Henry the Peaceful, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Henry the Peaceful (1411 – 7 December 1473), Duke of

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

Ancestors

References

• Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon, Appelhans 2006,
  ISBN 3-937664-46-7
• Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, vol. 11, pp. 489–491^{[permanent dead link]}