List of consorts of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Lüneburg became a part of the County after Emperor Lothair, who inherited it from the Billungs .
Main line
Picture
Name
Father
Birth
Marriage
Became Duchess
Ceased to be Duchess
Death
Spouse
Matilda of Brandenburg
Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg Ascania )
1210
end of 1228
August 1235Duchy's creation
9 June 1252husband's death
10 June 1261
Otto I
Elisabeth of Brabant
Henry II, Duke of Brabant Leuven )
1243
13 July 1254
17 April/9 October 1261
Albert I
Alessia of Montferrat
Boniface II, Marquess of Montferrat Aleramici )
1240
1 November 1266
1269Duchy's partitioned, husband received Wolfenbüttel
6 February 1285
Liutgatd of Holstein
Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe Schauenburg )
1251
1265, after 15 July
1269Duchy's partitioned, husband received Lüneburg
after 28 February 1289
John I
Albert (Wolfenbüttel line ) ruled the duchy jointly with his younger brother John (Lüneburg-Celle line ). As the brothers could not agree on how to govern the duchy, in 1267 they decided to divide their possession, which happened in 1269. Albert partitioned the territory while John obtained the right to choose his part. He took the northern half including the cities of Lüneburg and Hanover while Albert received the southern part, including Calenberg , Helmstedt , the Harz mountain range and Göttingen . The City of Brunswick was to remain common property of the brothers.
Picture
Name
Father
Birth
Marriage
Became Duchess
Ceased to be Duchess
Death
Spouse
Alessia of Montferrat
Boniface II, Marquess of Montferrat Aleramici )
1240
1 November 1266
1269Duchy's partitioned, husband received Wolfenbüttel
15 August 1279husband's death
6 February 1285
Albert I
Agnes of Meissen
Albert II, Margrave of Meissen Aleramici )
before 1264
1282, before 21 July
1291Duchy's partitioned, husband received Grubenhagen
1 February/September 1332
Henry I
Rixa of Mecklenburg-Werle
Henry I, Prince of Mecklenburg-Werle Mecklenburg-Werle )
-
10 January 1284
1291Duchy's partitioned, husband received Göttingen
after 2 October 1312
Albert II
Elisabeth of Hesse
Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse Hesse )
1276
1290
30 September 1292husband's death
after 6 July 1306
William I
Rixa of Mecklenburg-Werle
Henry I, Prince of Mecklenburg-Werle Mecklenburg-Werle )
-
10 January 1284
30 September 1292husband's reaccession
after 2 October 1312
Albert II
Agnes of Brandenburg
Hermann, Margrave of Brandenburg Ascania )
1296/98
16 September/22 December 1319
28 November 1334
Otto I
Sophie of Brandenburg
Henry I, Margrave of Brandenburg Ascania )
1300
1327
1356
Magnus I
Elisabeth of Hesse
Henry II, Landgrave of Hesse Hesse )
1329
before 2 March 1340
17 April 1345Duchy's partitioned, husband received Göttingen
7 March 1390
Ernest I
Catherine of Anhalt
Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg Ascania )
1330
before 6 October 1356
15 June/15 August 1369husband's accession
26 July 1373husband's death
30 January 1390
Magnus II
Anna of Saxe-Wittenberg
Wenceslas I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg Ascania )
-
10 November 1386
5 June 1400husband's death
after 18 April 1426
Frederick I
After Frederick I's murder in 1400, Wolfenbüttel was inherited by the two brothers: Bernard I and Henry II , who were joint rulers of Lüneburg . The two brothers agreed in 1409 that they would divide the Duchies with Henry receiving Lüneburg and Bernard receiving Wolfenbüttel.
Margaret of Saxe-Wittenberg
Wenceslas I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg Ascania )
-
12 July 1385
5 June 1400husband's accession
12 June 1418
Bernard I
Sophie of Pomerania
Wartislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania Griffins )
-
11 November 1388
5 June 1400husband's accession
28 June 1406
Henry II
Margaret of Hesse
Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse Hesse )
1389
30 January 1409
1409husband relinquish claim Wolfenbüttel for Lüneburg
1446
In 1428, a second treaty between Bernard I and his nephews William III and Henry III of Lüneburg . Bernard swapped Wolfenbüttel for Lüneburg.
Cecilia of Brandenburg
Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg Hohenzollern )
1405
30 May 1423
1428husband relinquish claim Lüneburg for Wolfenbüttel
1432husband's deposition in Wolfenbüttel and given Calenberg
4 January 1449
William III
Helene de Clèves
Adolph I, Duke of Cleves De la Marck )
18 August 1423
12 February 1436
3 July 1471
Henry III
Elisabeth of Stolberg
Bodo VII, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode 1438
26 November 1444
25 July 1482husband's accession
1491husband relinquish Wolfenbüttel and Calenberg to sons, retaining Göttingen
7 September 1520
William IV
Margaret of Rietberg
Conrad V, Count of Rietberg -
16 November 1483
25 July 1482husband's accession
1484 husband's imprisonment
4 January 1533 or 6 June 1535
Frederick III
Catherine of Pomerania-Wolgast
Eric II, Duke of Pomerania Griffins )
-
1465
7 December 1473husband's accession
23 June 1514husband's death
1526
Henry IV
Marie of Württemberg
Henry, Count of Württemberg Württemberg )
15 August 1496
18 February 1515
28 December 1541
Henry V
Sophia Jagiellon of Poland
Sigismund I the Old Jagiellon )
13 July 1522
22–25 February 1556
3 May 1589husband's death
28 May 1575
Hedwig of Brandenburg
Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg Hohenzollern )
2 March 1540
25 February 1560
11 June 1568husband's accession
3 May 1589husband's death
21 October 1602
Julius
Elizabeth of Denmark
Frederick II of Denmark Oldenburg )
2 March 1540
25 February 1560
11 June 1568husband's accession
3 May 1589husband's death
21 October 1602
Henry Julius
Anna Sophia of Brandenburg
John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg Hohenzollern )
15 March 1598
4 September 1614
11 August 1634husband's death
19 December 1659
Frederick Ulrich
Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst
Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst Ascania )
25 September 1607
26 October 1623
11 August 1634husband's accession
26 September 1634
Augustus II
Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
John Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg Mecklenburg-Güstrow )
20 August 1613
13 July 1635
17 September 1666husband's death
2 July 1676
Christiane Elisabeth von Barby
Albert Frederick, Count of Barby-Muhlingen 6 October 1634
10 November 1650
17 September 1666husband's accession
2 May 1681
Rudolph Augustus
Elisabeth Juliane of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Norburg
Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Norburg Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Norburg )
24 May 1634
17 May 1656
17 September 1666husband's accession
4 February 1704
Anthony Ulrich
Christine of Hesse-Eschwege
Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege Hesse-Eschwege )
30 October 1648
26 November 1667
1667relinquish claim to Wolfenbüttel for Bevern
18 March 1702
Ferdinand Albert I
Elisabeth Sophie Marie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Norburg
Prince Rudolph Frederick Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Norburg Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Norburg )
12 September 1683
12 September 1710
27 March 1714husband's accession
23 March 1731husband's death
3 April 1767
Augustus William
Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen
Albert Ernest I, Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen Oettingen-Oettingen )
20 March 1671
12 September 1710
23 March 1731husband's accession
1 March 1735husband's death
3 September 1747
Louis Rudolph
Antoinette Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Welf )
22 April 1696
15 October 1712
1 March 1735husband's accession
2 September 1735husband's death
6 March 1762
Ferdinand Albert II
Philippine Charlotte of Prussia
Frederick William I of Prussia Hohenzollern )
13 March 1716
2 July 1733
2 September 1735husband's accession
26 March 1780husband's death
17 February 1801
Charles I
Augusta of Great Britain
Frederick, Prince of Wales Hanover )
31 August 1737
16 January 1764
26 March 1780husband's accession
16 October 1806husband's death
23 March 1813
Charles II
Marie of Baden
Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden Zähringen )
7 September 1782
1 November 1802
16 October 1806husband's accession
1807Wolfenbüttel annexed by Napoleon
29 April 1808
Frederick William
Became part of Kingdom of Westphalia (1807–1813)Duchy of Brunswick in 1814.
Picture
Name
Father
Birth
Marriage
Became Duchess
Ceased to be Duchess
Death
Spouse
Catherine of Saxony
Albert III, Duke of Saxony Wettin )
24 July 1468
29 June 1497
1495 or 7 July 1503Union of Calenberg and Göttingen
10 February 1524
Eric I
Elisabeth of Brandenburg
Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg Hohenzollern )
24 August 1510
7 July 1525
30 July 1540husband's death
25 May 1558
Sidonie of Saxony
Henry IV, Duke of Saxony Wettin )
8 March 1518
17 May 1545
1573divorce
4 January 1575
Eric II
Dorothea of Lorraine
Francis I, Duke of Lorraine Vaudémont )
24 May 1545
19/20 December 1576
17 November 1584husband's death
2 June 1621
Hedwig of Brandenburg
Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg Hohenzollern )
2 March 1540
25 February 1560
17 November 1584husband's accession
3 May 1589husband's death
21 October 1602
Julius
Elizabeth of Denmark
Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg Hohenzollern )
2 March 1540
25 February 1560
11 June 1568husband's accession
3 May 1589husband's death
21 October 1602
Henry Julius
Anna Sophia of Brandenburg
John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg Hohenzollern )
15 March 1598
4 September 1614
11 August 1634husband's death
19 December 1659
Frederick Ulrich
Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt
Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt Hesse-Darmstadt )
30 July 1601
14 December 1617
11 August 1634husband's accession
23 January 1698husband's death
6 May 1659
George
Sophia Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg )
28 September 1636
9 October 1653
15 March 1665husband's death
6 August 1689
Christian Louis
Benedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate-Simmern
Edward of the Palatinate-Simmern Wittelsbach )
14 March 1652
30 November 1668
18 December 1679husband's death
12 August 1730
John Frederick
Sophia of the Palatinate-Simmern
Frederick V, Elector Palatine Wittelsbach )
14 October 1630
30 September 1658
18 December 1679husband's accession
23 January 1698husband's death
8 June 1714
Ernest Augustus
On 7 September 1708, Lüneburg-Celle and Calenberg-Göttingen were combined to form the Electorate of Hanover . See:List of Hanoverian consorts for further consorts.
Picture
Name
Father
Birth
Marriage
Became Duchess
Ceased to be Duchess
Death
Spouse
Liutgard of Holstein
Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe Schauenburg )
1251
1265, after 15 July
1269Duchy's partitioned, husband received Lüneburg
13 December 1277husband's death
after 28 February 1289
John I
? of Oldenburg
Otto II of Oldenburg, Count of Delmenhorst Oldenburg-Delmenhorst )
-
-
13 December 1277husband's accession
before 1287
Otto II
Matilde of Bavaria
Louis II, Duke of Bavaria Wittelsbach )
1275
24 April-7 August 1288
28 March 1319
Matilda of Mecklenburg
Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg Mecklenburg )
1293
22 March 1310
10 April 1330husband's accession
19 August 1352husband's death
3 June, after 1358
Otto III
Hedwig of Ravensberg
Otto IV, Count of Ravensberg -
before 7 April 1328
10 April 1330husband's accession
5 December 1336
William II
Marie
-
-
after 1336
before 2 February 1341
Sophia of Anhalt-Bernburg
Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg Ascania )
-
12 March 1346
18 December 1362
Agnes of Saxe-Lauenburg
Eric II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg Ascania )
1353
24 June 1363
23 November 1369husband's death
after 7 January 1387
After William II's death in 1369 without a male heir, according to rules of the House of Welf Lüneburg passed to his cousin, Magnus II , in Wolfenbüttel . But Emperor Charles IV considered that the imperial fiefdom (Reichslehen) fell to the Empire and enfeoffed Albert of Saxe-Wittenberg and his uncle Wenceslas with the principality, thus precipitating the Lüneburg War of Succession .
Catherine of Anhalt
Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg Ascania )
1330
before 6 October 1356
15 June/15 August 1369husband's accession
26 July 1373husband's death
30 January 1390
Magnus II
11 May 1374
28 July 1385husband's death
Albert of Saxe-Wittenberg
Cecilia of Carrara
Francis of Carrara, Count of Padua
-
before 11 May 1371
15 May 1388husband's death
1427/1435
Wenceslas of Saxe-Wittenberg
After Wenceslas's death in 1388, Lüneburg was inherited by the two brothers: Bernard I and Henry II , who would become joint rulers of Wolfenbüttel in 1400. The two brothers agreed in 1409 that they would divide the Duchies with Henry receiving Lüneburg and Bernard receiving Wolfenbüttel.
Margaret of Saxe-Wittenberg
Wenceslas I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg Ascania )
-
12 July 1385
15 May 1388husband's accession
1409husband relinquish claim Wolfenbüttel for Wolfenbüttel
12 June 1418
Bernard I
Sophie of Pomerania
Wartislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania Griffins )
-
11 November 1388
28 June 1406
Henry II
Margaret of Hesse
Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse Hesse )
1389
30 January 1409
3 December 1416husband death
1446
Cecilia of Brandenburg
Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg Hohenzollern )
1405
30 May 1423
1428husband relinquish claim Lüneburg for Wolfenbüttel
4 January 1449
William III
In 1428, a second treaty between Bernard I and his nephews William III and Henry III . Bernard swapped Wolfenbüttel for Lüneburg.
Elisabeth of Eberstein
Hermann V, Count of Eberstein before 1415
1425
11 June 1434husband's accession
27 May/1 June 1445husband's death
10 February 1468
Otto IV
Magdalena of Brandenburg
Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg Hohenzollern )
1412
16 September 1430
11 June 1434husband's accession
27 October 1454
Frederick II
Matilda of Holstein-Schauenburg
Otto II, Count of Schauenburg-Pinneberg Schauenburg )
-
1463
9 February 1464husband's death
22 July 1468
Bernard II
Anne of Nassau-Siegen
John IV, Count of Nassau-Siegen Nassau )
1441
25 September 1467
9 January 1471husband's death
8 April 1513
Otto V
Margaret of Saxony
Ernest, Elector of Saxony Wettin )
4 August 1469
27 February 1487
1520husband's abdication
7 December 1528
Henry I
After Henry I's abdication, the Duchy passed to his three sons: Otto VI , Ernest I , and Francis I . In 1527, Otto VI married morganically, abdicating in Lüneburg and was compensated with his own domain, the Barony of Harburg . In 1539, the two remaining brothers divided the Duchy. Francis received Gifhorn while Ernest I remain in Lüneburg.
Sophie of Mecklenburg
Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg Mecklenburg )
1508
1528
17 June 1541
Ernest I
Elisabeth Magdalene of Brandenburg
Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg Hohenzollern )
6 November 1537
5 February 1559
29 April 1559husband's death
1 September 1595
Francis Otto
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Ursula of Saxe-Lauenburg
Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg Ascania )
1545
1569
1569relinquish Lüneburg for Dannenberg
22 October 1620
Henry III
Dorothea of Denmark
Christian III of Denmark Oldenburg )
29 June 1546
12 October 1561
20 August 1592husband's death
6 January 1617
William VI
Sophia Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg )
28 September 1636
9 October 1653
15 March 1665husband's death
6 August 1689
Christian Louis
Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse
Alexandre Desmier, Seigneur d'Olbreuse 3 January 1639
1676
28 August 1705husband's death
5 February 1722
George William
On 7 September 1708, Lüneburg-Celle and Calenberg-Göttingen were combined to form the Electorate of Hanover . See:List of Hanoverian consorts for further consorts.
Harburg was a barony, not a duchy
Dannenberg line
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