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William the Victorious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Index William the Victorious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

William I KG (1392 – 25 July 1482), called the Victorious (Wilhelm der Siegreiche), a member of the House of Welf, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. [1]

51 relations: Agnes of Bavaria, Margravine of Brandenburg-Stendal, Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Archbishopric of Bremen, Barnim IV, Duke of Pomerania, Battle of Brüx, Berlin, Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Bernard II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Bernhard II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, Bishopric of Hildesheim, Brunswick Cathedral, Calenberg Castle, Cecilia of Brandenburg, Counts of Schauenburg and Holstein, Deister, Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Eric of Pomerania, Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg, Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Frederick III, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Henry I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg, Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Henry the Peaceful, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, House of Este, House of Griffins, House of Hohenzollern, House of Welf, Hussite Wars, John I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard, John II of Werle, Leine, List of rulers of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, List of the rulers of Lüneburg, Magnus I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Neustadt am Rübenberge, Order of the Garter, Otto II, Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen, Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Principality of Calenberg, Principality of Göttingen, Principality of Lüneburg, Rixa of Werle, Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, Wartislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania, Wartislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania, ..., William IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Expand index (1 more) »

Agnes of Bavaria, Margravine of Brandenburg-Stendal

Agnes of Bavaria (1276-1345) was a daughter of Duke Louis II of Upper Bavaria (1229–1294) and his third wife, Matilda of Habsburg (1253–1304).

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Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Albert (Latin Albertus; – 22 September 1318), called the Fat (pinguis), was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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Archbishopric of Bremen

The Archdiocese of Bremen (also Archdiocese of Hamburg-Bremen, Erzbistum Bremen, not to be confused with the modern Archdiocese of Hamburg, founded in 1994) is a historical Roman Catholic diocese (787–1566/1648) and formed from 1180 to 1648 an ecclesiastical state (continued under other names until 1823), named Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen (Erzstift Bremen) within the Holy Roman Empire.

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Barnim IV, Duke of Pomerania

Barnim IV of Pomerania (1325 – 22 August 1365) was a Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügen.

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Battle of Brüx

The Battle of Brüx was fought on 5 August 1421 in North Bohemia during the Hussite Wars.

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Berlin

Berlin is the capital and the largest city of Germany, as well as one of its 16 constituent states.

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Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Bernard (between 1358 and 1364 – 11 June 1434, Celle), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, ruled over several principalities of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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Bernard II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Bernard II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, (about 1437 – 1464) was the Bishop of Hildesheim (as Bernard III) from 1452 to 1457, as well as Prince of Lüneburg from 1457 to 1464.

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Bernhard II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg

Bernhard II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (ca. 1260 – aft. 26 December 1323), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg.

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Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg

Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (died 20 August 1348) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg.

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Bishopric of Hildesheim

The Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim (Hochstift Hildesheim) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire from the Middle Ages until 1803.

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Brunswick Cathedral

Brunswick Cathedral (Dom St., lit. in Blaise and John the Baptist) is a large Lutheran church in the City of Braunschweig (Brunswick), Germany.

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Calenberg Castle

Calenberg Castle (Burg Calenberg, later called Schloss Calenberg and Feste Calenberg; ruins known as Alt Calenberg) was a medieval lowland castle in central Germany, near Schulenburg in the borough of Pattensen, 13 km west of the city of Hildesheim.

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Cecilia of Brandenburg

Cecilia of Brandenburg (– 4 January 1449) was a princess of Brandenburg by birth and by marriage a Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.

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Counts of Schauenburg and Holstein

The Counts of Schauenburg and Holstein were titles of the Frankish Empire.

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Deister

The Deister is a chain of hills in the German state of Lower Saxony, about 15 mi (25 km) southwest of the city of Hanover.

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Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg

The Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Herzogtum Braunschweig-Lüneburg), or more properly the Duchy of Brunswick and Lüneburg, was an historical duchy that existed from the late Middle Ages to the Early Modern era within the Holy Roman Empire.

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Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg

The Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Kurfürstentum Braunschweig-Lüneburg) was an Electorate of the Holy Roman Empire, located in northwestern Germany.

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Eric of Pomerania

Eric of Pomerania KG (1381 or 1382 – 24 September 1459) was the ruler of the Kalmar Union from 1396 until 1439, succeeding his adoptive mother, Queen Margaret I. He is numbered Eric III as King of Norway (1389–1442), Eric VII as King of Denmark (1396–1439) and Eric XIII as King of Sweden (1396–1434, 1436–39).

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Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg

Frederick (Middle High German: Friderich, Standard German: Friedrich; 21 September 1371 – 20 September 1440) was the last Burgrave of Nuremberg from 1397 to 1427 (as Frederick VI), Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach from 1398, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach from 1420, and Elector of Brandenburg (as Frederick I) from 1415 until his death.

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Frederick I, Elector of Saxony

Frederick I, the Belligerent or the Warlike (Friedrich der Streitbare; 11 April 1370 – 4 January 1428), a member of the House of Wettin, ruled as Margrave of Meissen from 1407 and Elector of Saxony (as Frederick I) from 1423 until his death.

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Frederick III, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Frederick III "the restless" of Brunswick-Göttingen-Calenberg (born: 1424; died: 5 March 1495 in Hann. Münden), was a son of Duke William the Victorious of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Cecilia of Brandenburg.

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Henry I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal

Margrave Henry I (nicknamed Henry Lackland; 21 March 1256 – 14 February 1318) was a member of the House of Ascania and Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal and Landsberg.

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Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg

Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg, nicknamed the Lion (after 14 April 1266 – 21 January 1329 in Sternberg) was regent of Mecklenburg from 1287 to 1298, co-regent from 1298 to 1302 and ruled alone again from 1302 to 1329.

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Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Henry of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Latin Henricus, died 14 October 1416), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, called Henry the Mild, was prince of Lüneburg from 1388 to 1409 jointly with his brother Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, from 1400 to 1409 also of Wolfenbüttel, and from 1409 until his death sole prince of Lüneburg.

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Henry the Peaceful, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Henry the Peaceful (1411 – 7 December 1473), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, called the Peaceful (Henricus Pacificus, Heinrich der Friedfertige), ruled over both parts of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Henry V of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Henricus; 10 November 1489 – 11 June 1568), called the Younger, (Heinrich der Jüngere), a member of the House of Welf, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruling Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1514 until his death.

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House of Este

The House of Este (Casa d'Este; originally House of Welf-Este) is a European princely dynasty.

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House of Griffins

The House of Griffins or House of Pomerania (Greifen; Gryfici), also known as House of Greifen, was a dynasty of dukes ruling the Duchy of Pomerania from the 12th century until 1637.

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House of Hohenzollern

The House of Hohenzollern is a dynasty of former princes, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, Brandenburg, Prussia, the German Empire, and Romania.

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House of Welf

The House of Welf (also Guelf or Guelph) is a European dynasty that has included many German and British monarchs from the 11th to 20th century and Emperor Ivan VI of Russia in the 18th century.

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Hussite Wars

The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were fought between the heretical Catholic Hussites and the combined Catholic orthodox forces of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, the Papacy and various European monarchs loyal to the Catholic Church, as well as among various Hussite factions themselves.

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John I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard

John I, Duke of Mecklenburg (1326 – 9 August 1392/9 February 1393), Duke of Mecklenburg from 1344 to 1352 and Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard from 1352 to 1392.

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John II of Werle

John II, Lord of Werle nicknamed The Bald (after 1250 – 27 August 1337), was from 1309 to 1316 co-regent of Werle and from 1316 to 1337 Lord of Werle-Güstrow.

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Leine

The Leine (Old Saxon Lagina) is a river in Thuringia and Lower Saxony, Germany.

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List of rulers of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

The Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was a principality within the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, whose history was characterised by numerous divisions and reunifications.

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List of the rulers of Lüneburg

The Principality of Lüneburg (Fürstentum Lüneburg), later also called Celle, was a territory within the Holy Roman Empire that existed from 1269 to 1705, whose land covered part of the modern-day German state of Lower Saxony.

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Magnus I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Magnus I (1304–1369), called the Pious (Latin Pius), was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Magnus (1324–1373), called Magnus with the Necklace (Magnus Torquatus) or Magnus II, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, ruling the Brunswick-Lüneburg principalities of Wolfenbüttel (colloquially also called Brunswick) and, temporarily, Lüneburg.

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Neustadt am Rübenberge

Neustadt am Rübenberge is a town in the district of Hannover, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Order of the Garter

The Order of the Garter (formally the Most Noble Order of the Garter) is an order of chivalry founded by Edward III in 1348 and regarded as the most prestigious British order of chivalry (though in precedence inferior to the military Victoria Cross and George Cross) in England and the United Kingdom.

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Otto II, Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen

Otto II of Brunswick-Göttingen (nicknamed Otto Cocles or Otto the One-eyed; – 6 February 1463), a member of the House of Welf, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and, after the death of his father Otto the Evil in 1394, ruling Prince of Göttingen.

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Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

The Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Fürstentum Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) was a subdivision of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, whose history was characterised by numerous divisions and reunifications.

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Principality of Calenberg

The Principality of Calenberg was a dynastic division of the Welf duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg established in 1432.

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Principality of Göttingen

The Principality of Göttingen (Fürstentum Göttingen) was a subdivision of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg in the Holy Roman Empire, with Göttingen as its capital.

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Principality of Lüneburg

The Principality of Lüneburg (later also referred to as Celle) was a territorial division of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg within the Holy Roman Empire, immediately subordinate to the emperor.

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Rixa of Werle

Rixa of Werle (died 26 November 1317) was the only daughter of Lord Henry I of Werle and his wife Rikissa Birgersdotter.

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Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg

Rudolf I (– 12 March 1356), a member of the House of Ascania, was Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg from 1298 until his death.

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Wartislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania

Wartislaw IV or Vartislav IV (before 1290 – 1 August 1326) was Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast from 1309 until his death.

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Wartislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania

Wartislaw VI of Pomerania (1345 – 13 June 1394) was a member of the House of Griffins.

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William IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

William (German: Wilhelm) called William the Younger (Wilhelm der Jüngere, c. 1425 – 7 July 1503) was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruled over the Wolfenbüttel and Göttingen principalities.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Victorious,_Duke_of_Brunswick-Lüneburg

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