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Magnus (1324–1373), called Magnus with the Necklace (Latin language: Magnus Torquatus) or Magnus II, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, ruling the Brunswick-Lüneburg principalities of Wolfenbüttel (colloquially also called Brunswick) and, temporarily, Lüneburg. Magnus was the son of Magnus the Pious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Wolfenbüttel). In 1362 Magnus and his brother Louis I, Duke ...
Magnus (c. 1324 – 25 July 1373), called Magnus with the Necklace (Latin: Magnus Torquatus) or Magnus II, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, ruling the Brunswick-Lüneburg principalities of Wolfenbüttel (colloquially also called Brunswick) and, temporarily, Lüneburg.
Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg was born in 1324, to Magnus I "der Fromme" von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (born Welf), Herzog, Fürst zu Wolfenbüttel and Sophia of Buchan (born von Brandenburg). Magnus was born in 1304, in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (c. 1488 – 29 June 1563), married Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg in November 1509. Henry of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1489–1568), succeeded as Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Francis of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Bishop of Minden (c.1492 – 1529) George of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Archbishop of Bremen (1494 ...
Bernard was the second son of Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg. After the death of his father in 1373, he and his brothers agreed with the Ascanian dukes of Saxony-Wittenberg to alternate rule in the Principality of Lüneburg. From 1375 on, Bernard took part in the government de jure, and from 1385 on de facto.
Nov 30, 2020 · Magnus II, duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Albert, archbishop of Bremen Heinrich, canon, provost of Halberstadt Cathedral Otto Ludwig, co-regent of Lüneburg Agnes, married Count Henry of Hohnstein Sophie, married Count Dietrich of Hohnstein Ernst. He had the following children by his mistress, Gesa von Vechelde: Albrecht Heinrich Magnus Otto.
Magnus, Louis and the latter's father-in-law William II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Celle), and their troops beleaguered Morris in the prince-archiepiscopal castle in Hagen-Harmonie and forced him to sign his resignation. After the death of his brother Louis in 1367, Magnus became the designated heir of both ducal principalities ...
