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The Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel ( German: Fürstentum Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) was a subdivision of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, whose history was characterised by numerous divisions and reunifications. It had an area of 3,828 square kilometres in the mid 17th century. [1] .
Battle of Sievershausen. Part of the Second Margrave War. Oil painting of the battle, c. 1600. Date. 9 July 1553. Location. Sievershausen, Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Result. Allied victory.
- 9 July 1553
- Allied victory
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Part of the Second Margrave War. Oil painting of the battle, c. 1600. Date. 9 July 1553. Location. Sievershausen, Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Result. Allied victory. Belligerents.
- 9 July 1553
- Allied victory
The Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ( German: Herzogtum Braunschweig und Lüneburg ), or more properly the Duchy of Brunswick and Lüneburg, was a historical duchy that existed from the late Middle Ages to the Late Modern era within the Holy Roman Empire, until the year of its dissolution. The duchy was located in what is now northwestern Germany.
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T he duchy* of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, in northern Germany, consisted of nine distinct areas that were not all connected to each other. During the Renaissance, it became a center of scholarship and home to one of the largest libraries in Europe. Members of the merchant class in Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel joined the Protestant Reformation* early on.
With 4,000 men killed, including the Saxon elector and two of Henry's sons, it was one of the bloodiest battles on Lower Saxon territory. Margrave Albert was defeated. The Battle of Sievershausen occurred on 9 July 1553 near the village of Sievershausen (today part of Lehrte in present-day Germany), where the forces of the Hohenzollern margrave ...
The Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (German: Fürstentum Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) was a subdivision of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, whose history was characterised by numerous divisions and reunifications. It had an area of 3,828 square kilometres in the mid 17th century.
