Henry III, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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Henry was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
from 1559 until 1598 and ruled over the Dannenberg subdivision of the duchy. He was the son of Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
.He died in Dannenberg
on 19 January 1598.
), daughter of Francis I of Saxe-Lauenburg. They had the following children:
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...
from 1559 until 1598 and ruled over the Dannenberg subdivision of the duchy. He was the son of Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg , also frequently called Ernest the Confessor, was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and a champion of the protestant cause during the early years of the Protestant Reformation...
.He died in Dannenberg
Dannenberg
- Places :* Dannenberg , a town in Germany* County of Dannenberg, a medieval fief founded by Henry the Lion- People :* Konrad Dannenberg, German-American engineer* Peter A Dannenberg, Russian general...
on 19 January 1598.
Marriage and children who reached adulthood
In 1569 Henry married Ursula of Saxe-Lauenburg (*1545 – 22 October 1620*, SchernebeckSchernebeck
Schernebeck is a village and a former municipality in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 31 May 2010, it is part of the town Tangerhütte....
), daughter of Francis I of Saxe-Lauenburg. They had the following children:
- Julius Ernest (1571-1636)
- Francis (1572-1601)
- Sybil Elizabeth (1576-1630), married Anthony II, Count of Delmenhorst
- Sidonia (1577-1645)
- AugustusAugustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgAugustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg , called the Younger, was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. In the estate division of the House of Welf of 1635, he received the Principality of Wolfenbüttel....
(1579-1666)