Overview
House of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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House of Welf–Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Old Line of Lüneburg
Old Line of Brunswick
Line of Grubenhagen
Line of Göttingen
Middle Line of Lüneburg
Middle Line of Brunswick
Line of Calenberg
Line of Wolfenbüttel
Line of Harburg
New Line of Lüneburg
Electors of Hanover
Kings of Hanover
New Line of Brunswick–Dukes of Brunswick
Line of Bevern
Line of Hanover
Notes
Names and Titles
With the exception of the kings of Hanover, reigning members of the dynasty in all its branches were styled dukes of Brunswick and Lüneburg. Hanover was proclaimed a kingdom in October 1814.
Heinemann, O. von, Geschichte von Braunschweig und Hannover (3 vols., Gotha, 1882–92).Schnath, G., Geschichte des Landes Niedersachsen (new edn., Würzburg, 1973).
1235–1252
Otto I, the Child (grandson of Henry XII of Bavaria; made duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg by emperor Frederick II1235)
1252–1277
John (son; received Lüneburg by partition 1267)
1277–1330
Otto II, the Severe (son)
1330–1352
Otto III (son)
1330–1369
William (brother; succession in dispute 1369–88)
1252–1279
Albert I, the Tall (son of Otto I; Brunswick 1267)
1279–1292
William (son; Brunswick 1286)
1279–1318
Albert II, the Fat (brother; Göttingen1286; Brunswick1292)
1318–1344
Otto the Mild (son)
1344–1369
Magnus I, the Pious (brother)
1369–1373
Magnus II, the Younger (son; co-regent 1345)
1373–1400
Frederick (son; union with Luneburg 1400)
1279–1322
Henry I, the Singular (son of Albert I; received Grubenhagen at separation from Brunswick 1286)
1322–1351
Henry II of Greece (son)
1322–1360
William (brother)
1322–1361
Ernest I (brother)
1361–1383
Albert I (son)
1383–1427
Erik the Conqueror (son)
1427–1464
Henry III (son)
1441–1485
Albert II (brother)
1464–1526
Henry IV (son of Henry III)
1485–1551
Philip I, the Elder (son of Albert II)
1551–1567
Ernest II (son)
1567–1595
Wolfgang (brother)
1595–1596
Philip II, the Younger (brother; union with Wolfenbüttel 1596)
1344–1367
Ernest (son of Albert II of Brunswick; received Göttingen at separation from Brunswick 1345)
1367–1394
Otto I, the Bad (son)
1394–1437
Otto II, the One-eyed (son; abdicated, died 1463; union with Calenberg)
1388–1416
Henry I, the Mild (son of Magnus II; shared Lüneburg 1388; shared Brunswick 1400; received Lüneburg by partition 1409)
1416–1428
William the Victorious (son; Brunswick1428)
1428–1434
Bernard I (son of Magnus II; Brunswick 1409–28)
1434–1441
Frederick the Pious (son; abdicated)
1434–1446
Otto I, the Lame (brother)
1446–1458
Frederick (again; abdicated, died 1478)
1458–1464
Bernard II (son)
1464–1471
Otto II, the Magnanimous (brother)
1471–1522
Henry II, the Middle (son; abdicated, died 1532)
1522–1546
Ernest I, the Confessor (son)
1536–1539
Francis (brother; abdicated; Gifhorn 1539–49)
1546–1559
Francis Otto (son of Ernest I)
1388–1428
Bernard (son of Magnus II; shared Lüneburg 1388; shared Brunswick 1400; Brunswick 1409; Lüneburg 1428)
1428–1482
William I, the Victorious (nephew; Lüneburg 1416–28; Calenberg 1432; Göttingen 1437; Wolfenbüttel 1473)
1432–1473
Henry the Pacific (brother; Wolfenbüttel)
1482–1484
Frederick (son of William I; Calenberg, shared Wolfenbüttel 1483; deposed, died 1495)
1482–1495
William II, the Younger (brother; Göttingen, shared Wolfenbüttel 1483; abdicated, died 1503)
1495–1540
Erik I, the Elder (son; received Calenberg-Göttingen by partition 1495)
1540–1584
Erik II, the Younger (son; union with Wolfenbüttel 1585)
1495–1514
Henry I, the Elder (son of William II; Wolfenbüttel 1495)
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