Henry the Peaceful, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Henry the Peaceful, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Henry the Peaceful, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Born	1411
Died	7 December 1473
Noble family	House of Guelph
Spouse(s)	Helen of Cleves
Father	Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Mother	Margaret of Hesse

Henry the Peaceful (1411 – 7 December 1473), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, called the Peaceful (Latin: Henricus Pacificus, German: Heinrich der Friedfertige), ruled over both parts of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

Life

Henry was the son of Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. On their father's death in 1416, Henry and his brother William inherited the Principality of Lüneburg, while under the guardianship of the City Council of Lüneburg (Lunenburg). When the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg was reorganized in 1428, Henry and his brother swapped Lüneburg for the Principality of Brunswick, including Calenberg.

After Henry became of age, he tried to separate his and his brother's government. In 1432, he occupied Wolfenbüttel castle, and the brothers agreed to divide the territory: Henry received Brunswick and William received Calenberg, Everstein, and Homburg.

Henry died without sons in 1473; his territory was inherited by his brother William.

Family

Henry married Helen (1423–1471), daughter of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves, in 1436. They only had one child:

Margaret (1450–1509), married William III, Count of Henneberg

Ancestors

Ancestors of Henry the Peaceful, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

16. Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

8. Magnus the Pious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

17. Rixa of Werle

4. Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

18. Henry I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal

9. Sophie of Brandenburg-Stendal

19. Agnes of Bavaria

2. Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

20. Bernhard II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg

10. Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg

21. Helene of Rügen

5. Catherine of Anhalt-Bernburg

22. Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg

11. Agnes of Saxony

23. Jutta of Brandenburg-Salzwedel

1. Henry the Peaceful, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

24. Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse

12. Louis the Junker of Hesse

25. Adelheid of Ravensberg

6. Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse

26. Simon II, Count of Sponheim-Kreuznach

13. Elizabeth of Sponheim

27. Elisabeth of Valkenburg

3. Margaret of Hesse

28. John II of Nuremberg

14. Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg

29. Elisabeth of Henneberg

7. Margaret of Hohenzollern-Nuremberg

30. Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen

15. Elisabeth of Meissen

31. Matilda of Bavaria

References

Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon, Appelhans 2006, ISBN 3-937664-46-7
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, vol. 11, p. 489-491

Regnal titles
Henry, Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburg House of Welf Cadet branch of the House of Este Born: 1411 Died: 7 December 1473
Preceded by Henry the Mild	Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburg Princes of Lunenburg joint reign with his elder half-brother William the Victorious 1416–1428	Succeeded by Bernard I
Preceded by Bernard I	Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburg Princes of Wolfenbüttel until 1432 joint reign with his elder half-brother William the Victorious 1428–1473	Succeeded by William the Victorious

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