Frederick the Pious
| Frederick II the Pious | |
|---|---|
| Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg | |
Anonymous portrait, 17th century | |
| Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Prince of Lüneburg | |
| Reign | 1434 — 1457 1471 — 1478 |
| Predecessor | Bernard I (1st reign) Otto V (2nd reign) |
| Successor | Bernard II (1st reign) Henry the Middle (2nd reign) |
| Co-ruler | Otto the Lame (1st reign; until 1446) |
| Paternal Grandfather | Magnus II Torquatus, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| Born | c. 1408[1]
or 10 November 1418 Lüneburg[1] |
| Died | 1478 (age 59-60 or 70[a]) Celle |
| Noble family | House of Guelph |
| Spouse(s) |
Magdalene of Brandenburg
(m. 1437; died 1454) |
| Issue | |
| Father | Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| Mother | Margaret of Saxony (daughter of Wenceslas I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg) |
Frederick II, Duke of Brunswick-(Lüneburg) (German: Friedrich II.; 10 November 1418 — 1478), also known as Frederick the Pious (German: Friedrich der Fromme) was from the House of Guelph and was the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1434 to 1451 and again from 1471 until his death in 1478.
Issue
| Name | Birth & Death; Notes | More (if needed) notes |
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| Name | Title | Birth | Death | Notes | |||
| Bernard | Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim (as Bernard III) Duke of Brunwick-Lüneburg Prince of Lüneburg (as Bernard II) |
about 1437 | 1464 | Bishop of Hildesheim and Prince of Lüneburg | Married Mathilda of Holstein-Schauenburg (died 1468) | Wikipedia:Frederick II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg | Wikipedia:Bernard II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg | |
| Otto "the Victorious" or "the Magnanimous" |
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Prince of Lüneburg (as Otto V) |
1439 | 9 January 1471 | Married Anne of Nassau-Siegen | None | Wikipedia:Frederick II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg | Wikipedia:Otto V, Duke of Brunswick | |
References
Notes
- ↑ For Geneall