However , he could not enforce his demand for the division of the principality, but received compensation for his waiver Government participation in the Principality of Lüneburg awarded the rule in Dannenberg . Heinrich carried the title of prince , but the external representation was still with the Principality of Lüneburg, so that one cannot speak of a sovereign domain. In addition, Heinrich received an annual payment of 500 thalers and a one-off 4000 thalers. He also had an assurance that if the Wolfenbüttler line of the Welfenhaus died out, only his descendants would be entitled to inheritance.

Heinrich signed the Concord Formula from 1577 and the Concord Book from 1580.

When the duke of this line died in 1635 without an heir, Heinrich's son August became the founder of the new house in Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel.

progeny

Heinrich was married to Ursula von Sachsen-Lauenburg and had 7 children with her:

literature

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

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See BSLK , p. 16 and p. 763.
predecessor Office successor
Franz Otto Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg,
Prince of Lüneburg
1559–1569 		Wilhelm the Younger
personal data
SURNAME Heinrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heinrich von Dannenberg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prince of Lüneburg
DATE OF BIRTH 1533
DATE OF DEATH 1598