Francis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Chivalric Order Member
1508 – 1549
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Who was Francis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg?
Francis of Brunswick-Lüneburg was the youngest son of Henry the Middle. Following a thirty-year joint reign of Brunswick-Lüneburg with his brother Ernest the Confessor, he ruled the newly founded Duchy of Gifhorn from Gifhorn Castle for over 10 years from 1539 until his death in 1549. He was given the duchy as an inheritance settlement by his brother Ernest.
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- Born
- Nov 23, 1508
Uelzen - Parents
- Died
- Nov 23, 1549
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on July 23, 2013
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