Bernard II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

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Bernard II
Eric IV of Saxe-Lauenburg
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Bernard II of Saxe-Lauenburg (German: Bernhard II.; c. 1385/1392 – 16 July 1463) was a member of the House of Ascania and Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg from 1426 to 1463. His full title was Duke of Saxony, Angria and Westphalia, however only ruling the branch duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg between 1426 and 1463.

Life

He was a son of

Eric V to share his reign. Failed in his fight for the Saxon electorate Eric finally agreed and made Bernard the co-duke of Saxe-Lauenburg in 1426.[1]
When Eric V died in 1435 Bernard continued the reign alone.

Bernard II reinforced Saxe-Lauenburg's claim to inherit Electoral

Saxe-Wittenberg with the latter and Saxe-Lauenburg having been partitioned from the younger Duchy of Saxony in the 13th century. Following his great-great-great-great grandfather Bernard I
, the first Ascanian duke of younger Saxony, Bernard II is counted as second.

In 1444, during the Soester feud, King Frederik III referred the Soest delegation to the court of Duke Bernard of Saxe-Lauenburg.[2] The people of Soest also rejected Duke Bernhard of Saxe-Lauenburg as an arbitrator. The duke largely agreed with the archbishop of Cologne in 1444.[3]

Coat of Arms

In order to strengthen his claim Bernard adopted the Saxe-Wittenbergian coat-of-arms for Saxe-Lauenburg. The

Latin: Archimarescallus), pertaining to the Saxon privilege as Prince-elector
, besides the right to elect a new emperor after the decease of the former.

The different quarters of the coat of arms, from then on representing the Duchy of Saxony, Angria and Westphalia (Lauenburg), were later often misinterpreted as symbolising Angria (Brehna's water-lily leaves) and Westphalia (the comital palatine Saxon eagle).[5]

Marriage and issue

In 1428 Bernard married Adelheid of Pomerania-Stolp (1410 – after 1445), daughter of Bogislaw VIII, Duke of Pomerania. They had the following children:

Ancestry

Notes

  1. ISBN 978-3-529-02606-5
  2. ^ Die Chroniken der deutschen Städte vom 14. bis ins 16. Jahrhundert. Robarts - University of Toronto. Leipzig Hirzel. 1887.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. OCLC 555635234
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  4. ^ The House of Wettin also adopted the barry of ten with the crancelin as its coat-of-arm, when it gained Saxe-Wittenberg, which is why the barry reappears in the arms of many (formerly) Wettin-ruled states.
  5. ISBN 978-3-529-02606-5
Bernard II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
Born: ca. 1385/1392 Died: 16 July 1463
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Eric V
Eric V
(brother) (1401–1435) 		Succeeded by
John V
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