Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

House of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

The Wolfenbüttel line of the Middle House of Brunswick died out in 1634. The title was transferred to the old branch of the House of Lüneburg (New House of Brunswick)

 Dukes of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

1635-1735

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Augustus the Younger (1579 – 1666) Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Wolfenbüttel

  • Augustus the Younger (1579 – 1666) Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Wolfenbüttel from 1635. Son of Henry of Dannenberg (1533-1598) Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Lüneburg.  Married firstly Clara Maria of Pomerania-Barth (1574 – 1623) daughter of Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania, secondly Dorothea von Anhalt-Zerbst (1607– 1634) daughter of Rudolf, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1576–1621) and thirdly Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg (1613 – 1676) daughter of John Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow.
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Rudolph Augustus (1627 –1704) Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Wolfenbüttel

  • Rudolph Augustus (1627 –1704) Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Wolfenbüttel. Married firstly Christine Elizabeth (1634 – 1681) daughter of Albert Frederick, Count of Barby and Mühlingen and secondly morganatically Rosine Elisabeth Menthe (1663–1701) daughter of Franz Joachim Menthe.
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Anthony Ulrich (1633 –1714) Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Wolfenbüttel

  • Anthony Ulrich (1633 –1714) Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Wolfenbüttel, Knight of the Order of the Elephant. Married Elisabeth Juliane of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Nordborg (1633 - 1704) daughter of Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Nordborg.
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Augustus William (1662 –1731) Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Wolfenbüttel

  • Augustus William (1662 –1731) Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Wolfenbüttel, Knight of the Order of the Elephant. Married firstly Christine Sophie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1654–1695) daughter of Rudolph Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, secondly Sophie Amalie of Holstein-Gottorp (1670–1710) daughter of Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and thirdly Elisabeth Sophie Marie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Nordborg (1683–1767) daughter of Prince Rudolph Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Norburg.
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Louis Rudolph (1671 –1735) Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Wolfenbüttel

  • Louis Rudolph (1671 –1735) Duke of Brunswick-Blankenburg from 1690 and Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Wolfenbüttel from 1731. Knight of the Order of St. Andrew. Last of the senior line. Married Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen (1671 – 1747) daughter of Albert Ernest I, Prince of Oettingen. Dame of the Order of the Starry Cross. Their daughter, Elisabeth Christine (1691–1750) married Archduke Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor and was mother of the Empress Maria Theresa.

Dukes of Brunswick-Bevern (Elder Line)

1666-1735

Dukes of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

1735-1884

Duke of Brunswick

1913-1918

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Ferdinand Albert I (1636 – 1687) Duke of Brunswick-Bevern

  • Ferdinand Albert I (1636 – 1687) Duke of Brunswick-Bevern, third son of Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Married Christine of Hesse-Eschwege (1648 - 1702) daughter of Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege.
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Ferdinand Albert II (1680 –1735) Duke of Brunswick-Bevern

  • Ferdinand Albert II (1680 –1735) Duke of Brunswick-Bevern, Knight of the Order of the Elephant. Married Antoinette Amalie of Brunswick--Blankenburg (1696–1762), youngest daughter of Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Wolfenbüttel.
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Charles (1713 –1780) Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Wolfenbüttel

  • Charles (1713 –1780) Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Wolfenbüttel, Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle. Knight of the Order of the Elephant.  Married Philippine Charlotte of Prussia (1716 – 1801) daughter of Frederick William I, King of Prussia.
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Charles II William Ferdinand (1735–1806) Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Wolfenbüttel

  • Charles II William Ferdinand (1735–1806) Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Wolfenbüttel, Knight of the Garter. Prussian Field Marshal. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle.  Married Princess Augusta Frederica of Great Britain (1737 – 1813) daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of George II, King of Great Britain.
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Frederick William (1771–1815) Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Wolfenbüttel

  • Frederick William (1771–1815) Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Wolfenbüttel, Duke of Oels/Silesia. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle. Married Marie of Baden (1782 – 1808) daughter of Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden.
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Charles II (1804 – 1873) Duke of Brunswick

  • Charles II (1804 – 1873) Duke of Brunswick until 1830. Knight of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary.
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William VIII (1806 –1884) Duke of Brunswick

  • William VIII (1806 –1884) Duke of Brunswick. Founder and Grandmaster of The House Order of Henry the Lion in 1834. Last of his line.
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Ernest Augustus III (1887 – 1953) Prince of Hanover and Duke of Brunswick

  • Ernest Augustus III (1887 – 1953) Prince of Hanover, 4th  Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, Duke of Brunswick from 1913 to 1918, son of Ernst August (1845 – 1923). Grandmaster of The House Order of Henry the Lion. Grandmaster of the Royal Guelphic Order. Grandmaster of the Order of St. George. Grandmaster of the Order of Ernst August.  Married  Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia (1892 – 1980) daughter of  Wilhelm II, German Emperor. See Lüneburg.

House of Mecklenburg-Brunswick-Romanov

Emperor of Russia

1740

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Anthony Ulrich (1714 – 1774) Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg

  • Anthony Ulrich (1714 – 1774) Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg, second son of Ferdinand Albert II (1680 –1735) Knight of the Order of St. Andrew. Married Anna Leopoldovna born Elisabeth Katharina Christine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1718 – 1746) Regent of Russia daughter of Karl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1678 – 1747) and Tsarevna Catherine Ivanovna of Russia (1691 – 1733) herself daughter of Ivan V, Tsar of Russia.

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Ivan VI (1740 – 1764) Emperor of Russia

  • Ivan VI (1740 – 1764) Emperor of Russia in 1740 but overthrown, son of Anthony Ulrich (1714 – 1774) Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

 Younger sons of Ferdinand Albert II (1680 –1735):

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Ludwig Ernst (1718 -1788) Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Bevern, Duke of Courland and Semigallia

  • Ludwig Ernst (1718 -1788) Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Bevern, Duke of Courland and Semigallia in 1741. Field-marshal of the Holy Roman Empire and the Republic of the Seven Netherlands. Knight of the Order of St. Andrew, Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, third son of Ferdinand Albert II (1680 –1735)
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Ferdinand  (1721 – 1792) Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Bevern

  • Ferdinand  (1721 – 1792) Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Bevern, Prussian Field Marshal, Knight of the Garter, Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle, fourth son of Ferdinand Albert II (1680 –1735)

Dukes of Brunswick-Bevern (Younger Line)

1735-1809

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Ernest Ferdinand (1682 – 1746) Duke of Brunswick-Bevern

  • Ernest Ferdinand (1682 – 1746) Duke of Brunswick-Bevern, fifth son of Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Bevern, Knight of the Order of the Elephant. Married Eleonore Charlotte of Courland (1686-1748) daughter of Frederick Casimir Kettler, Duke of Courland and Semigallia.
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August Wilhelm (1715 – 1781) Duke of Brunswick-Bevern

  • August Wilhelm (1715 – 1781) Duke of Brunswick-Bevern, Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle.
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Frederick Charles Ferdinand (1729 – 1809) Duke of Brunswick-Bevern

  • Frederick Charles Ferdinand (1729 – 1809) Duke of Brunswick-Bevern, Knight of the Order of the Elephant. Married Anna Caroline (1751–1824) daughter of Prince William Henry of Nassau-Saarbrücken. Last of his line.