Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen
Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen | |
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| Born | c. 1305 |
| Died | 24 April 1367 |
Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg | |
| Mother | Rixa of Werle |
Duke Ernest I of Brunswick-Göttingen (c. 1305 – 24 April 1367
Life
Ernest was a son of Duke
The principality of Göttingen, also known as the Upper Forest, was the poorest of the Welf principalities. It consisted at this time of the former County of
remained shared property of the various Dukes of Brunswick.In 1339, Ernest married Elizabeth, a daughter of Landgrave Henry II "the Iron" of Hesse. With her, he had at least six children. The best known of these is his successor, Otto I. A younger son joined the clergy. Around the year 1364, Ernest handed some of the government business to his son Otto I. After Ernest's death in 1367, Otto I took over completely.
Not much is known about Ernest's rule, unlike his son's time in office. It is assumed that, like his predecessors, he fought alongside the cities in the area against the noble robber barons who held castles in the area. In his last years, he mostly lived in peace with his neighbours and had alliances with many of them. He was only at war with the
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References
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- Dietrich Denecke and Helga-Maria Kühn (eds.): Göttingen. Geschichte einer Universitätsstadt, 3 vols., vol. 1, Göttingen, 1987, ISBN 3-525-36196-3
- Paul Ehrenpfordt: Otto der Quade, Herzog von Braunschweig zu Göttingen (1367 - 1394), Geibel, Hannover, 1913
- Edgar Kalthof: Geschichte des südniedersächsischen Fürstentums Göttingen und des Landes Calenberg im Fürstentum Calenberg 1285–1584, Verlag Otto Zander, Herzberg (Harz)-Pöhlde, 1982, ISBN 3-923336-03-9
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