George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg

George
George
	Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
	George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, c. 1640
Born	17 February 1582; Celle
Died	12 April 1641 (aged 59); Hildesheim
Noble family	Hanover (founder)
Spouse(s)	Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt
	Issue Christian Louis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ; George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ; John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ; Sophie Amalie, Queen of Denmark ; Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover
Father	William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Mother	Dorothea of Denmark

George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (17 February 1582, Celle – 12 April 1641, Hildesheim), ruled as Prince of Calenberg from 1635.

George was the sixth son of William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1535–1592) and Dorothea of Denmark (1546–1617). His mother was daughter to King Christian III of Denmark and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg. She acted as a regent during the early years of his reign, keeping power from the Councillors who had mismanaged the estates during his father's fits of insanity.

In the 1635 re-division of the territories of the House of Welf, after the death of Frederick Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, he received the Principality of Calenberg, which included the former Principality of Göttingen, since 1495, while his elder brother, Augustus the Elder, retained the Principality of Lüneburg. George was the first duke to move his residence to Hanover, where he built the Leineschloss as his residence in 1636, a palace situated by the river Leine. After his death, he was succeeded by his son, Christian Louis.

Children

Christian Louis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1622–1665), Prince of Calenberg from 1641-1648, and Prince of Lüneburg from 1648-1665.
George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1624–1705), Prince of Calenberg from 1648-1665, and Prince of Lüneburg from 1665-1705. He was the father of Sophia Dorothea of Celle, wife of the future King George I of Great Britain.
John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1625–1679), Prince of Calenberg from 1665-1679.
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1628–1685), who married King Frederick III of Denmark.
Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover (1629–1698), Prince of Calenberg from 1679-1698, and father of King George I of Great Britain.

**George's ancestors in three generations**
George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg	Father: William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg	Paternal Grandfather: Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg	Paternal Great-grandfather: Henry the Middle, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Margarete of Saxony
		Paternal Grandmother: Sophia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin	Paternal Great-grandfather: Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Ursula of Brandenburg
	Mother: Dorothea of Denmark	Maternal Grandfather: Christian III of Denmark	Maternal Great-grandfather: Frederick I of Denmark
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Anna of Brandenburg
		Maternal Grandmother: Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg	Maternal Great-grandfather: Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Regnal titles
George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg House of Hanover Cadet branch of the House of Welf Born: 17 February 1582 Died: 12 April 1641
Preceded by Frederick Ulrich	Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Prince of Calenberg 1635–1641	Succeeded by Christian Louis

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