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George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (17 February 1582, in Celle – 12 April 1641, in Hildesheim ), ruled as Prince of Calenberg from 1635. George was the sixth son of William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1535–1592) and Dorothea of Denmark (1546–1617). His mother was daughter to King Christian III of Denmark and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg.
In 1292 Duke Otto the Strict from the Lüneburg line of the Welfs subjugated the region. Earlier, he had yielded to the Bishop of Hildesheim and accepted the city of Hanover as his fief. However, he shook off his allegiance and founded Calenberg Castle , just 13 km west of Hildesheim , in a countermove in order to further reduce the power of the Bishop of Hildesheim in the Hanover area.
Erico I de Brunswick-Calenberg-Gotinga. 16 de febrero de 1470 jul. Erico I, conocido como «el Viejo» (en alemán: Erich der Ältere) ( Neustadt am Rübenberge, 16 de febrero de 1470 - Haguenau ( Alsacia ), 30 de julio de 1540), fue un príncipe alemán de la casa de Welf, hijo del duque Guillermo II el Joven y de Isabel de Stolberg.
Eric I was the second son of Duke William II of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (d 1503) and received in 1491, before his father died, his inheritance of the Principality of Calenberg-Göttingen. His elder brother, Duke Henry the Elder (1463–1514) was given rule over Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. In 1505 the 35-year-old Duke Eric I of Calenberg made ...
George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (17 February 1582, in Celle – 12 April 1641, in Hildesheim), ruled as Prince of Calenberg from 1635. George was the sixth son of William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1535–1592) and Dorothea of Denmark (1546–1617). His mother was daughter to King Christian III of Denmark and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg.
George was the sixth son of William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1535–1592) and Dorothea of Denmark (1546–1617). His mother was daughter to King Christian III of Denmark and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg. She acted as a regent during the early years of his reign, keeping power from the Councillors who had mismanaged the estates during his ...
Brentel's subject, George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Kalenberg, was the sixth son of William the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and became Duke of Kalenburg in 1636 and was was the grandfather of George I of England. He is shown here booted and spurred with his sword at his side, as the embodiment of authority; his wife's miniature ...
