- List of consorts of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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See also: Duchy of Brunswick, List of the rulers of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and List of the rulers of Lüneburg
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Countess of Brunswick
- Lüneburg became a part of the County after Emperor Lothair, who inherited it from the Billungs.
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Countess Ceased to be Countess Death Spouse Gisela of Swabia Hermann II, Duke of Swabia
(Conradines)11 November 995 1003/05 1010/11
husband's death14 February 1043 Brun I Gertrude of Egisheim Hugo VI, Count of Nordgau
(Etichonids)- before 1025 23 Apr 1038
husband's death21 July 1077 Liudolf I Aemilia of Susa Ulric Manfred II of Turin
(Arduinici)- 1058 11 January 1068
husband's death28 January 1078 Egbert I Oda of Weimar Otto I, Margrave of Meissen - before 1080 3 July 1090
husband's death1111 Egbert II Gertrude of Brunswick Egbert I, Margrave of Meissen
(Brunonen)1060 after 1085 3 July 1090
husband's accession1101
husband's death9 December 1117 Henry the Fat Richenza of Northeim Henry the Fat
(Northeim)1087/89 1100 1101
husband's accession4 December 1137
husband's death10 June 1141 Lothair of Supplinburg Gertrude of Süpplingenburg Lothair of Supplinburg
(Süpplingenburg)18 April 1115 29 May 1127 4 December 1137
husband's accession20 October 1139
husband's death18 April 1143 Henry the Proud Clementia of Zähringen Conrad, Duke of Zähringen
(Zähringen)- 1148/49 23 November 1162
divorce1148/49 Henry the Lion Matilda of England Henry II of England
(Plantagenet)June 1156 1 February 1168 28 June 1189 Agnes of Hohenstaufen Conrad, Count Palatine of the Rhine
(Hohenstaufen)1176 December 1193/January 1194 1203
Division of Duchy9/10 May 1204 Henry the Tall Agnes of Wettin Conrad II, Margrave of Lower Lusatia
(Wettin)- 1211 28 April 1227
husband's death1 January 1248 Beatrice of Hohenstaufen Philip of Swabia
(Hohenstaufen)April/June 1198 23 July 1212 11 August 1212 Otto the Proud Marie of Brabant Henry I, Duke of Brabant
(Leuven)1190 after 19 May 1214 19 May 1218
husband's death9 March/14 June 1260 Helena Valdemarsdatter of Dennmark Valdemar I of Denmark
(Estridsen)1175/82 Summer of 1202 1203
Division of Duchy13 December 1213
husband's death22 November 1233 William of Winchester Matilda of Brandenburg Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg
(Ascania)1210 end of 1228 August 1235
Became Duchess10 June 1261 Otto the Child Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Main line
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Matilda of Brandenburg Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg
(Ascania)1210 end of 1228 August 1235
Duchy's creation9 June 1252
husband's death10 June 1261 Otto I Elisabeth of Brabant Henry II, Duke of Brabant
(Leuven)1243 13 July 1254 17 April/9 October 1261 Albert I Alessia of Montferrat Boniface II, Marquess of Montferrat
(Aleramici)1240 1 November 1266 1269
Duchy's partitioned, husband received Wolfenbüttel6 February 1285 Liutgatd of Holstein Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe
(Schauenburg)1251 1265, after 15 July 1269
Duchy's partitioned, husband received Lüneburgafter 28 February 1289 John I Albert (Wolfenbüttel line) ruled the duchy jointly with his younger brother John (Lüneburg-Celle line). As the brothers could not agree on how to govern the duchy, in 1267 they decided to divide their possession, which happened in 1269. Albert partitioned the territory while John obtained the right to choose his part. He took the northern half including the cities of Lüneburg and Hanover while Albert received the southern part, including Calenberg, Helmstedt, the Harz mountain range and Göttingen. The City of Brunswick was to remain common property of the brothers. Wolfenbüttel line
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Alessia of Montferrat Boniface II, Marquess of Montferrat
(Aleramici)1240 1 November 1266 1269
Duchy's partitioned, husband received Wolfenbüttel15 August 1279
husband's death6 February 1285 Albert I Agnes of Meissen Albert II, Margrave of Meissen
(Aleramici)before 1264 1282, before 21 July 1291
Duchy's partitioned, husband received Grubenhagen1 February/September 1332 Henry I Rixa of Mecklenburg-Werle Henry I, Prince of Mecklenburg-Werle
(Mecklenburg-Werle)- 10 January 1284 1291
Duchy's partitioned, husband received Göttingenafter 2 October 1312 Albert II
(1st reign)Elisabeth of Hesse Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse
(Hesse)1276 1290 30 September 1292
husband's deathafter 6 July 1306 William I Rixa of Mecklenburg-Werle Henry I, Prince of Mecklenburg-Werle
(Mecklenburg-Werle)- 10 January 1284 30 September 1292
husband's reaccessionafter 2 October 1312 Albert II
(2nd reign)Agnes of Brandenburg Hermann, Margrave of Brandenburg
(Ascania)1296/98 16 September/22 December 1319 28 November 1334 Otto I Sophie of Brandenburg Henry I, Margrave of Brandenburg
(Ascania)1300 1327 1356 Magnus I Elisabeth of Hesse Henry II, Landgrave of Hesse
(Hesse)1329 before 2 March 1340 17 April 1345
Duchy's partitioned, husband received Göttingen7 March 1390 Ernest I Catherine of Anhalt Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
(Ascania)1330 before 6 October 1356 15 June/15 August 1369
husband's accession26 July 1373
husband's death30 January 1390 Magnus II Anna of Saxe-Wittenberg Wenceslas I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
(Ascania)- 10 November 1386 5 June 1400
husband's deathafter 18 April 1426 Frederick I After Frederick I's murder in 1400, Wolfenbüttel was inherited by the two brothers: Bernard I and Henry II, who were joint rulers of Lüneburg. The two brothers agreed in 1409 that they would divide the Duchies with Henry receiving Lüneburg and Bernard receiving Wolfenbüttel. Margaret of Saxe-Wittenberg Wenceslas I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
(Ascania)- 12 July 1385 5 June 1400
husband's accession12 June 1418 Bernard I Sophie of Pomerania Wartislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania
(Griffins)- 11 November 1388 5 June 1400
husband's accession28 June 1406 Henry II Margaret of Hesse Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse
(Hesse)1389 30 January 1409 1409
husband reliquish claim Wolfenbüttel for Lüneburg1446 In 1428, a second treaty between Bernard I and his nephews William III and Henry III of Lüneburg. Bernard swapped Wolfenbüttel for Lüneburg. Cecilia of Brandenburg Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg
(Hohenzollern)1405 30 May 1423 1428
husband relinquish claim Lüneburg for Wolfenbüttel1432
husband's deposition in Wolfenbüttel and given Calenberg4 January 1449 William III
(1st reign)Helene de Clèves Adolph I, Duke of Cleves
(De la Marck)18 August 1423 12 February 1436 3 July 1471 Henry III Elisabeth of Stolberg Bodo VII, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode 1438 26 November 1444 25 July 1482
husband's accession1491
husband relinquish Wolfenbüttel and Calenberg to sons, retaining Göttingen7 September 1520 William IV Margaret of Rietberg Conrad V, Count of Rietberg - 16 November 1483 25 July 1482
husband's accession1484
husband's imprisonment4 January 1533 or 6 June 1535 Frederick III Catherine of Pomerania-Wolgast Eric II, Duke of Pomerania
(Griffins)- 1465 7 December 1473
husband's accession23 June 1514
husband's death1526 Henry IV Marie of Württemberg Henry, Count of Württemberg
(Württemberg)15 August 1496 18 February 1515 28 December 1541 Henry V Sophia Jagiellon of Poland Sigismund I the Old
(Jagiellon)13 July 1522 22–25 February 1556 3 May 1589
husband's death28 May 1575 Hedwig of Brandenburg Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg
(Hohenzollern)2 March 1540 25 February 1560 11 June 1568
husband's accession3 May 1589
husband's death21 October 1602 Julius Elizabeth of Denmark Frederick II of Denmark
(Oldenburg)2 March 1540 25 February 1560 11 June 1568
husband's accession3 May 1589
husband's death21 October 1602 Henry Julius Anna Sophia of Brandenburg John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg
(Hohenzollern)15 March 1598 4 September 1614 11 August 1634
husband's death19 December 1659 Frederick Ulrich Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
(Ascania)25 September 1607 26 October 1623 11 August 1634
husband's accession26 September 1634 Augustus II Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow John Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg
(Mecklenburg-Güstrow)20 August 1613 13 July 1635 17 September 1666
husband's death2 July 1676 Christiane Elisabeth von Barby Albert Frederick, Count of Barby-Muhlingen 6 October 1634 10 November 1650 17 September 1666
husband's accession2 May 1681 Rudolph Augustus Elisabeth Juliane of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Norburg Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Norburg
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Norburg)24 May 1634 17 May 1656 17 September 1666
husband's accession4 February 1704 Anthony Ulrich Christine of Hesse-Eschwege Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege
(Hesse-Eschwege)30 October 1648 26 November 1667 1667
relinquish claim to Wolfenbüttel for Bevern18 March 1702 Ferdinand Albert I Elisabeth Sophie Marie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Norburg Prince Rudolph Frederick Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Norburg
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Norburg)12 September 1683 12 September 1710 27 March 1714
husband's accession23 March 1731
husband's death3 April 1767 Augustus William Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen Albert Ernest I, Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen
(Oettingen-Oettingen)20 March 1671 12 September 1710 23 March 1731
husband's accession1 March 1735
husband's death3 September 1747 Louis Rudolph Antoinette Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Welf)22 April 1696 15 October 1712 1 March 1735
husband's accession2 September 1735
husband's death6 March 1762 Ferdinand Albert II Philippine Charlotte of Prussia Frederick William I of Prussia
(Hohenzollern)13 March 1716 2 July 1733 2 September 1735
husband's accession26 March 1780
husband's death17 February 1801 Charles I Augusta of Great Britain Frederick, Prince of Wales
(Hanover)31 August 1737 16 January 1764 26 March 1780
husband's accession16 October 1806
husband's death23 March 1813 Charles II Marie of Baden Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden
(Zähringen)7 September 1782 1 November 1802 16 October 1806
husband's accession1807
Wolfenbüttel annexed by Napoleon29 April 1808 Frederick William Became part of Kingdom of Westphalia (1807–1813)
Reformed into the Duchy of Brunswick in 1814.Grubenhagen line (Unfinished)
2. ALBRECHT von Braunschweig ([1339]-Salzderhelden [11 Aug/22 Sep] 1383, bur Einbeck St Alexander). He succeeded in 1359 as ALBRECHT I Herzog von Braunschweig-Salzderhelden, succeeded his father in 1361 jointly with his brother Johann II in Grubenhagen und Einbeck. m (before 17 Aug 1372) AGNES von Braunschweig, daughter of MAGNUS II " 8. FRIEDRICH von Braunschweig ([1350]-1421, bur Einbeck). He succeeded in 1384 as FRIEDRICH Herzog von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen in Herzberg, in Salzderhelden 1397, in Herzberg & Osterode 1402. m ADELHEID von Anhalt, daughter of --- (-after 29 Sep 1405). Friedrich & his wife had one child: m ([10 May 1335/9 Jun 1336]) Adelheid of Everstein, daughter of HEINRICH [II] Graf von Everstein (-after 29 Sep 1373).
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Agnes of Meissen Albert II, Margrave of Meissen
(Aleramici)before 1264 1282, before 21 July 1291
Duchy's partitioned, husband received Grubenhagen7 September 1322
husband's death1 February/September 1332 Henry I Jutta of Brandenburg Henry I, Margrave of Brandenburg
(Ascania)1299–1306 before 16 April 1318 7 September 1322
husband's accession15 July 1325/early February 1327 Henry II Heloise d'Ibelin Philip d'Ibelin, Seneschal of Jerusalem.
(Ascania)1307 23 August 1330 after 25 May 1347 Adelheid of Everstein Henry II, Count of Everstein - 10 May 1335
or
9 June 13369/11 March 1361
husband's deathafter 29 September 1373 Ernest I Agnes of Brandenburg Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Ascania)- before 17 August 1372 11 August/22 September 1383
husband's death21 March 1410 Albert I
{Salzderhelden}Matilda of Brandenburg Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg
(Wettin)1210 3 November 1849 3 March 1862 Paul Frederick Göttingen line
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Rixa of Mecklenburg-Werle Henry I, Prince of Mecklenburg-Werle
(Mecklenburg-Werle)- 10 January 1284 1291
Duchy's partitioned, husband received Göttingen30 September 1292
husband's takes over Wolfenbüttelafter 2 October 1312 Albert II Merged into Wolfenbüttel Elisabeth of Hesse Henry II, Landgrave of Hesse
(Hesse)1329 before 2 March 1340 17 April 1345
Duchy's partitioned, husband received Göttingen24 April 1367
husband's death7 March 1390 Ernest I Elisabeth of Stolberg OttoBodo VII, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode 1438 26 November 1444 1491
husband reliquish Wolfenbüttel and Calenberg to sons, retaining Göttingen1495 or 7 July 1503
husband death7 September 1520 William IV Combined with Calenberg to form Calenberg-Göttingen line Calenberg line
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Cecilia of Brandenburg Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg
(Hohenzollern)1405 30 May 1423 1432
husband's desposition in Wolfenbüttel4 January 1449 William III Matilda of Holstein-Schauenburg Otto II, Count of Schauenburg-Pinneberg
(Schauenburg)- 1466 22 July 1468 Merged into Wolfenbüttel Catherine of Saxony Albert III, Duke of Saxony
(Wettin)24 July 1468 29 June 1497 1495 or 7 July 1503
husband inherited Göttingen10 February 1524 Eric I Combined with Göttingen to form Calenberg-Göttingen line Calenberg-Göttingen line
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Catherine of Saxony Albert III, Duke of Saxony
(Wettin)24 July 1468 29 June 1497 1495 or 7 July 1503
Union of Calenberg and Göttingen10 February 1524 Eric I Elisabeth of Brandenburg Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg
(Hohenzollern)24 August 1510 7 July 1525 30 July 1540
husband's death25 May 1558 Sidonie of Saxony Henry IV, Duke of Saxony
(Wettin)8 March 1518 17 May 1545 1573
divorce4 January 1575 Eric II Dorothea of Lorraine Francis I, Duke of Lorraine
(Vaudémont)24 May 1545 19/20 December 1576 17 November 1584
husband's death2 June 1621 Hedwig of Brandenburg Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg
(Hohenzollern)2 March 1540 25 February 1560 17 November 1584
husband's accession3 May 1589
husband's death21 October 1602 Julius Elizabeth of Denmark Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg
(Hohenzollern)2 March 1540 25 February 1560 11 June 1568
husband's accession3 May 1589
husband's death21 October 1602 Henry Julius Anna Sophia of Brandenburg John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg
(Hohenzollern)15 March 1598 4 September 1614 11 August 1634
husband's death19 December 1659 Frederick Ulrich Translation Needed Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
(Hesse-Darmstadt)30 July 1601 14 December 1617 11 August 1634
husband's accession23 January 1698
husband's death6 May 1659 George Sophia Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg)28 September 1636 9 October 1653 15 March 1665
husband's death6 August 1689 Christian Louis Benedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate-Simmern Edward of the Palatinate-Simmern
(Wittelsbach)14 March 1652 30 November 1668 18 December 1679
husband's death12 August 1730 John Frederick Sophia of the Palatinate-Simmern Frederick V, Elector Palatine
(Wittelsbach)14 October 1630 30 September 1658 18 December 1679
husband's accession23 January 1698
husband's death8 June 1714 Ernest Augustus In 7 September 1708, Lüneburg-Celle and Calenberg-Göttingen were combined to form the Electorate of Hanover. See:List of Hanoverian consorts for further consorts. Bevern line
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Christine of Hesse-Eschwege Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege
(Hesse-Eschwege)30 October 1648 26 November 1667 1667
reliquish claim to Wolfenbüttel for Bevern25 April 1687
husband's death18 March 1702 Ferdinand Albert I Antoinette Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Welf)22 April 1696 15 October 1712 1 March 1735
became Duchess of Wolfenbüttel6 March 1762 Ferdinand Albert II Eleonore Charlotte of Courland Frederick II Casimir Kettler
(Kettler)11 June 1686 5 August 1714 1 March 1735
husband's accession14. April 1746
husband's death28 July 1748 Ernest Ferdinand Anna Karoline of Nassau-Saarbrücken William Henry, Prince of Nassau-Saarbrücken
(Nassau)31 December 1751 26 October 1782 2 August 1781
husband's accession27 April 1809
husband's death12 April 1824 Frederick Charles Ferdinand In the 1809, Bevern passed to Frederick William of the Wolfenbüttel line Lüneburg-Celle line
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Liutgard of Holstein Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe
(Schauenburg)1251 1265, after 15 July 1269
Duchy's partitioned, husband received Lüneburg13 December 1277
husband's deathafter 28 February 1289 John I ? of Oldenburg Otto II of Oldenburg, Count of Delmenhorst
(Oldenburg-Delmenhorst)- - 13 December 1277
husband's accessionbefore 1287 Otto II Matilde of Bavaria Louis II, Duke of Bavaria
(Wittelsbach)1275 24 April-7 August 1288 28 March 1319 Matilda of Mecklenburg Henry II, Prince of Mecklenburg
(Mecklenburg)1293 22 March 1310 10 April 1330
husband's accession19 August 1352
husband's death3 June, after 1358 Otto III Hedwig of Ravensberg Otto IV, Count of Ravensberg - before 7 April 1328 10 April 1330
husband's accession5 December 1336 William II Marie - - after 1336 before 2 February 1341 Sophia of Anhalt-Bernburg Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
(Ascania)- 12 March 1346 18 December 1362 Agnes of Saxe-Lauenburg Eric II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
(Ascania)1353 24 June 1363 23 November 1369
husband's deathafter 7 January 1387 After William II's death in 1369 without a male heir, according to rules of the House of Welf Lüneburg passed to his cousin, Magnus II, in Wolfenbüttel. But Emperor Charles IV considered that the imperial fiefdom (Reichslehen) fell to the Empire and enfeoffed Albert of Saxe-Wittenberg and his uncle Wenceslas with the principality, thus precipitating the Lüneburg War of Succession. Catherine of Anhalt Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
(Ascania)1330 before 6 October 1356 15 June/15 August 1369
husband's accession26 July 1373
husband's death30 January 1390 Magnus II 11 May 1374 28 July 1385
husband's deathAlbert of Saxe-Wittenberg Cecilia of Carrara Francis of Carrara, Count of Padua - before 11 May 1371
or
23 January 137615 May 1388
husband's death1427/1435 Wenceslas of Saxe-Wittenberg After Wenceslas's death in 1388, Lüneburg was inherited by the two brothers: Bernard I and Henry II, who would become joint rulers of Wolfenbüttel in 1400. The two brothers agreed in 1409 that they would divide the Duchies with Henry receiving Lüneburg and Bernard receiving Wolfenbüttel. Margaret of Saxe-Wittenberg Wenceslas I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
(Ascania)- 12 July 1385 15 May 1388
husband's accession1409
husband reliquish claim Wolfenbüttel for Wolfenbüttel12 June 1418 Bernard I Sophie of Pomerania Wartislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania
(Griffins)- 11 November 1388 28 June 1406 Henry II Margaret of Hesse Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse
(Hesse)1389 30 January 1409 3 December 1416
husband death1446 Cecilia of Brandenburg Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg
(Hohenzollern)1405 30 May 1423 1428
husband reliquish claim Lüneburg for Wolfenbüttel4 January 1449 William III In 1428, a second treaty between Bernard I and his nephews William III and Henry III. Bernard swapped Wolfenbüttel for Lüneburg. Elisabeth of Eberstein Hermann V, Count of Eberstein before 1415 1425 11 June 1434
husband's accession27 May/1 June 1445
husband's death10 February 1468 Otto IV Magdalena of Brandenburg Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg
(Hohenzollern)1412 16 September 1430 11 June 1434
husband's accession27 October 1454 Frederick II Matilda of Holstein-Schauenburg Otto II, Count of Schauenburg-Pinneberg
(Schauenburg)- 1463 9 February 1464
husband's death22 July 1468 Bernard II Anna of Nassau-Dillenburg John IV, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
(Nassau)1441 25 September 1467 9 January 1471
husband's death8 April 1513 Otto V Margaret of Saxony Ernest, Elector of Saxony
(Wettin)4 August 1469 27 February 1487 1520
husband's abdication7 December 1528 Henry I After Henry I's abdication, the Duchy passed to his three sons: Otto VI, Ernest I, and Francis I. In 1527, Otto VI married morganically, abdicating in Lüneburg and was compensated with his own domain, the Barony of Harburg. In 1539, the two remaining brothers divided the Duchy. Francis received Gifhorn while Ernest I remain in Lüneburg. Sophie of Mecklenburg Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(Mecklenburg)1508 1528 17 June 1541 Ernest I Elisabeth Magdalene of Brandenburg Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg
(Hohenzollern)6 November 1537 5 February 1559 29 April 1559
husband's death1 September 1595 Francis Otto Translation Needed Ursula of Saxe-Lauenburg Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
(Ascania)1545 1569 1569
relinquish Lüneburg for Dannenberg22 October 1620 Henry III Dorothea of Denmark Christian III of Denmark
(Oldenburg)29 June 1546 12 October 1561 20 August 1592
husband's death6 January 1617 William VI Sophia Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg)28 September 1636 9 October 1653 15 March 1665
husband's death6 August 1689 Christian Louis Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse Alexandre Desmier, Seigneur d'Olbreuse 3 January 1639 1676 28 August 1705
husband's death5 February 1722 George William In 7 September 1708, Lüneburg-Celle and Calenberg-Göttingen were combined to form the Electorate of Hanover. See:List of Hanoverian consorts for further consorts. Harburg line (Unfinished)
- In reality the Harburg was actually barony not a duchy
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Agnes of Meissen Albert II, Margrave of Meissen
(Aleramici)before 1264 1282, before 21 July 1291
husband compensated with Harburg7 September 1322
husband's death1 February/September 1332 Otto VI Matilda of Brandenburg Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg
(Wettin)1210 3 November 1849 3 March 1862 Paul Frederick Gifhorn line
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Clara of Saxe-Lauenburg Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
(Ascania)13 December 1518 29 September 1547 23 November 1549
husband's death27 March 1576 Francis I In 1549, Francis I died leaving only daughters and therefore Gifhorn reverted back to the Lüneburg-Celle line. Dannenberg line
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Translation Needed Ursula of Saxe-Lauenburg Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
(Ascania)1545 1569 1569
Duchy partitioned, husband received Dannenberg19 January 1598
husband's death22 October 1620 Henry III Maria of Ostfriesland Edzard II, Count of Ostfriesland
(Cirksena)1 May 1582 25 April 1614 9 July 1616 Julius Ernest Sybille of Brunswick-Lüneburg William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Welf)3 June 1584 23 November 1617 19 January 1598
husband's death5 August 1652 Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
(Ascania)25 September 1607 26 October 1623 11 August 1634
husband inherits Wolfenbüttel26 September 1634 Augustus II Duchess of Brunswick
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Ducal throne was vacant from 1884 to 1913. Victoria Louise of Prussia Wilhelm II, German Emperor
(Hohenzollern)13 September 1892 24 May 1913 1 November 1913
husband's accession8 November 1918
husband's abdication11 December 1980 Ernest Augustus Source
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