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June 11, 1568 (aged 78) Henry II (born Nov. 10, 1489—died June 11, 1568) was the duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, one of the leading Roman Catholic princes attempting to stem the Reformation in Germany. Always a loyal supporter of the Habsburg emperors, Henry tried to restore Roman Catholicism in his realm but was defeated by John Frederick I ...
May 11, 2019 · Henry the Middle, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1468-1532) English: Henry the Middle, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1468–19 February 1532) was Prince of Lüneburg from 1486 to 1520. Deutsch: Heinrich der Mittlere, Herzog zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg (* 1468; † 19. Februar 1532 in Wienhausen), war von 1486 bis 1520 Fürst von Lüneburg.
Henry Julius was born in Hessen am Fallstein as the eldest son of Duke Julius of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1528–1589) and his wife Hedwig of Brandenburg (1540–1602), at the time when the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was still under the rule of his grandfather Duke Henry V. Already in 1566, at the age of two, he was elected Lutheran ...
In 1520, political frictions with Charles V convinced his father, Henry I of Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg to abdicate and leave for the French Court which was ardently Catholic. Henry's two eldest sons, Otto and Ernest, became regents of the country. At the urging of the Catholic forces, Henry returned to Lüneberg in 1527 and tried to regain ...
Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, Prince of Wolfenbüttel (1400-1409)
Henry the Middle, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (15 September 1468 – 19 February 1532) was Prince of Lüneburg from 1486 to 1520.
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