Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Prince of Lüneburg-Celle

Date of Birth: 27-Jun-1497

Place of Birth: Uelzen, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 11-Jan-1546

Profession: aristocrat

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

  • Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg (German: Ernst der Bekenner) (27 June 1497 – 11 January 1546), 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 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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