Louis Ernest's nephew, the Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, occupied the Dutch Republic on 13 September 1787, forcing many Patriots to flee the country. Louis Ernest died in Eisenach in 1788 and was buried in the Welf family vault in Brunswick Cathedral.
- Army
- 1718, Wolfenbüttel
- Holy Roman Empire, Dutch Republic
- 1788 (aged 69), Eisenach
Regencies of Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1277-1279) and Conrad of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince-Bishop of Verden (1277-1282) His rule was marked by several feuds, financed by pledges (Verpfändungen), involving border and property disputes with his neighbours.
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- Braunschweig, Lüneburg
- Duchy
- West Low German
Louis Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Bevern (25 September 1718, Wolfenbüttel – 12 May 1788, Eisenach) was a field-marshal in the armies of the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic, the elected Duke of Courland (1741).
Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg (German: Ernst der Bekenner; 27 June 1497 – 11 January 1546), also frequently called Ernest the Confessor, was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and a champion of the Protestant cause during the early years of the Protestant Reformation.
Louis Ernest de Brunswick-Lüneburg-Bevern (25 de septiembre de 1718, Wolfenbüttel - 12 de mayo de 1788, Eisenach ) fue un mariscal de campo en los ejércitos del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico y la República Holandesa , el elegido duque de Curlandia (1741).
Ernesto nació en Uelzen de la Casa de Welf el 27 de junio de 1497. su padre era Enrique I de Luneburgo y su madre Margarita de Sajonia, quien era una hermana de Federico el Sabio, Elector de Sajonia y defensor de Martín Lutero. Ernesto sucedió como Duque de Brunswick-Luneburgo después de que se retirase su hermano Otón en 1527.
Louis Ernest's nephew, the Duke of Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel, occupied the Dutch Republic on 13 September 1787, forcing many Patriots to flee the country. Louis Ernest died in Eisenach in 1788 and was buried in the Welf family vault in Brunswick Cathedral.