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Ernst Welf (1497 - 1546)

Ernst (Ernst I) "Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg" Welf
Born in Hansestadt Uelzen, Fürstentum Lüneburg, Heiliges Römisches Reichmap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] in Brunswick,Germanymap
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Died at age 48 in Celle, Fürstentum Lüneburg, Heiliges Römisches Reichmap
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Biography

Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg (German: Ernst der Bekenner) (1497–1546)[1], 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. He was the Prince of Lüneburg and ruled the Lüneburg-Celle subdivision of the Welf[2] family's Brunswick-Lüneburg duchy from 1520 until his death.

He was the son of Henry I, Duke of Lüneburg, and Margarete of Saxony, the daughter of Ernest, Elector of Saxony.

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  1. ↑ Wikipedia—Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
  2. ↑ Wikipedia—House of Welf






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Thorstad-38 Jesse Thorstad
Welf-85 is a daughter of Welf-24 and Oldenberg-25. I am unable to add due to pre-1500 restrictions. thanks.
posted by Jesse Thorstad
Greenwood-3667 Steven Greenwood
As this profile is just outside of my ability to edit (pre-1500), I request placename clarification. There was no such geographical name of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) until 1 Nov 1946, after World War II. Per the title, I would request Lower Saxony be changed to its German form Braunschweig-Lüneburg.
posted by Steven Greenwood
edited by Steven Greenwood
Atkinson-107 John Atkinson
Thanks Steven, I've changed the place names to be what I think they were in this time period.
posted by John Atkinson

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