William, Duke of Brunswick (German: Wilhelm August Ludwig Maximilian Friedrich; 25 April 1806 – 18 October 1884), was ruling duke of the Duchy of Brunswick from 1830 until his death.
William was the second son of Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and after the death of his father in 1815, was under the guardianship of King George IV of the United Kingdom. He became a Prussian major in 1823. When his brother, Charles, was deposed as ruling duke by a rebellion in 1830, William took over the government provisionally. In 1831, a family law of the House of Guelph made William the ruling duke permanently. William left most government business to his ministers, spending most of his time at Oleśnica Castle in what is now southwestern Poland.
While William joined the Prussian-led North German Confederation in 1866, his relationship to Prussia was strained, since Prussia refused to recognize Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, his nearest male-line relative, as his heir, because of the Duke of Cumberland's claim to the throne of Hanover. William died in 1884; he passed on his private possessions to the Duke of Cumberland. His death caused a constitutional crisis for Brunswick that lasted until the accession of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, the son of the Crown Prince of Hanover, in 1913.
William died unmarried, but had a number of illegitimate children.[citation needed]
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For other people named William of Brunswick see William of Brunswick disambiguation William Duke of Brunswick German Wilhelm August Ludwig Maximilian Friedrich 25 April 1806 18 October 1884 was ruling duke of the Duchy of Brunswick from 1830 until his death WilliamDuke of BrunswickReign9 September 1830 18 October 1884PredecessorCharles IISuccessorPrince Albert of Prussia as Imperial Regent Born 1806 04 25 25 April 1806Brunswick Brunswick WolfenbuttelDied18 October 1884 1884 10 18 aged 78 Sibyllenort Silesia PrussiaNamesWilliam Augustus Louis Maximilian FrederickGerman Wilhelm August Ludwig Maximilian FriedrichHouseHouse of Brunswick BevernFatherFrederick William Duke of Brunswick WolfenbuttelMotherPrincess Marie of BadenWilliam was the second son of Frederick William Duke of Brunswick Luneburg and after the death of his father in 1815 was under the guardianship of King George IV of the United Kingdom He became a Prussian major in 1823 When his brother Charles was deposed as ruling duke by a rebellion in 1830 William took over the government provisionally In 1831 a family law of the House of Guelph made William the ruling duke permanently William left most government business to his ministers spending most of his time at Olesnica Castle in what is now southwestern Poland While William joined the Prussian led North German Confederation in 1866 his relationship to Prussia was strained since Prussia refused to recognize Ernest Augustus Crown Prince of Hanover his nearest male line relative as his heir because of the Duke of Cumberland s claim to the throne of Hanover William died in 1884 he passed on his private possessions to the Duke of Cumberland His death caused a constitutional crisis for Brunswick that lasted until the accession of Ernest Augustus Duke of Brunswick the son of the Crown Prince of Hanover in 1913 William died unmarried but had a number of illegitimate children citation needed Honours Edit Duchy of Brunswick Grand Master of the Order of Henry the Lion Baden 1 Grand Cross of the Zahringer Lion 1817 Grand Cross of the House Order of Fidelity 1819 United Kingdom Stranger Knight of the Garter 20 June 1831 2 Kingdom of Prussia Knight of the Black Eagle 10 February 1833 3 Kingdom of Hanover Knight of St George 1839 4 Oldenburg Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig with Golden Crown 8 October 1843 5 Austrian Empire Grand Cross of St Stephen 1843 6 Ernestine duchies Grand Cross of the Saxe Ernestine House Order 1846 7 Grand Duchy of Hesse Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order 20 November 1855 8 Electorate of Hesse Knight of the Golden Lion 14 April 1857 8 Saxe Weimar Eisenach Grand Cross of the White Falcon 10 December 1859 9 Nassau Knight of the Gold Lion of Nassau June 1860 10 Wurttemberg Grand Cross of the Wurttemberg Crown 1860 11 References Edit Hof und Staats Handbuch des Grossherzogtum Baden 1834 Grossherzogliche Orden pp 32 49 Shaw Wm A 1906 The Knights of England I London p 54 Liste der Ritter des Koniglich Preussischen Hohen Ordens vom Schwarzen Adler 1851 Von Seiner Majestat dem Konige Friedrich Wilhelm III ernannte Ritter p 20 Staat Hannover 1865 Hof und Staatshandbuch fur das Konigreich Hannover 1865 Berenberg p 37 Hof und Staatshandbuch des Grossherzogtums Oldenburg0 1879 Schulze 1879 p 32 A Szent Istvan Rend tagjai Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine Adress Handbuch des Herzogthums Sachsen Coburg und Gotha 1854 Herzogliche Sachsen Ernestinischer Hausorden p 29 a b Hof und Staats Handbuch des Grossherzogtum Hessen 1879 Grossherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen pp 10 44 Staatshandbuch fur das Grossherzogtum Sachsen Sachsen Weimar Eisenach 1869 Grossherzogliche Hausorden p 12 Staats und Adress Handbuch des Herzogthums Nassau 1866 Herzogliche Orden p 9 Wurttemberg 1866 Hof und Staats Handbuch des Konigreichs Wurttemberg 1866 p 30 Meyers Konversationslexikon 1889 Paul Zimmermann 1898 Wilhelm Herzog von Braunschweig Luneburg 1806 bis 1884 Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie ADB in German vol 43 Leipzig Duncker amp Humblot pp 4 13Ancestors of William Duke of Brunswick8 Charles I Duke of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel4 Charles William Ferdinand Duke of Brunswick9 Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia2 Frederick William Duke of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel10 Frederick Prince of Wales5 Princess Augusta of Great Britain11 Princess Augusta of Saxe Gotha1 William Duke of Brunswick12 Charles Frederick Grand Duke of Baden6 Charles Louis Hereditary Prince of Baden13 Landgravine Karoline Luise of Hesse Darmstadt3 Princess Marie of Baden14 Louis IX Landgrave of Hesse Darmstadt7 Landgravine Amalie of Hesse Darmstadt15 Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrucken William Duke of BrunswickHouse of Brunswick BevernCadet branch of the House of WelfBorn 25 April 1806 Died 18 October 1884German royaltyPreceded byCharles II Duke of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel1830 1884 VacantTitle next held byErnest Augustus Prince Ernest Augustus titular Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Duke of 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