He is a character in the Eric Flint series of science fiction novels, The Ring of Fire as the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, a moderate conservative member of the Crown Loyalist faction, and commander of a division in the Army of the United States of Europe.
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Janicke, Karl (1878), "Georg (Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg)", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), vol. 8, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 629–634
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations April 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources George Duke of Brunswick news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message George Duke of Brunswick Luneburg 17 February 1582 in Celle 12 April 1641 in Hildesheim ruled as Prince of Calenberg from 1635 GeorgeDuke of Brunswick LuneburgGeorge c 1640Born 1582 02 17 17 February 1582CelleDied12 April 1641 1641 04 12 aged 59 HildesheimNoble familyHanover founder Spouse s Anne Eleonore of Hesse DarmstadtIssueChristian Louis Duke of Brunswick Luneburg George William Duke of Brunswick Luneburg John Frederick Duke of Brunswick Luneburg Sophie Amalie Queen of Denmark Ernest Augustus Elector of HanoverFatherWilliam Duke of Brunswick LuneburgMotherDorothea of DenmarkGeorge was the sixth son of William Duke of Brunswick Luneburg 1535 1592 and Dorothea of Denmark 1546 1617 His mother was daughter to King Christian III of Denmark and Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg She acted as a regent during the early years of his reign keeping power from the Councillors who had mismanaged the estates during his father s fits of insanity In the 1635 re division of the territories of the House of Welf after the death of Frederick Ulrich Duke of Brunswick Luneburg he received the Principality of Calenberg which included the former Principality of Gottingen since 1495 while his elder brother Augustus the Elder retained the Principality of Luneburg George was the first duke to move his residence to Hanover where he built the Leineschloss as his residence in 1636 a palace situated by the river Leine After his death he was succeeded by his son Christian Louis He is a character in the Eric Flint series of science fiction novels The Ring of Fire as the Duke of Brunswick Luneburg a moderate conservative member of the Crown Loyalist faction and commander of a division in the Army of the United States of Europe Contents 1 Children 2 Ancestors 3 Descendants 4 External links 5 ReferencesChildren EditGeorge married Anne Eleonore of Hesse Darmstadt daughter of Louis V Landgrave of Hesse Darmstadt and Magdalene of Brandenburg in 1617 They had the following known children Christian Louis Duke of Brunswick Luneburg 1622 1665 Prince of Calenberg from 1641 1648 and Prince of Luneburg from 1648 1665 George William Duke of Brunswick Luneburg 1624 1705 Prince of Calenberg from 1648 1665 and Prince of Luneburg from 1665 1705 He was the father of Sophia Dorothea of Celle wife of the future King George I of Great Britain John Frederick Duke of Brunswick Luneburg 1625 1679 Prince of Calenberg from 1665 1679 Sophie Amalie of Brunswick Luneburg 1628 1685 who married King Frederick III of Denmark Ernest Augustus Elector of Hanover 1629 1698 Prince of Calenberg from 1679 1698 and father of King George I of Great Britain Ancestors EditGeorge s ancestors in three generations George Duke of Brunswick Luneburg Father William Duke of Brunswick Luneburg Paternal Grandfather Ernest I Duke of Brunswick Luneburg Paternal Great grandfather Henry the Middle Duke of Brunswick LuneburgPaternal Great grandmother Margarete of SaxonyPaternal Grandmother Sophia of Mecklenburg Schwerin Paternal Great grandfather Henry V Duke of Mecklenburg SchwerinPaternal Great grandmother Ursula of BrandenburgMother Dorothea of Denmark Maternal Grandfather Christian III of Denmark Maternal Great grandfather Frederick I of DenmarkMaternal Great grandmother Anna of BrandenburgMaternal Grandmother Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Maternal Great grandfather Magnus I Duke of Saxe LauenburgMaternal Great grandmother Catherine of Brunswick WolfenbuttelDescendants EditSee List of members of the House of Hanover External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Georg Duke of Brunswick Luneburg References EditJanicke Karl 1878 Georg Herzog von Braunschweig Luneburg Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie ADB in German vol 8 Leipzig Duncker amp Humblot pp 629 634 At the House of Welf siteGeorge Duke of BrunswickHouse of HanoverCadet branch of the House of WelfBorn 17 February 1582 Died 12 April 1641Regnal titlesPreceded byFrederick Ulrich Duke of Brunswick LuneburgPrince of Calenberg1635 1641 Succeeded byChristian Louis Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Duke of Brunswick amp oldid 1129335215, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
