William IV (German: Wilhelm) called William the Younger (German: Wilhelm der Jüngere, c. 1425 – 7 July 1503) was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruled over the Wolfenbüttel and Göttingen principalities.
The eldest son of William the Victorious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, he was given the Principality of Göttingen by his father in 1473. In 1482 the father died, and he and his brother Frederick succeeded their father in the remaining parts of his state; however, William had Frederick imprisoned in 1484 and made himself sole ruler. In 1490 he bought the City of Helmstedt from the Abbot of Werden. In 1491, William gave the Principality of Wolfenbüttel including Calenberg to his sons, and kept only Göttingen to himself. In 1495 he resigned as prince of Göttingen in favour of his son Eric I in return for an appanage. William died on 7 July 1503 in Hardegsen.
william, duke, brunswick, lüneburg, other, people, named, william, brunswick, william, brunswick, disambiguation, william, german, wilhelm, called, william, younger, german, wilhelm, jüngere, 1425, july, 1503, duke, brunswick, lüneburg, ruled, over, wolfenbütt. For other people named William of Brunswick see William of Brunswick disambiguation William IV German Wilhelm called William the Younger German Wilhelm der Jungere c 1425 7 July 1503 was duke of Brunswick Luneburg and ruled over the Wolfenbuttel and Gottingen principalities William IV Duke of Brunswick LuneburgCoat of arms of Brunswick Luneburg Eberstein Homburg Bornc 1425Died 1503 07 07 7 July 1503HardegsenNoble familyHouse of GuelphSpouse s Elizabeth of Stolberg WernigerodeIssueAnneHenry IVEric IFatherWilliam the Victorious Duke of Brunswick LuneburgMotherCecilia of BrandenburgThe eldest son of William the Victorious Duke of Brunswick Luneburg he was given the Principality of Gottingen by his father in 1473 In 1482 the father died and he and his brother Frederick succeeded their father in the remaining parts of his state however William had Frederick imprisoned in 1484 and made himself sole ruler In 1490 he bought the City of Helmstedt from the Abbot of Werden In 1491 William gave the Principality of Wolfenbuttel including Calenberg to his sons and kept only Gottingen to himself In 1495 he resigned as prince of Gottingen in favour of his son Eric I in return for an appanage William died on 7 July 1503 in Hardegsen Family editWilliam married Elizabeth c 1438 7 September 1520 daughter of Bodo VII Count of Stolberg Wernigerode They had three children Anne 1460 16 May 1520 married William I Landgrave of Lower Hesse Henry 24 June 1463 23 June 1514 Eric 16 February 1470 26 July 1540 married 1 Katharina 1468 1524 Duchess of Saxony 2 Elisabeth 1510 1558 Duchess of BrandenburgAncestors editAncestors of William IV Duke of Brunswick Luneburg16 Magnus the Pious Duke of Brunswick Luneburg8 Magnus II Duke of Brunswick Luneburg17 Sophia of Brandenburg Stendal4 Henry the Mild Duke of Brunswick Luneburg18 Bernhard III Prince of Anhalt Bernburg9 Catherine of Anhalt Bernburg19 Agnes of Saxony2 William the Victorious Duke of Brunswick Luneburg20 Barnim IV Duke of Pomerania10 Wartislaw VI Duke of Pomerania21 Sophie of Werle5 Sophie of Pomarania22 John I Duke of Mecklenburg Stargard11 Anne of Mecklenburg Stargard23 Anna of Holstein Pinneberg and Schauenburg1 William IV Duke of Brunswick Luneburg24 John II of Nuremberg12 Frederick V Burgrave of Nuremberg25 Elisabeth of Henneberg6 Frederick I Elector of Brandenburg26 Frederick II Margrave of Meissen13 Elisabeth of Meissen27 Matilda of Bavaria3 Cecilia of Brandenburg28 Stephen II Duke of Bavaria14 Frederick Duke of Bavaria29 Elisabeth of Sicily7 Elisabeth of Bavaria30 Bernabo Visconti15 Maddalena Visconti31 Beatrice Regina della ScalaReferences editZedlers Universal Lexicon vol 56 p 585 586William IV Duke of Brunswick LuneburgHouse of WelfCadet branch of the House of EsteBorn ca 1425 Died 7 July 1503Regnal titlesPreceded byWilliam the Victorious Duke of Brunswick LuneburgPrinces of Calenbergwith his brother Frederick III the Turbulent1473 1483 Succeeded byFrederick III the TurbulentDuke of Brunswick LuneburgPrinces of Gottingenwith his brother Frederick III the Turbulent1473 1483Duke of Brunswick LuneburgPrince of Brunswick Wolfenbuttelwith his brother Frederick III the Turbulent until 14831482 1491 Succeeded byHenry the Evil and Eric IPreceded byFrederick III the Turbulent Duke of Brunswick LuneburgPrince of Calenberg1484 1491Duke of Brunswick LuneburgPrinces of Gottingen1484 1495 Succeeded byEric I nbsp This biographical article of a European noble is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William IV Duke of Brunswick Luneburg amp oldid 1189397681, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
