Ernst August von Braunschweig-Calenberg (herzog zu Braunschweig und Lüneburg, kurfürst von Braunschweig-Lüneburg)

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Personal and Family Information

Ernst was born on 20 NOV 1629 in Herzberg am Harz, the son of Georg von Braunschweig-Calenberg and Anna Eleonore von Hessen-Darmstadt.

He died on 23 JAN 1698 in Herrenhausen Palace, Hannover.

His wife was Sophia von der Pfalz. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their seven known children were Georg I Ludwig (1660-1727), Friedrich August (1661-1690), Maximilian Wilhelm (1666-1726), Sophie Charlotte (1668-1705), Karl Philipp (?-?), Christian Heinrich (?-?) and Ernst II August (1674-1728).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Ernst August von Braunschweig-Calenberg
(1629-1698)

 

Georg von Braunschweig-Calenberg
(1582-1641)

 

Wilhelm V von Braunschweig-Lüneburg
(1535-1592)

 

Ernst I von Braunschweig-Lüneburg
(1497-1546)

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Sophie von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(1508-1541)

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Dorothea von Oldenburg
(1546-1617)

 

Christian III af Danmark-Norge
(1503-1559)

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Dorothea von Sachsen-Lauenburg-Ratzeburg
(1511-1571)

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Anna Eleonore von Hessen-Darmstadt
(1601-1659)

 

Ludwig V von Hessen-Darmstadt
(1577-1626)

 

Georg I von Hessen-Darmstadt
(1547-1596)

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Magdalene zur Lippe
(1552-1587)

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Magdalena von Brandenburg
(1582-1616)

 

Johann Georg von Brandenburg
(1525-1598)

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Elisabeth von Anhalt
(1563-1607)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 20 NOV 1629
Place: Herzberg am Harz
Death 23 JAN 1698
Place: Herrenhausen Palace, Hannover

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title herzog zu Braunschweig und Lüneburg
Nobility Title FROM 1679 kurfürst von Braunschweig-Lüneburg

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