Ernst I von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (herzog zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg, fürst von Lüneburg)

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Personal and Family Information

Ernst was born on 27 JUN 1497 in Velzen, the son of Heinrich VII von Braunschweig-Lüneburg and Margarete von Sachsen.

He died on 11 JAN 1546 in Celle.

His wife was Sophie von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, who he married in 1528 in Schwerin. Their ten known children were Franz Otto (1530-1559), Friedrich (1532-1553), Heinrich (1533-1598), Margarete (1534-1596), Wilhelm V (1535-1592), Ursula (1536-1538), Katharina (1537-1618), Elisabeth Ursula (1539-1586), Magdalene Sofie (1540-1586) and Sofie (1541-1631).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Ernst I von Braunschweig-Lüneburg
(1497-1546)

 

Heinrich VII von Braunschweig-Lüneburg
(1468-1532)

 

Otto V (II) von Braunschweig-Lüneburg
(1438/39-1471)

 

Friedrich II von Braunschweig-Lüneburg
(1418-1478)

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Magdalene von Brandenburg
(c1412-1454)

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Anna von Nassau-Dillenburg
(c1441-1513)

 

Johann IV von Nassau-Dillenburg
(1410-1475)

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Maria van Loon-Heinsberg
(1426-1502)

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Margarete von Sachsen
(1469-1528)

 

Ernst von Sachsen
(1441-1486)

 

Friedrich II Ernst von Sachsen
(1412-1464)

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Margarete von Habsburg
(1416/17-1486)

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Elisabeth von Bayern
(1443-1484)

 

Albrecht III von Bayern-München
(1401-1460)

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Anna von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen
(1415-1474)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 27 JUN 1497
Place: Velzen
Death 11 JAN 1546
Place: Celle

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title FROM 1520 TO 1546 herzog zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg
Nobility Title FROM 1521 TO 1546 fürst von Lüneburg

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