Albrecht I (Welf) Brunswick Gottingen I (1236 - 1279)

Born 1236 in Of Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany

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Descendants

Died 15 Aug 1279 at about age 43 in Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany

Biography

Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

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Albert the Tall (Latin: Albertus Longus, German: Albrecht der Große) (1236–1279), of the House of Welf, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1252 to 1269 and the first ruler of the newly created Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1269 until his death.

Life[edit]

Albert I of Brunswick was the second son of Otto the Child, the first Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and his wife, Matilda of Brandenburg. When his father died in 1252, he was the oldest surviving son, and took over the rule of the duchy; later his younger brother John joined him. In 1267, the brothers agreed to divide the duchy, which happened in 1269. Albert partitioned the territory while John obtained the right to choose his part. He took the northern half including the region of Lüneburg and the city of Hanover, while Albert received the southern part, including Calenberg, Helmstedt, the Harz mountains and Göttingen. The City of Brunswick was to remain common property of the brothers.

Albert died on August 15, 1279 and is buried at Brunswick Cathedral. He was succeeded by his elder three sons, the younger three joined the Church.

Marriage and children[edit]

In 1254, Albert married Elizabeth of Brabant (1243 – October 9, 1261), the daughter of Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Sophie of Thuringia. They had no children [1]

After Elizabeth's death in 1261, Henry married Adelheid (Alessia) (1242 – February 6, 1284/85), daughter of Boniface II of Montferrat around 1263. They had the following children: Henry (1267–1322) Albert (1268–1318) William (1270–1292) Otto (died ca. 1346) Matilda, married Henry III, Duke of Silesia-Glogau (died 11 December 1310) Lothar (died 1335), Grand Master of the Teutonic Order from 1331 Conrad (died ca. 1303)

He is the son of Otto Welf. ^[1]

Name: Albrecht I 'Der Grosse' // ^[2][3][4]

Birth: 1236, Of Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany^[5]

Death: 15 AUG 1279^[6]

Marriage

Husband: Albrecht I 'Der Grosse' UNKNOWN

Wife: Alessina UNKNOWN

Child: Heinrich I UNKNOWN

Child: Albrecht II 'Der Fette

Child: Wilhelm UNKNOWN

Child: Otto UNKNOWN

Child: Konrad UNKNOWN

Child: Lüder UNKNOWN

Child: Mathilde UNKNOWN

Marriage: 1263^[7]

Husband: Otto I 'das Kind' UNKNOWN

Wife: Mathilde UNKNOWN

Child: Matilde UNKNOWN

Child: Margarethe UNKNOWN

Child: Helene UNKNOWN

Child: Otto UNKNOWN

Child: Elisabeth UNKNOWN

Child: Albrecht I 'Der Grosse' UNKNOWN

Child: Johann I UNKNOWN

Child: Konrad UNKNOWN

Child: Adelheid UNKNOWN

Child: Agnes UNKNOWN

Marriage: 1228^[8]

Sources

• Source: S2 Pedigree Resource File
• Source: S3 Ancestral File
• Source: S4hofundssonAnces.ged
• ancestry.
• Source S2295565934 Ancestry.

1. ↑ Entered by Travis Wagner, May 3, 2012
2. ↑ Source: #S2
3. ↑ Source: #S3
4. ↑ Source: #S4
5. ↑ Source: #S4
6. ↑ Source: #S4
7. ↑ Source: #S4
8. ↑ Source: #S4

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Darrell Parker for starting this profile.
• WikiTree profile UNKNOWN-78168 created through the import of FAMILY 6162011.GED on Jun 20, 2011 by Michael Stephenson.
• Travis Wagner, firsthand knowledge.
• This person was created through the import of McQuery Family Tree.ged on 20 May 2011.