Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg
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Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (24 August 1495 – 11 August 1549) was the Prince of Lüneburg from 1520 to 1527 and Baron of Harburg from 1527 to 1549.
Life
Otto was born on 24 August 1495 as the eldest son of
Vogteis being enfeoffed with the exception of the Schlossvogtei of Celle - a major priority during his reign was sorting out the duchy’s finances. In 1527 Otto married Meta von Campe, a woman who was below his station, and was compensated with his own domain, the Barony of Harburg
. He died on 11 August 1549.
Family
Otto married in 1527 to Meta von Campe (died 1580) and they had 7 children:
- Anne (1526–1527)
- Otto (1527)
- Ernest (1527–1540)
- Otto II (1528–1603)
- Frederick (1530–1533)
- Margarete (1532–1539)
- Susanna (1536–1581)
Ancestry
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Sources
- Geckler, Christa (1986). Die Celler Herzöge: Leben und Wirken 1371–1705. Celle: Georg Ströher. OCLC 255990175.
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