Henri Ier of Brunswick-Lunebourg (1267-1322)

Henri 1st of Brunswick-Lunebourg , known as the Marvellous , (in German Heinrich 1st von Braunschweig-Lüneburg), born in August 1267, deceased on September 7th, 1322, is Co-duke of Brunswick of 1279 with 1291, duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen of 1279 with 1322.

Family

He is the son of Albert {{Ier}} of Brunswick-Lunebourg and Alessine de Montferrat.

Marriage and descent

In 1282, it marries Agnès of Saxony (girl of the Landgrave of Thuringe Albert 1st of Saxony)

Sixteen children are born from this union:

Alessine of Brunswick-Lunebourg (1282 -?), in 1306; she marries the count Frederic de Beichlingen (1336)

Othon of Brunswick-Lunebourg (1283 - 1309)

Albert of Brunswick-Lunebourg (1284 - 1341), Knight Teutonique

Adelaide of Brunswick-Lunebourg (1285 - 1320); in 1315 it marries the count Henri 1st of Bohemia (1335)

Bonifacie of Brunswick-Lunebourg (1286 - 1312)

Agnes of Brunswick-Lunebourg (1287 - 1332 or 1336; she enters an ecclesiastical order

Marguerite of Brunswick-Lunebourg

Henri of Brunswick-Lunebourg known as the Greek (1289 - 1351), duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, duke of Greece; in 1318 he marries Jutta de Havelland (1330), (girl of the Margrave Henri 1st of Havelland), (four children). Widower, it marries in 1330 Hélvis d' Ibelin (1347), (girl of Philippe d' Ibelin), (six children)

Frederic of Brunswick-Lunebourg (1291 - 1323); it enters a monastic order

Conrad of Brunswick-Lunebourg (1294 - 1320); it enters a monastic order

Irene of Brunswick-Lunebourg (1293 - 1324); in 1318 it marries Andronic {{III}} Paléologue

Mechtilde of Brunswick-Lunebourg (1295 - 1344); in 1318 it marries the prince Jean {{II}} of Mecklembourg-Werle-Güstrow,

Ernest 1st of Brunswick-Lunebourg, duke of Brunswick-Osterode of 1321 with 1361

Guillaume of Brunswick-Lunebourg, duke of Brunswick-Herzberg of 1321 with 1360

Risca of Brunswick-Lunebourg (1300 - 1331), abbess of Osterode

Jean of Brunswick-Lunebourg (1322 - 1367).

Biography

With died of his father in 1279, Henri 1st of Brunswick-Lunebourg reigns jointly with his brothers on the principality of Lunebourg and on the principality of Brunswick. Into 1291, the principalities are divided, Henri 1st of Brunswick-Lunebourg receive Grubenhagen and the cities and castles of Einbeck, Hamelin, Clausthal, Amelungsborn, Duderstadt, Hezberg and Osterode and form the duchy of Grubenhagen (1291). The name of duke of Grubenhagen was born towards 1617, the preceding name is nowadays unknown. According to the laws of succession, the dukes could be entitled only dukes of Brunswick, it was only at the 16th century that the name of Lunebourg appears. Albert 1st of Brunswick-Lunebourg receives Lunebourg, Guillaume of Brunswick-Lunebourg receives Wolfenbüttel.

Many legends marked out the reign of Henri 1st of Brunswick-Lunebourg. It is known that it had many conflicts. However, it makes build a certain number of monasteries, Einbeck, Pöhle, Kaltenbourg and Osterode. As from this time when he is a builder, one decrees to him the name of Merveilleux .

He is a prince profiting from a great popularity near his subjects. Henri 1st of Brunswick-Lunebourg installs his residence with Einbeck. In 1320, it is named Count Palatine Saxony.

With its death, its sons divide the duchy of Grubenhagen. This principality is reunified under Albert {{II}} of Brunswick-Göttingen.

Genealogy

Henri 1st of Brunswick-Lunebourg belongs to the first branch of the Maison of Brunswick resulting from the downward Maison of Este of the dukes of Toscane.

Internal bonds

Guillaume {{Ier}} of Lunebourg

External bonds and sources

www.de-bric-and-of-pitcher
Dynasty of Brunswick

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