Ernst II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Ernst II
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Name	Ernst II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Gender: M
born on	31 December 1564 Jul.Cal. (10 Jan 1565 greg.) at 10:30 (= 10:30 AM )
Place	Celle, Germany, 52n37, 10e05
Timezone	LMT m10e05 (is local mean time)
Data source	Bio/autobiography Rodden Rating B Collector: Scholfield
Astrology data	20°05' 24°58 Asc. 22°41'

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Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Ernst II (Detail of a photograph of a painting in the Old Town Hall Celle, Lower Saxony)
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Biography

German nobility, styled as Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1564–1611) and Prince of Lüneburg (1592-1611).

He was the second of fifteen children and the eldest son of William the Younger and his consort Dorothea of Denmark. In 1592, after the death of his father, he took over the reins of power. Initially he was limited to a rule of 8 years by a treaty with his brother Christian and the nobles. However, following the sealing of subsequent agreement, he was able to exercise power until his death on 2 March 1611.

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Relationships

• child->parent relationship with William the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (born 4 June 1535 Jul.Cal. (14 June 1535 greg.))

• sibling relationship with Augustus the Elder, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (born 18 November 1568 Jul.Cal. (28 Nov 1568 greg.))

• sibling relationship with Christian the Elder, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (born 9 November 1566 Jul.Cal. (19 Nov 1566 greg.))

• sibling relationship with Dorothea, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (born 1 January 1570 Jul.Cal. (11 Jan 1570 greg.))

• sibling relationship with Friedrich IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (born 28 August 1574 Jul.Cal. (7 Sep 1574 greg.))

• sibling relationship with Georg, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (born 17 February 1582 Jul.Cal. (27 Feb 1582 greg.))

• sibling relationship with Margarethe, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (born 5 April 1573 Jul.Cal. (15 Apr 1573 greg.))

• sibling relationship with Sophie, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (born 3 October 1563 Jul.Cal. (13 Oct 1563 greg.))

Events

• Death, Cause unspecified 2 March 1611 (greg.)
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Source Notes

Sy Scholfield quotes "Braunschweig-Lüneburgische Chronica" by Philippus Julius Rehtmeier (Detleff Detleffsen, 1722), p. 1624: "Ernst, Herzog zu Braunschweig und Lüneburg, . . . ist A. 1564. den 31. Decemb. zwischen 10. und 11. Uhr Vormittage auf diese Welt geboren." [Translation: "Ernst, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, was born into this world on 31 December 1564 in the morning between 10 and 11 o'clock."]

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• Notable : Famous : Royal family (House of Welf)