Principality of Lüneburg
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The Principality of Lüneburg was a medieval and early modern state within the Holy Roman Empire, centered in what is now Lower Saxony in northern Germany and ruled by a branch of the House of Welf.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Principality of Lüneburg canonical | 5 |
| Celle subdivision of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | principality ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Brunswick-Lüneburg line of the Welfs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
County of Schaumburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Minden NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Ratzeburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Verden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Lüneburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | blue lion on golden field ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| currency | Lüneburg mark ⓘ |
| endTime |
1705
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| era |
Early modern period
ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| feudalStatus | imperial fief ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | partition of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Lüneburg Heath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantCity |
Celle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lüneburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
German
ⓘ
Middle Low German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Saxony
ⓘ
Northern Germany ⓘ
surface form:
northern Germany
|
| mergedInto | Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lüneburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRankOfRuler | prince ⓘ |
| notableIndustry | salt production ⓘ |
| partOf |
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Saxon Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd | dynastic union with other Welf territories ⓘ |
| religion |
Lutheranism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| residence | Celle Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | House of Welf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulingHouse | Welf dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime |
13th century
ⓘ
c. 1269 ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| todayPartOf |
Federal Republic of Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
state of Lower Saxony ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
this entity surface form:
Celle subdivision of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg