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Otto II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Otto the Strict, sculpture at the Bomann-Museum in Celle. Otto II, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg (about 1266 – 10 April 1330), also known as Otto the Strict ( Otto der Strenge ), [1] came from the House of Welf and was Prince of Lüneburg from 1277 to 1330.
History Otto the Child is enfeoffed with Brunswick-Lüneburg by Emperor Frederick II, Lüneburg Sachsenspiegel, 1448. When the Imperial ban was placed on Henry the Lion in 1180, he lost his titles as Duke of Saxony and Duke of Bavaria.
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Helena of Denmark. Otto I of Brunswick-Lüneburg (about 1204 – 9 June 1252), a member of the House of Welf, was the first duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1235 until his death. He is called Otto the Child to distinguish him from his uncle, Emperor Otto IV .
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Apr 9, 2024 · 1235–1252. Otto I, the Child (grandson of Henry XII of Bavaria; made duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg by emperor Frederick II1235) 1252–1277. John (son; received Lüneburg by partition 1267) 1277–1330. Otto II, the Severe (son) 1330–1352. Otto III (son) 1330–1369.
Life. Otto was the eldest son of the Duke Otto I of Brunswick-Harburg (1495–1549) from his marriage to Metta von Campen (died 1580). Otto received a princely education. The House of Brunswick-Lüneburg did not recognize Otto's right to inherit his father's lordship on the grounds that the marriage between his parents had been morganatic.
On 28 November 1315 Otto passed a law of succession that granted the duchy after him to his two sons, Otto and William, jointly. Otto died on 10 April 1330 and was buried in St. Michael's in Lüneburg, the monastery he had built. Successors. Otto married Matilda of Bavaria (d. 1319) in 1288, the daughter of Duke Louis the Strict of Bavaria (d ...
Jun 16, 2023 · Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburg: 1252–1269 jointly with John; Predecessor: Otto I(Otto the Child) Successor: Partitioning among the rulers. Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburg, Prince of Wolfenbüttel: 1269–1277; Predecessor: Principality of Wolfenbüttel partitioned from the Duchy of Brunswick and Lunenburg Successor: Henry I, Albert II, and ...
