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- The line that would lead to the House of Hanover was that of Bernard, one of the three sons of Duke Magnus II who had jointly ruled a united Duchy of Brunswick since 1388, but who partitioned the territory in 1428 and 1432. Bernard received the territory of Lüneburg, whose principal town was Celle.
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The principality was named after its first capital, Lüneburg (also called Lunenburg in English), which was ruled jointly by all Brunswick-Lüneburg lines until 1637. From 1378, the seat of the principality was in Celle.
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In 1714, the Hanoverian branch of the family succeeded to the thrones of Great Britain and Ireland, which they ruled in personal union with Hanover until 1837. For this reason, many cities and provinces in former British colonies are named after Brunswick or Lüneburg.
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The line that would lead to the House of Hanover was that of Bernard, one of the three sons of Duke Magnus II who had jointly ruled a united Duchy of Brunswick since 1388, but who partitioned the territory in 1428 and 1432. Bernard received the territory of Lüneburg, whose principal town was Celle .
Known as Luniburc in ad 956, it expanded in the 12th century under Henry the Lion, duke of Saxony. It was chartered in 1247 and was the residence of the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg until 1371. A powerful member of the Hanseatic League, Lüneburg was incorporated into Hanover in 1705 and became part of Prussia in 1866.
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King George Louis (Georg I. Ludwig in German) was Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg and from 1714 also King of Great Britain and Ireland and titular King of France. He came from the Guelph dynasty and founded the royal dynasty that ruled in Great Britain until 1901.
The principality was named after its first capital, Lüneburg (also called Lunenburg in English), which was ruled jointly by all Brunswick-Lüneburg lines until 1637. From 1378, the seat of the principality was in Celle.
Portrait. Name. Rule. Remarks. John (1242-1277) 1269 - 1277. Following the division of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, John was the first ruler of the new Principality of Lüneburg. Otto II the Strict (1266-1330) 1277 - 1330.
