Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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Frederick, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, (1574–1648) was the Prince of Lüneburg
from 1636 to 1648.
Frederick was born on 28 August 1574, the tenth child of William the Younger (Brunswick-Lüneburg) (1535–1592) and Dorothea of Denmark.
He became bishop's adjutor in the Bishopric of Ratzeburg
and was elected propst
(provost) of the Archdiocese of Bremen.
Frederick belonged to the New House of Lüneburg.
He died on 10 December 1648.
Principality of Lüneburg
The Principality of Lüneburg was a territorial division of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg within the Holy Roman Empire, immediately subordinate to the emperor. It existed from 1269 until 1705 and its territory lay within the modern-day state of Lower Saxony in Germany...
from 1636 to 1648.
Frederick was born on 28 August 1574, the tenth child of William the Younger (Brunswick-Lüneburg) (1535–1592) and Dorothea of Denmark.
He became bishop's adjutor in the Bishopric of Ratzeburg
Bishopric of Ratzeburg
The Bishopric of Ratzeburg , centered on Ratzeburg in Northern Germany, was originally a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Hamburg, which transformed into the Archdiocese of Bremen in 1072.- History :...
and was elected propst
Propst
Probst or Propst is a German ecclesiastical title. The English equivalent is provost.Sometimes the Probst had a region attached, this was called Probstei.-Konsistorialbezirk St...
(provost) of the Archdiocese of Bremen.
Frederick belonged to the New House of Lüneburg.
He died on 10 December 1648.
Ancestors
Source
- Siebern, Heinrich: Die Kunstdenkmäler der Provinz Hannover. III. Regierungsbezirk Lüneburg, Heft 5, Stadt Celle. Hannover 1937.