George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

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George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg was a 17th-century German prince of the House of Welf who ruled the Principality of Lüneburg and was the father of Sophia Dorothea of Celle.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
German prince
human
member of the House of Welf
aristocraticTitle German duke
burialPlace Wienhausen Abbey
centuryOfActivity 17th century
child Sophia Dorothea of Celle
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
dateOfBirth 1624-11-26
dateOfDeath 1705-08-28
ethnicGroup German
father George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
fatherOf Sophia Dorothea of Celle
floruit 1648-1705
followedBy Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
givenName George William
house House of Welf
languageOfWorkOrName German
monarchOf Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Principality of Lüneburg
mother Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt
motherOfChild Eleonore d’Esmier d’Olbreuse
surface form: Eleonore d’Olbreuse
nobleFamily House of Welf
nobleTitle Duke
Prince of Lüneburg
notableFamilyRelation brother of Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
father of Sophia Dorothea of Celle
partOf Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Brunswick-Lüneburg

Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire
surface form: Holy Roman Empire high nobility
placeOfBirth Herzberg am Harz
placeOfDeath Wienhausen
positionHeld Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Prince of Lüneburg
precededBy Christian Louis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
regionRuled Celle
religion Lutheranism
residence Celle Castle
ruled Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Principality of Lüneburg
sexOrGender male
sibling Christian Louis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Sophia Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
spouse Eleonore d’Esmier d’Olbreuse
surface form: Eleonore d’Olbreuse
style His Serene Highness
surface form: Serene Highness

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sophia Dorothea of Celle father George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt motherOf George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Eleonore d’Esmier d’Olbreuse spouse George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg