Prince of Lüneburg
The following is a list of all princes of Lüneburg during its time as an independent principality.
The Principality of Lüneburg (German: Fürstentum Lüneburg), later also called Celle, was a territory within the Holy Roman Empire that existed from 1269 to 1705,
Princes of Lüneburg[change | change source]
Old House of Lüneburg[change | change source]
| Portrait | Name | Rule | Remarks |
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| 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. | |
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Otto II the Strict (1266-1330) | 1277 - 1330 | Otto II of Brunswick-Lüneburg after Otto the Child (Otto I of Brunswick-Lüneburg) |
| Otto III (1296-1352) | 1330 - 1352 | ||
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William († 1369) | 1330 - 1369 | William II of Brunswick-Lüneburg. His death precipitated the Lüneburg War of Succession in 1370. |
Old House of Brunswick[change | change source]
| Portrait | Name | Rule | Remarks |
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Magnus Torquatus (1328-1373) | 1369 - 1373 | Magnus II. "Magnus with the Necklace." 2nd cousin, once removed, of William II |
Dukes of Saxe-Wittenberg[change | change source]
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Albert of Saxe-Wittenberg (d 1385) | 1370 - 1385 | Albert moved the residence to Celle after the slighting of Lüneburg Castle. |
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Wenceslas of Saxe-Wittenberg (d 1388) | 1370 - 1388 |
Middle House of Brunswick[change | change source]
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Henry I the Mild (d 1416) | 1388 - 1416 | |
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William the Victorious (1392-1482) | 1416 - 1428 | |
| Henry II the Peaceful (1411-1473) | 1416 - 1428 |
Middle House of Lüneburg[change | change source]
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Bernard I (d 1434) | 1388 - 1409 and 1428 - 1434 |
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Otto I the Lame (d 1446) | 1434 - 1446 | Otto IV of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Also "Otto Crookleg". |
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Frederick the Pious (d 1478) | 1434 - 1457 and 1472 - 1478 |
Frederick II |
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Bernard II (1432-1464) | 1457 - 1464 | Also Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim as Bernard III (1452–1458) |
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Otto II the Magnanimous (1439-1471) | 1457 - 1471 | Otto V of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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Henry I of Lüneburg (1468-1532) | 1486 - 1520 | |
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Otto I of Harburg (1495-1549) | 1520 - 1527 | Otto VI of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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Francis (1508-1549) | 1536 - 1539 | |
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Ernest the Confessor (1497-1546) | 1520 - 1546 | Ernest I. Introduced the Reformation into the Principality of Lüneburg in 1527. He was also the progenitor of the Calenberg-Celle and Wolfenbüttel lines |
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Francis Otto (1530-1559) | 1555 - 1559 | |
| Henry of Dannenberg (1533-1598) | 1559 - 1569 | Henry III | |
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William the Younger (1535-1592) | 1559 - 1592 | |
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Ernest II (1564-1611) | 1592 - 1611 | |
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Christian (1566-1633) | 1611 - 1633 | |
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Augustus the Elder (1568-1636) | 1633 - 1636 | Augustus |
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Frederick (1571-1648) | 1636 - 1648 |
New House of Lüneburg[change | change source]
| Portrait | Name | Ruled from | To | Remarks |
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Christian Louis Christian Ludwig |
10 December 1648 | 15 March 1665 | Nephew of the previous duke; he was already Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, which he resigned to his next brother to take up the rule of this duchy. |
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John Frederick (1625-1679) Johann Friedrich |
1665 | ||
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George William Georg Wilhelm |
15 March 1665 | 28 August 1705 | Brother of Christian Louis, previously ruler of Brunswick-Calenberg |
| In 1705 the Principality of Lüneburg was united with the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg through inheritance. |