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On the death of brother Augustus William in 1731, Louis Rudolph also inherited Wolfenbüttel, thus ruling both principalities in personal union. He relocated his residence to Wolfenbüttel, the capital of the inherited bigger principality. In the few years of his rule, Louis Rudolph managed to restore the finances, after Augustus William had almost ruined the state.
Louis Rudolph died without male issue in 1735. He was succeeded by his first cousin, Duke Ferdinand Albert II, who had married Louis Rudolph's youngest daughter, Antoinette Amalie.
Family
Louis Rudolph married Christine Louise, daughter of Albert Ernest I, Prince of Öttingen-Öttingen, at Aurich in 1690. They had four daughters, but only three reached adulthood:
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This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Louis Rudolph Duke of Brunswick news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2021 Louis Rudolph German Ludwig Rudolf 22 July 1671 1 March 1735 a member of the House of Welf was Duke of Brunswick Luneburg and ruling Prince of Wolfenbuttel from 1731 until his death Since 1707 he ruled as an immediate Prince of Blankenburg Louis RudolphDuke of Brunswick LuneburgPrince of WolfenbuttelLouis Rudolph Duke of Brunswick LuneburgPrince of Brunswick WolfenbuttelReign23 March 1731 1 March 1735PredecessorAugustus WilliamSuccessorFerdinand Albert IIBorn 1671 07 22 22 July 1671Wolfenbuttel Brunswick LuneburgDied1 March 1735 1735 03 01 aged 63 Brunswick Brunswick LuneburgBurialBrunswick CathedralSpousePrincess Christine Louise of Oettingen Oettingen m 1690 wbr IssueElisabeth Christine Holy Roman Empress Charlotte Christine Tsarevna of Russia Antoinette Duchess of Brunswick WolfenbuttelHouseHouse of WelfFatherAnthony Ulrich Duke of Brunswick WolfenbuttelMotherElisabeth Juliane of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg NorburgLouis Rudolph was the maternal grandfather of Empress Maria Theresa I The Holy Roman Empress Emperor Peter II of Russia and Charles I Duke of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel and maternal great grandfather of Emperor Ivan VI of Russia Contents 1 Life 2 Family 3 Ancestry 4 ReferencesLife EditLouis Rudolph was the youngest son of Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel and his consort Princess Elisabeth Juliane of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Norburg daughter of Duke Frederick of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Norburg He became a major general in the service of the Habsburg emperor Leopold I in 1690 and was promptly captured in the Battle of Fleurus by the forces of King Louis XIV of France After being released the same year his father gave him the Brunswick County of Blankenburg as a present with the consent of his eldest son Augustus William insofar violating the primogeniture principle laid down by the late Duke Henry V When in 1707 Prince Anthony Ulrich managed to betroth Louis Rudolph s daughter Elisabeth Christine to the Habsburg archduke Charles VI his elder brother Emperor Joseph I raised the County of Blankenburg to an immediate principality Louis Rudolph s status as an Imperial prince Reichsfurst however was limited as his vote in the Imperial Diet was not hereditary and depending on the Welf Electorate of Brunswick Luneburg Calenberg line On the death of brother Augustus William in 1731 Louis Rudolph also inherited Wolfenbuttel thus ruling both principalities in personal union He relocated his residence to Wolfenbuttel the capital of the inherited bigger principality In the few years of his rule Louis Rudolph managed to restore the finances after Augustus William had almost ruined the state Louis Rudolph died without male issue in 1735 He was succeeded by his first cousin Duke Ferdinand Albert II who had married Louis Rudolph s youngest daughter Antoinette Amalie Family EditLouis Rudolph married Christine Louise daughter of Albert Ernest I Prince of Ottingen Ottingen at Aurich in 1690 They had four daughters but only three reached adulthood Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel 1691 1750 married Archduke Charles VI of Austria crowned Holy Roman Empress in 1711 mother of Empress Maria Theresa Charlotte Auguste 1692 1692 Charlotte Christine of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel 1694 1715 married Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich of Russia son and heir of Peter the Great and was mother to Emperor Peter II of Russia Antoinette Amalie of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel 14 April 1696 6 March 1762 married Duke Ferdinand Albert II of Brunswick Luneburg who succeeded her father in 1735 Louis Rudolph s descendants include monarchs of World War I Allied Powers George V of the United Kingdom Nicholas II of Russia Victor Emmanuel III of Italy Albert I of the Belgians Ferdinand I of Romania monarchs of the Central Powers Wilhelm II of Germany Franz Joseph I of Austria Hungary Marie Adelaide Grand Duchess of Luxembourg and Ferdinand I of Bulgaria also the current monarchs of the United Kingdom Spain Denmark Sweden Norway Netherlands and Liechtenstein His descendants also included the last rulers of several defunct kingdoms and empires including Francis II the last Holy Roman Emperor Charles I of Austria Ludwig III of Bavaria Frederick Augustus III of Saxony William II of Wurttemberg Francis II of the Two Sicilies Michael I of Romania Maximilian I of Mexico Manuel II of Portugal Pedro II of Brazil Constantine II of Greece Peter II of Yugoslavia Napoleon II and Louis XVII of France Ancestry EditAncestors of Louis Rudolph Duke of Brunswick8 Henry Duke of Brunswick Dannenberg4 Augustus II Duke of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel9 Princess Ursula of Saxe Lauenburg2 Anthony Ulrich Duke of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel10 Rudolph Prince of Anhalt Zerbst5 Princess Dorothea of Anhalt Zerbst11 Duchess Dorothea Hedwig of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel1 Louis Rudolph Duke of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel12 John II Duke of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg6 Frederick Duke of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Norburg13 Duchess Elisabeth of Brunswick Grubenhagen3 Princess Elisabeth Juliana of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Norburg14 Rudolph Prince of Anhalt Zerbst 10 7 Princess Eleanor of Anhalt Zerbst15 Duchess Dorothea Hedwig of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel 11 References EditAt the House of Welf site in German Louis Rudolph Duke of BrunswickHouse of WelfCadet branch of the House of EsteBorn 22 July 1671 Died 1 March 1735German nobilityPreceded byAugustus William Duke of Brunswick Luneburg Prince of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel1731 1735 Succeeded byFerdinand Albert II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Louis Rudolph Duke of Brunswick amp oldid 1142859351, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
