George's Paternal Great-grandmother Ursula of Brandenburg and Maternal Great-grandmother Anna of Brandenburg were sisters. This meant his parents were second cousins, giving George an inbreeding coefficient of 0.015625.[1]
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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^Johnston, H. Richard; Keats, Bronya J. B.; Sherman, Stephanie L. (2019-01-01), Pyeritz, Reed E.; Korf, Bruce R.; Grody, Wayne W. (eds.), "12 - Population Genetics", Emery and Rimoin's Principles and Practice of Medical Genetics and Genomics (Seventh Edition), Academic Press, pp. 359–373, doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-812537-3.00012-3, ISBN978-0-12-812537-3, retrieved 2023-06-04
Janicke, Karl (1878), "Georg (Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg)", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 8, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 629–634
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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 Denmark George 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 Contents 1 Children 2 Ancestry 3 Descendants 4 Popular culture 5 External links 6 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 husband of Electress Sophia and father of King George I of Great Britain Ancestry editHenry the Middle Duke of Brunswick LuneburgErnest I Duke of Brunswick LuneburgMargarete of SaxonyWilliam Duke of Brunswick LuneburgHenry V Duke of Mecklenburg SchwerinSophia of Mecklenburg SchwerinUrsula of BrandenburgGeorge Duke of BrunswickFrederick I of DenmarkChristian III of DenmarkAnna of BrandenburgDorothea of Denmark Duchess of BrunswickMagnus I Duke of Saxe LauenburgDorothea of Saxe LauenburgCatherine of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel George s Paternal Great grandmother Ursula of Brandenburg and Maternal Great grandmother Anna of Brandenburg were sisters This meant his parents were second cousins giving George an inbreeding coefficient of 0 015625 1 Descendants editSee List of members of the House of Hanover Popular culture editHe 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 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Georg Duke of Brunswick Luneburg References edit Johnston H Richard Keats Bronya J B Sherman Stephanie L 2019 01 01 Pyeritz Reed E Korf Bruce R Grody Wayne W eds 12 Population Genetics Emery and Rimoin s Principles and Practice of Medical Genetics and Genomics Seventh Edition Academic Press pp 359 373 doi 10 1016 b978 0 12 812537 3 00012 3 ISBN 978 0 12 812537 3 retrieved 2023 06 04 Janicke Karl 1878 Georg Herzog von Braunschweig Luneburg Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie in German vol 8 Leipzig Duncker amp Humblot pp 629 634 At the House of Welf site George Duke of BrunswickHouse of HanoverCadet branch of the House of WelfBorn 17 February 1582 Died 12 April 1641 Regnal titles Preceded 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 1162639129, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
