Otto II (Braunschweig-Harburg)
Otto II von Braunschweig-Harburg , also known as the Younger or the Famous (born September 25, 1528 in Harburg , † October 26, 1603 in Harburg) was the owner of the Harburg estate from 1549 until his death .
Life
Otto was the eldest son of Duke Otto I of Braunschweig-Harburg (1495–1549) from his marriage to Meta von Campe († 1580). Otto received a princely education.
The succession of Otto as Duke of Braunschweig-Harburg was not recognized by the House of Braunschweig-Lüneburg due to the unequal marriage of his parents. Favored by Emperor Ferdinand I, Otto renewed his claims several times and finally a settlement was reached with Lüneburg in 1560 and Otto was confirmed as successor in the Harburg rule, which was expanded to include Moisburg . Otto continued his father's construction activities at Harburg Castle, which he had converted into a princely residence and finally moved into in 1551. In 1560 the expansion of the castle chapel began.
Special charges and tax increases were ordered for the establishment of Otto's court, which led to dissatisfaction. The population shrank through multiple plague epidemics between 1561 and 1577. The settlement of Jews and other Christian faiths was not tolerated. To promote the salt trade, Otto had a salt store built in Harburg with the permission of the Lüneburg government, but this did not bring the expected success.
Otto II signed the Concord Formula from 1577 and the Concord Book from 1580.
Marriages and offspring
His first marriage was on September 8, 1551, with Margarete (1530–1559), daughter of Count Johann Heinrich von Schwarzburg-Leutenberg. She died in childbed on March 16, 1559. The couple had the following children:
- Elisabeth (1553–1618) ⚭ 1582 Count Erik Brahe of Visingsborg (1552–1614)
- Otto Heinrich (1555–1591) ⚭ 1588 Marie de Henin-Lietard († 1606)
- Johann Friedrich (* February 23, 1557 - † February 21, 1619), renounced the government
- unknown daughter († March 18, 1559, shortly after birth)
Otto then married Hedwig von Ostfriesland (1535–1616), daughter of Count Enno II. Von Ostfriesland , with whom he had the following children, on October 8, 1562, as a second marriage :
- Wilhelm August (1564–1642), Duke of Braunschweig-Harburg
- Enno (December 1, 1565; † 1600), died of smallpox
- Anna Margarete (1567–1643), provost at the Quedlinburg Abbey
- Heinrich (1568–1569)
- Hedwig (born August 20, 1569 - † March 6, 1620)
- Christoph (1570–1606), Duke of Braunschweig-Harburg ⚭ 1604 Princess Elisabeth of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1567–1618)
- Otto III. (1572–1641), Duke of Braunschweig-Harburg ⚭ 1621 Princess Hedwig of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1580–1657)
- Johann (June 19, 1573 - August 13, 1625)
- Elisabeth (1574–1575)
- Katharina Sophia (May 6, 1577 - September 16, 1665) ⚭ Count Hermann von Holstein-Schaumburg (1575–1634), son of Jobst II. (Schaumburg)
- Friedrich (born September 6, 1578 - † February 16, 1605), killed in the battle of Kirchholm
- August Friedrich (1580–1580)
See also
literature
- Eckardt Opitz: Otto II . In: Franklin Kopitzsch, Dirk Brietzke (Hrsg.): Hamburgische Biographie . tape 2 . Christians, Hamburg 2003, ISBN 3-7672-1366-4 , pp. 312-313 .
- Patriotic archive for Hanoverian-Brunswick history , Herold & Wahlstab, 1835, p. 96 - digitized
Web links
- Otto II Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Harburg on thepeerage.com , accessed on September 18, 2016.
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Otto I. |
Owner of the lordship of Harburg 1549–1603 |
Wilhelm August |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Otto II. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Braunschweig-Harburg, Otto II. Von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duke of Braunschweig-Harburg (1549–1603) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1528 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Harburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 26, 1603 |
| Place of death | Harburg |