Brief Life History of Magnus II " Torquatus"
When Herzog Magnus II, " Torquatus" von Braunschweig-Lüneburg was born in 1328, in Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany, his father, Herzog Magnus I von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, was 24 and his mother, Sophia of Brandenburg, was 28. He married Katharina von Anhalt-Bernburg on 6 October 1356. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. He died on 25 July 1373, in Gehrden, Jerichow I, Province of Saxony, Prussia, Germany, at the age of 45, and was buried in Leveste, Gehrden, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany.
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- Magnus II von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, "Find A Grave Index"
- Geni - Magnus II von Braunschweig-Lüneburg
- Wikipedia (NL) - Magnus II van Brunswijk
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Name Meaning
Altered form of Welsh Vaughan .
Chinese: variant of Wong .
Cambodian: written វ៉ុន, unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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