Albert the Fat, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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Albert called the Fat (pinguis), was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
.
The second son of Albert the Tall, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Albert was a boy when his father died in 1279. He was first under guardianship of his uncle, Conrad, Prince-Bishop of Verden, and then of his elder brother, Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
. In 1286 the three brothers divided their father's Principality of Wolfenbüttel; Albert received the areas around Göttingen
, Minden
, Northeim
, Calenberg
, and Hanover
. He made Göttingen his residence, thus Principality of Göttingen
. In 1292, the third brother, William
, died childless, and Albert and Henry, who had received the Principality of Grubenhagen, quarrelled about William's share, the remaining belittled areas around Brunswick and Wolfenbüttel
; Albert finally prevailed.
, daughter of Henry I, Prince of Werle and Mecklenburg-Güstrow
, and Rikissa Birgersdotter
from Sweden, in 1284. They had the following children who reached adulthood:
Brunswick-Lüneburg
The Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg , or more properly Duchy of Brunswick and Lüneburg, was an historical ducal state from the late Middle Ages until the late Early Modern era within the North-Western domains of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, in what is now northern Germany...
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The second son of Albert the Tall, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Albert was a boy when his father died in 1279. He was first under guardianship of his uncle, Conrad, Prince-Bishop of Verden, and then of his elder brother, Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Henry , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, called the Admirable , was the first ruler of the Principality of Grubenhagen....
. In 1286 the three brothers divided their father's Principality of Wolfenbüttel; Albert received the areas around Göttingen
Göttingen
Göttingen is a university town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Göttingen. The Leine river runs through the town. In 2006 the population was 129,686.-General information:...
, Minden
Minden
Minden is a town of about 83,000 inhabitants in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The town extends along both sides of the river Weser. It is the capital of the Kreis of Minden-Lübbecke, which is part of the region of Detmold. Minden is the historic political centre of the...
, Northeim
Northeim
Northeim is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, seat of the district of Northeim, with, as of 2002, a population of 31 000. It's located on the German Half-Timbered House Road.-History:...
, Calenberg
Calenberg
The Principality of Calenberg was a dynastic division of the Welf duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg in the Holy Roman Empire from 1494 until 1705, when Elector George I Louis, Prince of Calenberg, inherited the Principality of Lüneburg to form the state of Hanover....
, and Hanover
Hanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
. He made Göttingen his residence, thus Principality of Göttingen
Principality of Göttingen
The Principality of Göttingen was a subdivision of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg in the Holy Roman Empire with Göttingen as its capital. It was split off from the principality of Brunswick in 1286 in the course of an estate division among members of the House of Welf...
. In 1292, the third brother, William
William I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
William , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, briefly ruled part of the duchy.William was the third son of Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. On Albert's death on 1279, the three eldest brothers succeeded him, but were put under guardianship of Conrad, Prince-Bishop of Verden...
, died childless, and Albert and Henry, who had received the Principality of Grubenhagen, quarrelled about William's share, the remaining belittled areas around Brunswick and Wolfenbüttel
Wolfenbüttel
Wolfenbüttel is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, located on the Oker river about 13 kilometres south of Brunswick. It is the seat of the District of Wolfenbüttel and of the bishop of the Protestant Lutheran State Church of Brunswick...
; Albert finally prevailed.
Family
Albert married RixaRixa of Werle
Rixa of Werle was the only daughter of Lord Henry I of Werle and his wife Rikissa Birgersdotter. Rikissa was a daughter of Birger Magnusson of Bjälbo and his first wife Ingeborg....
, daughter of Henry I, Prince of Werle and Mecklenburg-Güstrow
Henry I, Prince of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
Henry I was a Prince of Mecklenburg-Werle and Mecklenburg-Güstrow.-Biography:He was the son Prince Nicholas I of Mecklenburg-Werle and his wife Princess Jutta of Anhalt the daughter of Prince Henry I of Anhalt and his wife Princess Irmgard of Thuringia...
, and Rikissa Birgersdotter
Rikissa Birgersdotter
-Succession:...
from Sweden, in 1284. They had the following children who reached adulthood:
- Adelaide, married John, Landgrave of Lower Hesse
- Richenza, Abbess of Gandersheim
- Mechtild
- Jutta
- Luder, joined the Teutonic Order
- Albert II, Bishop of Halberstadt (died 1358)
- Henry, Bishop of Hildesheim (died 1362)
- OttoOtto the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgOtto , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, called the Mild, ruled over the Brunswick part of the duchy.Otto was the eldest son of Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Otto and his brothers succeeded on their father's death in 1318; he served as his brothers' guardian while they were not of age...
(died 1344) - MagnusMagnus the Pious, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgMagnus , called the Pious , was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.The son of Albert the Fat, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Magnus was still a minor when his father died in 1318; he and his brother Ernest were put under the guardianship of their elder brother Otto, who continued as sole ruler even after his...
(died 1369) - Ernest (died 1367)