Otto was born on 24 August 1495 as the eldest son of Henry the Middle and his wife, Margarete of Saxony. Like his brothers, Ernest and Francis he studied at Wittenberg and was affected early on by the reformatory ideas of Martin Luther and was later a driving force behind the introduction of the Reformation in the Principality of Lüneburg. When his father had to leave the state in 1520 as a result of his role in the Hildesheim Diocesan Feud and go into exile in France, Otto took over the reins of power in the principality jointly with his brother Ernest. Because the principality was seriously in debt - all the Vogteis being enfeoffed with the exception of the Schlossvogtei of Celle - a major priority during his reign was sorting out the duchy’s finances. In 1527 Otto married Meta von Campe, a woman who was below his station, and was compensated with his own domain, the Barony of Harburg. He died on 11 August 1549.
Family
Otto married in 1527 to Meta von Campe (died 1580) and they had 7 children:
otto, duke, brunswick, harburg, otto, duke, brunswick, lüneburg, august, 1495, august, 1549, prince, lüneburg, from, 1520, 1527, baron, harburg, from, 1527, 1549, born24, august, 1495died11, august, 1549, 1549, aged, harburgnoble, familyhouse, welfspouse, meta. Otto Duke of Brunswick Luneburg 24 August 1495 11 August 1549 was the Prince of Luneburg from 1520 to 1527 and Baron of Harburg from 1527 to 1549 Otto I Duke of Brunswick HarburgBorn24 August 1495Died11 August 1549 1549 08 11 aged 53 HarburgNoble familyHouse of WelfSpouse s Meta von CampeIssueOtto IISusannaFatherHenry the Middle Duke of Brunswick LuneburgMotherMargarete of Saxony Contents 1 Life 2 Family 3 Ancestry 4 Sources 5 External linksLife EditOtto was born on 24 August 1495 as the eldest son of Henry the Middle and his wife Margarete of Saxony Like his brothers Ernest and Francis he studied at Wittenberg and was affected early on by the reformatory ideas of Martin Luther and was later a driving force behind the introduction of the Reformation in the Principality of Luneburg When his father had to leave the state in 1520 as a result of his role in the Hildesheim Diocesan Feud and go into exile in France Otto took over the reins of power in the principality jointly with his brother Ernest Because the principality was seriously in debt all the Vogteis being enfeoffed with the exception of the Schlossvogtei of Celle a major priority during his reign was sorting out the duchy s finances In 1527 Otto married Meta von Campe a woman who was below his station and was compensated with his own domain the Barony of Harburg He died on 11 August 1549 Family EditOtto married in 1527 to Meta von Campe died 1580 and they had 7 children Anne 1526 1527 Otto 1527 Ernest 1527 1540 Otto II 1528 1603 Frederick 1530 1533 Margarete 1532 1539 Susanna 1536 1581 Ancestry EditAncestors of Otto I Duke of Brunswick Harburg16 Bernard I Duke of Brunswick Luneburg8 Frederick II Duke of Brunswick Luneburg17 Margaret of Saxony4 Otto V Duke of Brunswick Luneburg18 Frederick I Elector of Brandenburg9 Magdalene of Brandenburg19 Elisabeth of Bavaria Landshut2 Henry the Middle Duke of Brunswick Luneburg20 Engelbert I Count of Nassau Dillenburg10 John IV Count of Nassau Dillenburg21 Johanna of Wassenaer5 Anne of Nassau Siegen22 John II Count of Loen and Heinsberg11 Mary of Looz Heinsberg23 Anna of Solms Braunfels1 Otto Duke of Brunswick Luneburg24 Frederick I Elector of Saxony12 Frederick II Elector of Saxony25 Catherine of Brunswick Luneburg6 Ernest Elector of Saxony26 Ernest Duke of Austria13 Margaret of Austria27 Cymburgis of Masovia3 Margaret of Saxony28 Ernest Duke of Bavaria Munich14 Albert III Duke of Bavaria Munich29 Elisabetta Visconti7 Elisabeth of Bavaria30 Eric I Duke of Brunswick Grubenhagen15 Anna of Brunswick Grubenhagen Einbeck31 Elisabeth of Brunswick GottingenSources EditGeckler Christa 1986 Die Celler Herzoge Leben und Wirken 1371 1705 Celle Georg Stroher ISBN 3 921744 05 8 OCLC 255990175 External links EditHouse of WelfOtto I Duke of Brunswick HarburgHouse of WelfCadet branch of the House of EsteBorn 24 August 1495 Died 11 August 1549German nobilityPreceded byHenry the Middle Duke of Brunswick LuneburgPrince of Luneburgas Otto VI with his brother Ernest1520 1527 Succeeded byErnest the ConfessorNew titlePartition of the Lordship of Harburg Duke of Brunswick LuneburgLord of Harburgas Otto I1527 1549 Succeeded byOtto II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Otto I Duke of Brunswick Harburg amp oldid 1116439242, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
