Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Christian the Elder, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Noble family	House of Welf
Father	William of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Mother	Dorothea of Denmark
Born	(1566-11-09)9 November 1566
Died	8 November 1633(1633-11-08) (aged 66)

Christian the Elder, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, (1566–1633) was Prince of Lüneburg and Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Minden.

Life

Christian was born on 9 November 1566, the second son of Duke William of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Dorothea of Denmark, was elected in 1597 as Coadjutor of the Prince-Bishopric of Minden and took office as the bishop himself in 1599. After the death of his elder brother, Ernest II (1611), he took over the rule of the Principality of Lüneburg and acquired the Principality of Grubenhagen in 1617, which was merged.

When the Thirty Years' War broke out he joined, with Duke Frederick of Holstein, the side of the Emperor, became colonel of the Lower Saxon Circle troops (Kreistruppen) and sought with great skill to keep the scene of the war as far from the bishopric territory as possible; despite that in 1623 the imperial forces under General Tilly occupied the land. When Lower Saxon noblemen then prepared to defend themselves, Christian resigned his post of circle colonel. Not until 1629, when the Edict of Restitution was passed, did he join the Protestant faith.

He died on 8 November 1633.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

16. Otto V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

8. Henry I of Lüneburg

17. Anna of Nassau-Dillenburg

4. Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

18. Ernest, Elector of Saxony

9. Margarete of Saxony

19. Elisabeth of Bavaria

2. William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

20. Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg

10. Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg

21. Sophia of Pomerania

5. Sophia of Mecklenburg

22. John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (= 26)

11. Ursula of Brandenburg

23. Margaret of Thuringia (= 27)

1. Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

24. Christian I of Denmark

12. Frederick I of Denmark

25. Dorothea of Brandenburg

6. Christian III of Denmark

26. John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (= 22)

13. Anna of Brandenburg

27. Margaret of Thuringia (= 23)

3. Dorothea of Denmark

28. John V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

14. Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

29. Dorothea of Brandenburg

7. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg

30. Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

15. Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

31. Catherine of Pomerania-Wolgast

Sources

William Sauer (1876), "Christian (Duke von Brunswick-Lüneburg)", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), 4, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 162–163
C.V. Wedgwood, The Thirty Years War

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German nobility
Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg House of Welf Cadet branch of the House of Este Born: 9 November 1566 Died: 8 November 1633
Religious titles
Preceded by Anthony of Schauenburg	Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Minden 1599–1625	Vacant Title next held by Francis of Wartenberg
German nobility
Preceded by Ernest II	Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Prince of Lüneburg 1611–1633	Succeeded by Augustus
Preceded by Frederick Ulrich	Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Prince of Grubenhagen 1617	Grubenhagen merged into Lüneburg

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 88886478 GND: 128744405

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