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William the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg[1]

Male 1535 - 1592  (57 years)Deceased


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  • First & lastname William the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 
    Birth 4 Jul 1535  Celle, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 20 Aug 1592  Hannover, Niedersachsen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age 57 years 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Ernest I the Confessor of Brunswick Luneburg,   b. 26 June 1497, Celle, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 January 1546, Celle, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)  (Father) 
    Sophie von Mecklenburg-Schwerin,   b. 12 Jun 1508, Schwerin, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 June 1541, Celle, Celle, Niedersachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)  (Mother) 
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    Person ID P17946  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2020 

    Father Ernest I the Confessor of Brunswick Luneburg,   b. 26 June 1497, Celle, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 January 1546, Celle, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sophie von Mecklenburg-Schwerin,   b. 12 Jun 1508, Schwerin, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 June 1541, Celle, Celle, Niedersachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1524  Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 26 years and 6 months - She : ~ 15 years and 6 months. 
    Family ID F5147  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife 1 Ursula of Saxony, Angria and Westphalia von Saxe Lauenburg,   b. 1 January 1545, Lauenburg, Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 October 1620, Scharnebeck, Luneburg, Niedersachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 30 March 1569  Artlenburg In Luneburg, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 33 years and 8 months - She : 24 years and 2 months. 
    Family ID F5145  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2020 

    Wife 2 Dorothea of Denmark (maid. name Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg),   b. 29 June 1546, Kolding, Vejle, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 January 1617, Winsen, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 12 Oct 1561  Celle, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 26 years and 3 months - She : 15 years and 4 months. 
    Children 
    +1. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg,   b. 17 February 1582, Celle Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 April 1641, Wolfenbuttel Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     [Father: natural]
    Family ID F5146  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2020 

  • Sources 
    1. [S-2109027946] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.
      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6361038&pid=17946