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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 was the son of Magnus the Pious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Wolfenbüttel). Career When both his father and William II, who ruled over Celle, died in 1369, Magnus gained both ducal principalities. Several cities, including Lüneburg (Lunenburg), Uelzen, and Hanover switched allegiance to the Ascanians.
Magnus I (1304–1369), called the Pious (Latin Pius ), was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg . The son of Albert the Fat, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Magnus was still a minor when his father died in 1318; he and his brother Ernest were put under the guardianship of their elder brother Otto, who continued as sole ruler even after his brothers came ...
Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, (1485–1525), Landgravine of Hesse; married firstly, on 20 October 1500, William II, Landgrave of Hesse, and had issue. Married secondly, on 7 September 1519, Otto of Solms-Laubach and had issue. Catherine of Mecklenburg, (1487–1561), Duchess of Saxony; married, on 6 July 1512, Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, and had ...
Brief Life History of Magnus II. 'Torquatus'. When Magnus II. 'Torquatus' von Braunschweig-Lüneburg was born in 1328, in Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany, his father, Magnus I. Herzog von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, was 24 and his mother, Sophia von Brandenburg, was 28. He married Katharina von Anhalt-Bernburg on 6 October 1356.
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 Click on a person's name, below, to go to that person's genealogy page. Father: Magnus I Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg; Mother: Sophia of Brandenburg-Stendal; Partner: Catherine of Anhalt-Bernburg * Child: Catherine Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⇒ * Our research indicates that this child is Janet's ancestor.
