Georg (Welf) Braunschweig-Lüneburg
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Georg (Welf) Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1582 - 1641)

Georg Braunschweig-Lüneburg formerly Welf
Born in Celle, Kurfürstentum Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Heiliges Römisches Reichmap
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Husband of — married 14 Dec 1617 in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germanymap
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Died at age 59 in Hildesheim, Kurfürstentum Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Heiliges Römisches Reichmap
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Biography

European Aristocracy
Georg Welf was a member of the aristocracy in Europe.

George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (17 November 1582, Celle – 2 April 1641, Hildesheim) ruled as Prince of Calenberg from 1635.[1]

He was a son of William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1535–1592) and Dorothea of Denmark (1546–1617). His mother was daughter to 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 redivision of the territories of the House of Welf after the death of Frederick Ulrich of Brunswick-Lüneburg, he received the Principality of Calenberg, which included the former Principality of Göttingen since 1495, while his elder brother Augustus retained the Principality of Lüneburg. George was the first duke to move his residence to Hanover where he laid the foundation for the Leineschloss. After his death, he was succeeded by his son Christian Louis.

Family Names

George was the founder of the House of Hanover. His father, William the Younger, was a member of the House of Welf.[2] The Brunswick-Lüneburg name is probably more aptly referred to as a landed title.


Sources

  1. ↑ Wikipedia—George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
  2. ↑ Wikipedia—House of Welf

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French-3194 Mike French
Brunswick-Lüneburg-2 and Welf-40 appear to represent the same person because: The father records for these two were just merged. His father, William the Younger, was a member of the House of Welf, so George's birth last name should be Welf; however, George was the founder of the House of Hanover, so his "current" last name should probably be Hanover. The Brunswick-Lüneburg last name is more a landed title.
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Stegen-15 Oliver Stegen PhD
According to German custom, Welf is more a tribal association (in medieval times, it was a first name, not a last name, cf. Welf III-V) whereas (von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg is regarded as the family name, cf. Queen Victoria's Prince Consort Albert von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha. The Dukes of Braunschweig-Lüneburg were never recorded with a "last name" Welf (let alone the non-German version Guelph) or Hannover (always with double N in German) in their lifetime. Once they were elevated to Kings of Hannover (from 1813), their family name changed to "von Hannover", but not before.
posted by Oliver Stegen PhD
edited by Oliver Stegen PhD

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