William (4 July 1535 – 20 August 1592), called William the Younger (German: Wilhelm der Jüngere), was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Lüneburg from 1559 until his death. Until 1569 he ruled together with his brother, Henry of Dannenberg.
william, younger, duke, brunswick, also, william, younger, william, brunswick, disambiguation, william, july, 1535, august, 1592, called, william, younger, german, wilhelm, jüngere, duke, brunswick, lüneburg, prince, lüneburg, from, 1559, until, death, until, . See also William the Younger and William of Brunswick disambiguation William 4 July 1535 20 August 1592 called William the Younger German Wilhelm der Jungere was Duke of Brunswick Luneburg and Prince of Luneburg from 1559 until his death Until 1569 he ruled together with his brother Henry of Dannenberg WilliamDuke of Brunswick LuneburgPrince of LuneburgReign1559 1592PredecessorErnest ISuccessorErnest IIBorn 1535 07 04 4 July 1535Died20 August 1592 1592 08 20 aged 57 SpouseDorothea of DenmarkIssueSophieErnest IIElisabethChristianAugust IDorotheaClaraAnneMargaretFrederick IVMarieMagnusGeorgeJohnSybilleHouseWelfFatherErnest I Duke of Brunswick LuneburgMotherSophia of Mecklenburg Schwerin William was the third son of Ernest I Duke of Brunswick Luneburg On 12 October 1561 he married Dorothea of Denmark 29 June 1546 Kolding 6 January 1617 Winsen daughter of Christian III of Denmark and Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg In 1582 William began suffering from fits of insanity These fits caused his wife to flee him in 1584 for her own safety After William s death his wife became regent for their son George Children that reached adulthood editSophie of Brunswick Luneburg 30 October 1563 1639 married George Frederick Margrave of Brandenburg Ansbach Ernest II Duke of Brunswick Luneburg 31 December 1564 2 March 1611 Prince of Luneburg from 1592 1611 Elisabeth of Brunswick Luneburg 19 October 1565 17 July 1621 married Frederick Count of Hohenlohe Langenburg Christian Duke of Brunswick Luneburg 19 November 1566 8 November 1633 Prince of Luneburg from 1611 1633 Augustus the Elder Duke of Brunswick Luneburg 18 November 1568 1 October 1636 Prince of Luneburg from 1633 1636 Dorothea of Brunswick Luneburg 1 January 1570 15 August 1649 married Charles I Count Palatine of Zweibrucken Birkenfeld Clara of Brunswick Luneburg 16 January 1571 18 July 1658 married William Count of Schwarzburg Blankenburg Anne Ursula of Brunswick Luneburg 22 March 1572 5 February 1601 Margaret of Brunswick Luneburg 6 April 1573 7 August 1643 married John Casimir Duke of Saxe Coburg Frederick IV Duke of Brunswick Luneburg 28 August 1574 10 December 1648 Prince of Luneburg from 1636 1648 Marie of Brunswick Luneburg 21 October 1575 8 August 1610 Magnus of Brunswick Luneburg 30 August 1577 10 February 1632 George Duke of Brunswick Luneburg 17 February 1582 12 April 1641 Prince of Calenberg 1635 1641 John of Brunswick Luneburg 23 June 1583 27 November 1628 Sybille of Brunswick Luneburg 3 June 1584 5 August 1652 married Julius Ernest Duke of Brunswick Luneburg Ancestors editAncestors of William the Younger Duke of Brunswick16 Frederick II of Brunswick Luneburg8 Otto V Duke of Brunswick Luneburg17 Magdalene of Brandenburg4 Henry I of Luneburg18 John IV Count of Nassau Siegen9 Anne of Nassau Siegen19 Mary of Looz Heinsberg2 Ernest I Duke of Brunswick Luneburg20 Frederick II Elector of Saxony10 Ernest Elector of Saxony21 Margaret of Austria5 Margarete of Saxony22 Albert III Duke of Bavaria11 Elisabeth of Bavaria23 Anna of Brunswick Grubenhagen1 William the Younger Duke of Brunswick Luneburg24 Henry IV Duke of Mecklenburg12 Magnus II Duke of Mecklenburg25 Dorothea of Brandenburg6 Henry V Duke of Mecklenburg26 Eric II Duke of Pomerania13 Sophia of Pomerania27 Sophia of Pomerania Stolp3 Sophia of Mecklenburg28 Albert III Achilles Elector of Brandenburg14 John Cicero Elector of Brandenburg29 Margaret of Baden7 Ursula of Brandenburg30 William III Duke of Luxemburg15 Margaret of Thuringia31 Anne Duchess of Luxembourg William the Younger Duke of BrunswickHouse of WelfBorn 4 July 1535 Died 20 August 1592 German nobility Preceded byErnest I Duke of Brunswick LuneburgPrince of Luneburg1559 1592 Succeeded byErnest II 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 William the Younger Duke of Brunswick amp oldid 1161093997, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
