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Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

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Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1574–1648)

Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Born(1574-08-28)28 August 1574
Died10 December 1648(1648-12-10) (aged 74)
HouseHouse of Welf
FatherWilliam, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
MotherDorothea of Denmark
Thaler of Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Frederick, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, (28 August 1574 – 10 December 1648) was the Prince of Lüneburg from 1636 to 1648.

Frederick was born on 28 August 1574, the tenth child of William the Younger (Brunswick-Lüneburg) (1535–1592) and Dorothea of Denmark to the New House of Lüneburg.

He became bishop's adjutor in the Bishopric of Ratzeburg and was elected propst (provost) of the Archdiocese of Bremen.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
8. Henry I of Lüneburg
4. Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
9. Margarete of Saxony
2. William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
10. Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg
5. Sophia of Mecklenburg
11. Ursula of Brandenburg
1. Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
12. Frederick I of Denmark
6. Christian III of Denmark
13. Anna of Brandenburg
3. Dorothea of Denmark
14. Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
7. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
15. Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Sources

  • Siebern, Heinrich: Die Kunstdenkmäler der Provinz Hannover. III. Regierungsbezirk Lüneburg, Heft 5, Stadt Celle. Hanover, 1937.
Frederick of Brunswick and Lunenburg, Lunenburg (/Celle) lineHouse of WelfCadet branch of the House of EsteBorn: 28 August 1574 in Celle Died: 10 December 1648 in Celle
German nobility
Preceded byAugustus Ias Prince of Lunenburg Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Prince of Lüneburg
as Frederick IV
1636–1648 		Succeeded byChristian Louisas Prince of Lunenburg
Preceded byWilliam Augustusas Lord of Harburg


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