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In 1373, Duke Magnus was killed in a battle at Leveste on the Deister on 25 July 1373. After his death, a treaty - the Reconciliation of Hanover - was agreed between Wenceslas and his nephew Albert, on the one hand, and the widow of Magnus II and her sons on the other.
After William II of Lüneburg died without male heirs in 1369, the "Older House of Lüneburg" was extinguished. According to the inheritance rules of the House of Welf to which William belonged, the Duke of Brunswick, Magnus II Torquatus, was entitled to succeed.
The Lüneburg War of Succession continued for several years after Magnus died in the Battle of Leveste (a part of today's Gehrden), near the Deister, on 25 July 1373. Family. On 6 October 1356 Magnus married Catherine, daughter of Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg.
- 1328
- Catherine of Anhalt-Bernburg
- 25 July 1373
- House of Guelph
In 1906, a mass grave with 72 dead was discovered in the village. In 1373, Duke Magnus was killed in a battle near Leveste am Deister on 25 July. Settlement. After the death of Magnus II, an arrangement was agreed between Prince-Elector Wenceslas and his nephew, Albert, on the one hand and the widow of Magnus II and her sons on the other.
When Otto died in 1344, Magnus and Ernest jointly took over government of the state; but already on 17 April 1345, they agreed to divide the territory. Magnus received the Principality of Wolfenbüttel . In 1346, a border war between Wolfenbüttel and the Archbishop of Magdeburg broke out.
- 1304
- House of Guelph
Aug 14, 2022 · The War of the Lneburg Succession (German Lneburger Erbfolgekrieg) was a conflict over the succession to the Principality of Lneburg that broke out in 1370 in north Germany and lasted, with interruptions, for 18 years. After William II of Lneburg died without male heirs in 1369, the Older Hous
This concession was repeatedly confirmed (until the last occasion in 1388), because Lüneburg's debts continued to grow as a consequence of the Lüneburg War of Succession. Intensification of the conflict. Over the next 40 years the situation in Lüneburg eased despite increased political instability outside the town gates.
