Henry the Peaceful, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Henry the Peaceful, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Spouse(s)	Helen of Cleves
Noble family	House of Guelph
Father	Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Mother	Margaret of Hesse
Born	1411
Died	7 December 1473

Henry the Peaceful (1411 – 7 December 1473), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, called the Peaceful (Latin: Henricus Pacificus, German: Heinrich der Friedfertige), ruled over both parts of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

Life

Henry was the son of Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. On their father's death in 1416, Henry and his brother William inherited the Principality of Lüneburg, while under the guardianship of the City Council of Lüneburg (Lunenburg). When the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg was reorganized in 1428, Henry and his brother swapped Lüneburg for the Principality of Brunswick, including Calenberg.

After Henry became of age, he tried to separate his and his brother's government. In 1432, he occupied Wolfenbüttel castle, and the brothers agreed to divide the territory: Henry received Brunswick and William received Calenberg, Everstein, and Homburg.

Henry died without sons in 1473; his territory was inherited by his brother William.

Family

Henry married Helen (1423–1471), daughter of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves, in 1436. They only had one child:

• Margaret (1450–1509), married William III, Count of Henneberg

Ancestors

Ancestors of Henry the Peaceful, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

16. Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg               8. Magnus the Pious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg                       17. Rixa of Werle               4. Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg                             18. Henry I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal               9. Sophie of Brandenburg-Stendal                       19. Agnes of Bavaria               2. Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg                                   20. Bernhard II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg               10. Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg                       21. Helene of Rügen               5. Catherine of Anhalt-Bernburg                             22. Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg               11. Agnes of Saxony                       23. Jutta of Brandenburg-Salzwedel               1. Henry the Peaceful, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg                                         24. Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse               12. Louis the Junker of Hesse                       25. Adelheid of Ravensberg               6. Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse                             26. Simon II, Count of Sponheim-Kreuznach               13. Elizabeth of Sponheim                       27. Elisabeth of Valkenburg               3. Margaret of Hesse                                   28. John II of Nuremberg               14. Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg                       29. Elisabeth of Henneberg               7. Margaret of Hohenzollern-Nuremberg                             30. Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen               15. Elisabeth of Meissen                       31. Matilda of Bavaria

References

• Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon, Appelhans 2006, ISBN 3-937664-46-7
• Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, vol. 11, p. 489-491