George (17 November 1582, Celle – 2 April 1641, Hildesheim) was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Calenberg from 1635.

He was son to William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1535–1592) and Dorothea of Denmark (1546–1617). His mother was daughter to 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 father's fits of insanity.

In the 1635 division of the territories of the House of Welf after the death of Frederick Ulrich of Brunswick-Lüneburg, he received the principalities of Calenberg and Göttingen, while his elder brother Augustus retained the Principality of Lüneburg-Celle. George was the first duke to move his residence to Hanover where he laid the foundation for the Leineschloss. After his death, he was succeeded by his son Christian Louis.

Contents 1 Children 2 Ancestors 3 Descendants 4 References

[edit] Children

George married Anne Eleonore, daughter of Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, in 1617. They had the following known children;

• Magdalene (b. & d. 9 August 1618)
• Christian Ludwig (1622–1665), Prince of Calenberg 1641-1648, Prince of Lüneburg-Celle 1648-1665
• Georg Wilhelm (1624–1705), Prince of Calenberg 1648-1665, Prince of Lüneburg-Celle 1665-1705
• Johann Friedrich (1625–1679), Prince of Calenberg 1665-1679
• Sophie Amalie (1628–1685), married King Frederick III of Denmark
• Dorothea Magdalene (1629-17 November 1630)
• Ernst Augustus (1629–1698), Prince of Calenberg 1679-1698, father of King George I of Great Britain
• Anna Marie Eleonore (20 November 1630-13 November 1636)

[edit] Ancestors

George's ancestors in three generations

George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg	Father: William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg	Paternal Grandfather: Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg	Paternal Great-grandfather: Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Margarete of Saxony
		Paternal Grandmother: Sophia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin	Paternal Great-grandfather: Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Ursula of Brandenburg
	Mother: Dorothea of Denmark	Maternal Grandfather: Christian III of Denmark	Maternal Great-grandfather: Frederick I of Denmark
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Anna of Brandenburg
		Maternal Grandmother: Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg	Maternal Great-grandfather: Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg

[edit] Descendants

See List of members of the House of Hanover.

[edit] References

• Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, vol. 8, p. 629-634
• At the House of Welf site

Regnal titles
Preceded by Frederick Ulrich	Duke of Calenberg and Göttingen 1635–1641	Succeeded by Christian Louis

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