Ernest Augustus von Braunschweig-Luneburg I (1629–1698) • FamilySearch

Ernest Augustus von Braunschweig-Luneburg I

20 November 1629–23 January 1698 (Age 68)
Herzberg, Herzberg am Harz, Osterode am Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany

The Life Summary of Ernest Augustus

When Ernest Augustus von Braunschweig-Luneburg I was born on 20 November 1629, in Herzberg, Herzberg am Harz, Osterode am Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany, his father, Duke Georg von Braunschweig-Lüneburg Herzog, Fürst zu Calenberg, was 47 and his mother, Princess Anne Eleonore Of Hesse-Darmstadt, was 28. He married Sophia Von der Pfalz Electress of Hanover on 13 September 1658, in Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 23 January 1698, in Herrenhausen, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, at the age of 68, and was buried in Herrenhausen, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Family Time Line

Ernest Augustus von Braunschweig-Luneburg I
1629–1698
Sophia Von der Pfalz Electress of Hanover
1630–1714
Marriage: 13 September 1658
George I Hannover King of England
1660–1727
Prince Friedrich Augustus Von Brunswick-Lüneburg
1661–1690
Stillborn Son Von Brunswick-Luneburg
1664–1664
Stillborn Son Von Brunswick-Luneburg (Twin Of Maximillian)
1666–1666
Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg Imperial Field Marshal
1666–1726
Princess Sophia Charlotte Von Brunswick-Lüneburg Queen Of Prussia
1668–1705
Sophie Charlotte Von Brunswick-Luneburg Princess of Hannover
1668–1705
Charles Phillip Hannover
1669–1690
Prince Christian Heinrich Hannover
1671–1703
Ernst August Von Brunswick-Lunenburg von Hanover, (född Welf), Prince, Fürstbischof von Osnabrück, Duke of York and Albany
1674–1726
Ernst August Hanover 1st Duke of York
1674–1728
Countess Sophia Charlotte von Kielmansegg of Darlington and Leinster
1675–1725

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    13 September 1658Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  • Children

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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.

    Possible Related Names

    Vaughan

    Story Highlight

    Ernest Augustus Guelph 1629 - 1698

    Ernest Augustus (German: Ernst August; Latin: Ernestus Augustus; 20 November 1629 – 23 January 1698) was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruled over the Principality of Calenberg (with its capital Hanov …

    Sources (12)

    • London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
    • Ernst August I. von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, "Find A Grave Index"
    • Kirchenbuch; ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSWX-Y4X?cc=3015626&personaUrl=%2F

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