Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

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ducal title noble title title of nobility in the Holy Roman Empire

The Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg was a title held by rulers of a significant principality within the Holy Roman Empire, associated with the House of Welf and later giving rise to the Electorate and Kingdom of Hanover.

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Observed surface forms (9)

Surface form Occurrences
Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg 5
Elector of Hanover 4
Duke of Brunswick 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ducal title ⓘ
noble title ⓘ
title of nobility in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty House of Welf ⓘ
surface form: Welf dynasty
capital Brunswick ⓘ
Lüneburg ⓘ
country Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
dissolutionCause territorial reorganization into Electorate of Hanover ⓘ
feudalRank duke ⓘ
governmentForm principality ⓘ
grantedBy Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
surface form: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II
hereditaryIn House of Welf ⓘ
historicalEra Early modern period ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ
inception 1235 ⓘ
languageUsed German ⓘ
Middle Low German ⓘ
linkedTitle Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Elector of Hanover

Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: King of Hanover

Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg
locatedInPresentDay Germany ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Welf ⓘ
notableHolder Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
George I of Great Britain ⓘ
George II of Great Britain ⓘ
George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ
William IV ⓘ
surface form: William IV of the United Kingdom
originalHolder Otto the Child ⓘ
partOf Lower Saxon Circle ⓘ
precededBy Duchy of Saxony ⓘ
surface form: Duchy of Saxony (stem duchy)
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
subsequentEntity Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form: Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form: Electorate of Hanover

Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Hanover
territoryIncludes Brunswick ⓘ
Calenberg ⓘ
Celle ⓘ
Lüneburg ⓘ
Wolfenbüttel ⓘ
titleHeldBy Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Prince of Calenberg ⓘ
Prince of Celle ⓘ
Prince of Grubenhagen ⓘ
Prince of Göttingen ⓘ
Prince of Lüneburg ⓘ

Referenced by (26)

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

Herrenhausen Palace → associatedWith → Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Electors of Hanover
Battle of Warburg → commander → Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Christian Henry of Brunswick-Lüneburg → fatherTitle → Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg → hadTitle → Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Prince-elector → hasPart → Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elector of Hanover
this entity surface form: Elector of Hanover
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg → linkedTitle → Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg → linkedTitle → Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elector of Hanover
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg → linkedTitle → Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: King of Hanover
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg → linkedTitle → Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Brunswick Town → namedAfter → Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
George V of Hanover → nobleTitle → Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Ivan VI of Russia → nobleTitle → Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg → nobleTitle → Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg
War of the First Coalition → notableCommander → Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duke of Brunswick
George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg → positionHeld → Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg → positionHeld → Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
House of Welf → providedTitle → Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
House of Welf → providedTitle → Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elector of Hanover
House of Welf → providedTitle → Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duke of Brunswick
Eleonore d’Esmier d’Olbreuse → spouseTitle → Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Christian Henry of Brunswick-Lüneburg → title → Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Frederick Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg → title → Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg → titleHeldBy → Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
House of Brunswick-Bevern → usedTitle → Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg