After the death of his father, Bernard, he took over as ruler of the Principality of Lüneburg jointly with his brother, Frederick the Pious. Their rule was marked by major building work to Celle Castle and also by numerous reforms which improved the legal situation of farmers vis-a-vis their local lords.
Marriageedit
In 1425 Otto IV married Elisabeth of Eberstein (before 1415–1468) and had a daughter by her.
otto, duke, brunswick, lüneburg, otto, also, known, otto, crookleg, otto, lame, 1446, duke, brunswick, lüneburg, prince, lüneburg, from, 1434, 1446, otto, lame, contents, life, marriage, ancestors, literature, external, linkslife, editafter, death, father, ber. Otto IV also known as Otto Crookleg or Otto the Lame d 1446 Duke of Brunswick Luneburg was Prince of Luneburg from 1434 to 1446 Otto the Lame Contents 1 Life 2 Marriage 3 Ancestors 4 Literature 5 External linksLife editAfter the death of his father Bernard he took over as ruler of the Principality of Luneburg jointly with his brother Frederick the Pious Their rule was marked by major building work to Celle Castle and also by numerous reforms which improved the legal situation of farmers vis a vis their local lords Marriage editIn 1425 Otto IV married Elisabeth of Eberstein before 1415 1468 and had a daughter by her Ancestors editAncestors of Otto IV Duke of Brunswick Luneburg8 Magnus the Pious Duke of Brunswick Luneburg4 Magnus II Duke of Brunswick Luneburg9 Sophia of Brandenburg Stendal2 Bernard I Duke of Brunswick Luneburg10 Bernhard III Prince of Anhalt Bernburg5 Catherine of Anhalt Bernburg11 Agnes of Saxony1 Otto IV Duke of Brunswick Luneburg12 Rudolf I Duke of Saxe Wittenberg6 Wenceslas I Duke of Saxe Wittenberg13 Agnes of Lindow Ruppin3 Margaret of Saxony14 Francesco I da Carrara7 Cecilia of Carrara15 Fina BuzzacariniLiterature editGeckler Christa 1986 Die Celler Herzoge Leben und Wirken 1371 1705 Celle Georg Stroher ISBN 3 921744 05 8 OCLC 255990175 External links editThe Welfs Otto IV Duke of Brunswick LuneburgHouse of WelfCadet branch of the House of EsteBorn Died 1446 German nobility Preceded byBernard I Duke of Brunswick LuneburgPrince of Luneburgjoint reign with brother Frederick the Pious1434 1446 Succeeded byFrederick the Pious nbsp This article about a member of the German nobility is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Otto IV Duke of Brunswick Luneburg amp oldid 1223717615, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
