Henry the Peaceful, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Henry the Peaceful (1411 – 7 December 1473), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, called the Peaceful (Latin: Henricus Pacificus, German: Heinrich der Friedfertige), ruled over both parts of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

Henry the Peaceful, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Born	1411
Died	7 December 1473
Noble family	House of Guelph
Spouse(s)	Helen of Cleves
Father	Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Mother	Margaret of Hesse

Life

Henry was the son of Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. On their father's death in 1416, Henry and his brother William inherited the Principality of Lüneburg, while under the guardianship of the City Council of Lüneburg (Lunenburg). When the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg was reorganized in 1428, Henry and his brother swapped Lüneburg for the Principality of Brunswick, including Calenberg.

After Henry became of age, he tried to separate his and his brother's government. In 1432, he occupied Wolfenbüttel castle, and the brothers agreed to divide the territory: Henry received Brunswick and William received Calenberg, Everstein, and Homburg.

Henry died without sons in 1473; his territory was inherited by his brother William.

Family

Henry married Helen (1423–1471), daughter of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves, in 1436. They only had one child:

• Margaret (1450–1509), married William III, Count of Henneberg

Ancestors

Ancestors of Henry the Peaceful, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

16. Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 8. Magnus the Pious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 17. Rixa of Werle 4. Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 18. Henry I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal 9. Sophie of Brandenburg-Stendal 19. Agnes of Bavaria 2. Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 20. Bernhard II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg 10. Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg 21. Helene of Rügen 5. Catherine of Anhalt-Bernburg 22. Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg 11. Agnes of Saxony 23. Jutta of Brandenburg-Salzwedel 1. Henry the Peaceful, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 24. Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse 12. Louis the Junker of Hesse 25. Adelheid of Ravensberg 6. Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse 26. Simon II, Count of Sponheim-Kreuznach 13. Elizabeth of Sponheim 27. Elisabeth of Valkenburg 3. Margaret of Hesse 28. John II of Nuremberg 14. Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg 29. Elisabeth of Henneberg 7. Margaret of Hohenzollern-Nuremberg 30. Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen 15. Elisabeth of Meissen 31. Matilda of Bavaria

References

• Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon, Appelhans 2006, ISBN 3-937664-46-7
• Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, vol. 11, p. 489-491