Henry of Brunswick-Lüneburg, the son of Otto V of Lüneburg and Anne of Nassau-Siegen, was born in 1468. In 1486, Henry took control of Lüneburg from his mother, who had been regent since the death of Henry's grandfather, Frederick II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Henry's reign was marked by the complications relating to the Hildesheim Prince-Bishopric Feud. Henry was on the side of the bishop, and was against the nobility of Hildesheim and the Welfs of Brunswick. In 1519, Henry was victorious in the Battle of Soltau, though the intervention of the newly elected Emperor Charles V transformed the victory achieved on the battlefield into a defeat. Henry was on the side of the French during the election, and so earned the enmity of Charles V. Henry's two eldest sons became regents of the country, and Henry went into exile at the French king's court. Henry returned in 1527 during the beginning of the Reformation in Lüneburg, and tried to regain control of the land with help from those opposed to the Reformation. His attempt failed, and Henry returned to France, only to return in 1530. He spent his last days in the princely house in Lüneburg, which had been given to him by his eldest son. After the death of his first wife, Margaret of Saxony, Henry married, unequally, Anna von Campe. He was buried in the abbey of Wienhausen where his gravestone can still be seen today.
Ferdinand Spehr: Heinrich der Mittlere. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Bd. 11, Leipzig 1880, S. 492–495.
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henry, duke, brunswick, henry, middle, duke, brunswick, lüneburg, september, 1468, february, 1532, prince, lüneburg, from, 1486, 1520, henry, middleduke, brunswick, lüneburghenry, middle, duke, brunswick, lüneburgborn15, september, 1468died, 1532, february, 15. Henry the Middle Duke of Brunswick Luneburg 15 September 1468 19 February 1532 was Prince of Luneburg from 1486 to 1520 Henry the MiddleDuke of Brunswick LuneburgHenry the Middle Duke of Brunswick LuneburgBorn15 September 1468Died 1532 02 09 9 February 1532WienhausenBuriedAbbey of WienhausenNoble familyHouse of GuelphSpouse s Margarete of SaxonyAnna von CampeIssueElisabethOtto IErnest I the ConfessorApolloniaAnnaFrancisFatherOtto V of LuneburgMotherAnne of Nassau Siegen Contents 1 Life 2 Children 3 Ancestors 4 Literature 5 ReferencesLife editHenry of Brunswick Luneburg the son of Otto V of Luneburg and Anne of Nassau Siegen was born in 1468 In 1486 Henry took control of Luneburg from his mother who had been regent since the death of Henry s grandfather Frederick II Duke of Brunswick Luneburg Henry s reign was marked by the complications relating to the Hildesheim Prince Bishopric Feud Henry was on the side of the bishop and was against the nobility of Hildesheim and the Welfs of Brunswick In 1519 Henry was victorious in the Battle of Soltau though the intervention of the newly elected Emperor Charles V transformed the victory achieved on the battlefield into a defeat Henry was on the side of the French during the election and so earned the enmity of Charles V Henry s two eldest sons became regents of the country and Henry went into exile at the French king s court Henry returned in 1527 during the beginning of the Reformation in Luneburg and tried to regain control of the land with help from those opposed to the Reformation His attempt failed and Henry returned to France only to return in 1530 He spent his last days in the princely house in Luneburg which had been given to him by his eldest son After the death of his first wife Margaret of Saxony Henry married unequally Anna von Campe He was buried in the abbey of Wienhausen where his gravestone can still be seen today Children editHenry and Margarete of Saxony 1469 1528 had the following children Anne 1492 Elisabeth 1494 1572 m Charles II Duke of Guelders 1467 1538 Otto I 1495 1549 Ernest I the Confessor 1497 1546 Apollonia 1499 1571 Nun Anna 1502 1568 m February 2 1525 Duke Barnim IX of Pomerania 1501 1573 Francis 1508 1549 Ancestors editAncestors of Henry I Duke of Brunswick16 Magnus II Duke of Brunswick Luneburg8 Bernard I Duke of Brunswick Luneburg17 Catherine of Anhalt Bernburg4 Frederick II Duke of Brunswick Luneburg18 Wenceslas I Duke of Saxe Wittenberg9 Margaret of Saxony19 Cecilia of Carrara2 Otto V Duke of Brunswick Luneburg20 Frederick V Burgrave of Nuremberg10 Frederick I Elector of Brandenburg21 Elisabeth of Meissen5 Magdalene of Brandenburg22 Frederick Duke of Bavaria11 Elisabeth of Bavaria Landshut23 Maddalena Visconti1 Henry I of Luneburg24 John I Count of Nassau Siegen12 Engelbert I Count of Nassau Siegen25 Margaret of the Mark6 John IV Count of Nassau Siegen26 John III Lord of Polanen13 Johanna of Polanen27 Odilia of Salm3 Anne of Nassau Siegen28 Godfried III Count of Loon and Heinsberg14 John II Count of Loon and Heinsberg29 Philippa of Julich7 Mary of Looz Heinsberg30 Otto I Count of Solms Braunfels15 Anna of Solms Braunfels31 Agnes of Falkenstein Munzenberg Henry I Duke of BrunswickHouse of WelfCadet branch of the House of EsteBorn 1468 Died 19 February 1532German nobilityPreceded byFrederick the Pious Duke of Brunswick LuneburgPrince of Luneburg1486 1520 Succeeded byErnest I and OttoLiterature editFerdinand Spehr Heinrich der Mittlere In Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie ADB Bd 11 Leipzig 1880 S 492 495 References edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry I Duke of Brunswick amp oldid 1162326681, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
